Activities of Ivo BELET related to 2007/2253(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Concentration and pluralism in the media in the European Union (short presentation)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas infrastructure bottlenecks can be a threat to media pluralism and whereas effective monitoring by the national regulatory bodies, as specified in the telecom package, is essential for dealing with media pluralism,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas technological change means that newspaper publishers are increasingly disseminating content via the Internet and are therefore largely dependent on (online) advertising revenue,
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Agrees with the Council of Europe’s media pluralism recommendation (CM/Rec(2007)2) that fair access of content providers to electronic communication networks should be ensured;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Stresses the importance of the telecom package in establishing greater competition and in reducing infrastructure bottlenecks;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a balanced approach to network neutrality on the Internet, in which the importance of the consumer is the determining factor for granting preferential treatment or restrictions; considers that review of the telecom legislation is an ideal opportunity to bring about more transparency on this issue;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Refers to the dominant position of Google in the targeted online advertising market, which endangers media pluralism since Google can use opaque price setting mechanisms for publishers who are dependent on its advertising;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Doubts whether commercial incentives are enough to ensure that Internet search engines will produce an objective search resultIs concerned about the merger of Google and Double Click, which may result in a gatekeeper for targeted online advertising services based on the personal data of internet users; considers that effective monitoring is essential to avoid misuse of a dominant position; calls on the Commission to propose a model in this connectionrespect;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the Unesco Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions recognises the right of its parties to take measures aimed at enhancing diversity of the media, including through public service broadcasting,
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that EU regulaction is needed on the presentationsufficient to safeguard the accessibility of electronic programme guides and similar overview and navigation facilities, but that further action could be considered with regard to presentation to ensure that services of general interest are accessible; calls on the Commission to ascertain by means of consultative procedures whether minimal guidelines or sector-specific regulation are needed to safeguard media pluralism;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the regular review of ‘must- carry’ provisions in the light of technological changesand competitive changes as the Commission proposes in the review of the telecom package, and considers that guaranteed access to public broadcasting and services of general interest, including in the digital environment, must as a minimum be guaranteed by the Member States.
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital V a (new)
Recital V a (new)
Va. whereas the increased supply of information (particularly thanks to Internet) is making the interpretation and assessment thereof increasingly important,
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Urges the Commission, in adopting a European approach to media literacy, to pay sufficient attention to standards of critical content assessment and exchanges of best practices in this connection;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. encourages the Member States to ensure that the application of EUnational competition law to the media as well as to the internet and communication technology sector facilitates and promotes media pluralism, and to take adequate remedies where the concentration of ownership has a negative impact; calls on the Commission, in implementing European competition rules, to take account of the impact on thereof on media pluralism;