"We can discuss a lot, but not about freedom of the press" | Press releases | '
The future European Commission must therefore clarify: "Europe has clear principles and who violates these principles, will also sanctions, if necessary, financial experience. It is not possible that someone gets billions from Brussels and at the same time shuts off the free press. That will not work, "demanded NRW Prime Minister Armin Laschet at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum in Bonn.
"We can discuss a lot, but not about freedom of the press," Laschet told the international guests at the media conference. Europe has "every reason for self-criticism, because what we demand from others in Europe is no longer the standard everywhere," said the Prime Minister. This shows, "how creeping freedom of the press can be endangered, if one does not call borders in time".
For the discussion about the Rezo video on Youtube and the handling of it by the CDU Laschet said: "No matter whether you like it or not, that is part of freedom of expression." There are no limits. "So you have to accept that, discuss it, discuss forms, how a party can respond to that. You can also be smarter than we were the last few days. "
NRW Prime Minister Armin Laschet at the ‘ Global Media Forum 2019
However, quality journalism is "something else" than an expression of opinion, "says Laschet. Here it is a matter of evaluating facts "under journalistic quality characteristics and then conveying them".
Regarding copyright, the CDU politician said that Germany must "be careful when transposing into national law that copyright will not become a thing that enables censorship". Freedoms would have to be maintained, at the same time that would be "something that someone creatively manages to not have in vain for those who make billions with them". You have to get this balancing act done.
The state of NRW is the first partner of the Global Media Forum this year and financially supports the conference. Laschet said that Deutsche Welle has "the opportunity to develop something with the Global Media Forum, which in terms of foreign and security policy is the security conference in Munich". ‘'s international media conference should also provide "backing for a free press in the world" over the next few years.
ليست هناك تعليقات