6 Amendments of Daniel BUDA related to 2017/2209(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with regret that insufficient attention has been paid to the concentration of media ownership in Member States; recalls and emphasises that EU competition rules play an important role in preventing the creation or abuse of dominant positions and, in this context, calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that these rules are implemented properly and effectively; calls therefore on the Member States and local authorities to monitor media concentration and to provide easily accessible information on media ownership and economic influence over media;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned about the legislative and administrative measures used in certain Member States to restrain and control the media, directly or indirectly; stresses that greater protection should be provided for the fundamental principle of editorial independence from the government and from political or commercial interests should be protected, but also from any private interests that are likely to threaten media pluralism and media freedom; underlines that the coverage of election campaigning should be fair, balanced, impartial and systematically monitored;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Draws attention to the Member States with regard to the need for competent and politically independent authorities, designated in accordance with national law, to respond promptly to possible irregularities, complaints or reminders in connection with restrictions on editorial independence or on media pluralism and media freedom; to this end, calls on Member States to ensure that these authorities take all necessary measures to carry out checks and impose sanctions where appropriate;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need to establish and maintain a corresponding balance between protecting freedom of expression and media independence and pluralism, and the obligation of Member States to respect and protect private and public life, family life, the home and communications, as well as citizens' personal data, in accordance with Articles 7 and 8 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; draws attention to the fact that media freedom and media pluralism, as well as freedom of expression, must not under any circumstances affect the individual freedoms guaranteed by a range of national, European and international instruments; stresses, in this connection, that editorial independence necessarily presupposes a high level of responsibility with regard to the information supplied, particularly bearing in mind that the accelerating volume of news has given rise to serious shortcomings on the part of journalists, such as the failure to check and doublecheck journalistic sources;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that whistle-blowers are a crucial resource for investigative journalism and an independent press; calls on the Commission therefore to provide EU-wide protection in accordance with the Union objectives of democracy, pluralism of opinion and freedom of expression; nevertheless points out that providing protection for whistle-blowers must be balanced with and proportional to the facts on which they are disclosing information; in order to avoid defamatory allegations, this protection should be provided on the basis of convincing, relevant and conclusive evidence and should not give rise to wrongful, disproportionate consequences for the institution, organisation or society concerned;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to launch campaigns, and to support campaigns in the Member States, geared to promoting and highlighting the need for and importance of media education that will provide citizens with critical interpretation and selection skills in the face of the ever- increasing volume of information;