High hopes for press freedom from Dutch EU presidency
By Jane Whyatt
With the Netherlands in the driving seat of the European Union for the next six months, Dutch National Public Broadcasting Ombudsman Margo Smit is optimistic.
"I’m ambitious," she says. "And I hope they will be ambitious too."
Ms Smit, an experienced TV journalist and journalism professor who sits on the ECPMF Board, explains in an interview with ECPMF that the Dutch way of doing things is pragmatic, focussing on results.
Our government has already toned down the high expectations. The most pressing issue that they will face in the next five months is the refugee crisis. If they can solve…
