EU urges Poles to talk about new media laws as journalists protest
by Jane WhyattPoland’s new government is under intense pressure from the EU Commission and from Europe’s journalists and media freedom campaigns. They fear the new media law aims to get rid of critical journalists and hand power over the national public broadcasting channel TVP directly to the ruling Law and Order Party.
EU Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans told a press conference in Brussels that the Commission’s College had debated the Polish situation in relation to the Rule of Law directive, which governs all member states. He is the EU Vice President for Fundamental Rights.
We need to start a dialogue.…
