11 Amendments of Elena BĂSESCU related to 2011/2246(INI)
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas citizens' fundamental rights to freedom of expression and information can be guaranteed only through media freedom and pluralism, whereby journalists and the media can exercise their right and duty to inform in a fair and neutral manner citizens on events and decisions of public interest;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the European Union is committed to protecting and promote media pluralism as an essential pillar of the right to information and freedom of expression, as enshrined in Article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Parliament has repeatedly expressed concern about media freedom, pluralism and concentration and has called on the Commission, as guardian of the treaties, to take appropriate measures, including by proposing a legislative initiative on the matter;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the private media are faced with growing domestic but also cross- border concentration, with media conglomerates distributing their products in different countries, rising intra-EU media investments, and non-European investors and media exerting an increasing influence in Europe; whereas there is a certain concern regarding the sources of financing of some private media, including in the European Union;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States and the European Union to respect, guarantee, protect and promote the fundamental right to freedom of expression and information, and media freedom and pluralism, and hence to refrain from exerting, and develop or support mechanisms to impede, threats to media freedom such as trying to unduly and politically influence and impose partisan control and censorship on the media;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the devising of procedures and mechanisms for the selection and appointment of media heads, management boards, media councils and regulatory bodies that are transparent, based on merit and indisputable experience and that ensure professionalism, integrity, independence, consensus across the political and social spectrum and continuity, instead of political or partisan criteria in the framework of a spoil system linked to the results of elections or the will of those in power; notes the fact that every Member State should establish a list of criteria in appointing state media heads or boards, in line with the principles of independence, integrity, experience and professionalism;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that measures to regulate the access of media outlets to the market through broadcast licensing and authorising procedures, rules on the protection of the State, national and military security and public order and rules on the protection of morality and of children should not be abused in order to impose political or partisan control and censorship on the media and impede the fundamental right of citizens to be informed about issues of public interest and importance; notes that a proper balance should be ensured in this respect; warns that the media should not be threatened by the impact of specific interest groups and lobbies, economic actors, or religious groups;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that media ownership and management should be transparent and not concentrated; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure competition so as to address and prevent dominant positions and guarantee the access of new entrants on the market; calls for rules to ensure that conflicts of interest are properly addressed and resolved; highlights that advertising and sponsoring may cause interference with the editorial line of media; recalls the importance of transparency of media funding and clear rules regarding financial aspects of advertising and sponsoring;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of ensuring the independence of journalists, both from internal pressures from editors or owners and externally from political or economic lobbies or other interest groups; highlights the fact that the right of access to public documents and information is fundamental and calls for the full protection of the confidentiality of sources principle and for the strict application of the European Court of Human Rights case-law in this area, including in relation to whistle-blowing; calls for journalists to be protected from threats and violence, as investigative journalists are often threatened as a result of their activities; highlights the need to support and promote investigative journalism and to promote ethical journalism in the media by developing professional standards and appropriate redress procedures; encourages the establishment by media associations and unions of unitary 'codes of conduct' in the field of journalism;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the need to draw up rules in relation to political information in the audiovisual media in order to guarantee fair access to different political competitors, opinions and viewpoints, in particular on the occasion of elections and referenda, with a view to ensuring that citizens can form their opinions without undue influence from one dominant opinion-forming power; notes the fact that these rules have to be properly enforced by the regulatory bodies;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to launch the Communication on the indicators for media pluralism in the EU Member States, according to the proposed 'three- step approach', as mentioned in January 2007; notes that the Communication should be followed by a wide public consultation with all involved actors;