4 Amendments of Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU related to 2011/2246(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Α
Recital Α
Α. whereas the media play a fundamental ‘public watchdog’ role in democracy, as they allow citizens to exercise their right to be informed, to scrutinise and to judge the actions and decisions of those exercising or holding power or influence, in particular on the occasion of electoral consultations; whereas they can also play a part in establishing the public agenda using their authority as information gatekeepers and hence act as opinion formers;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the importance of the future use of the European Democracy Fund (EDF), inter alia, to strengthen the role of the free media and the free exchange of information;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the dynamic changes in the media world that are redefining the arena of information exchange; draws attention to the fact that the development of the Internet and new technologies is opening possibilities for unrestricted, individual expression by citizens of EU Member States and other countries;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to institutionalise EU-level cooperation and coordination on the media, for instance by establishing a European regulators’ group for audiovisual media services, and to harmonise the status of the national regulatory authorities provided for in Articles 29 and 30 of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD), ensuring that they are independent, impartial and transparent as regards their decision-making processes, the exercise of their powers and the monitoring process, and that they have appropriate sanctioning powers to ensure that their decisions are implemented; calls on the Commission to establish clearly the remit of the regulatory authorities, particularly in terms of regulating and monitoring the non-political nature of media content;