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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2011-03-10"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110310.14.4-187-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-03-10-Speech-4-188-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Louis Michel2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the Cariforum — EU Parliamentary Committee (2010-06-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Mouvement Réformateur (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2009-07-20--2014-06-30)3 member; LIBE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; DEVE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 co-president; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-17--2014-06-30)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2009-09-17--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Freedom of expression and, hence, freedom of the press, are some of the most important fundamental rights. We must work tirelessly to preserve them, even when the expression of certain opinions troubles us. This freedom is also our freedom and it is a guarantee of the free exercise of our mandate. Transparency is not possible without a free media. There is a great temptation to seek to control information and journalists, including in our Western democracies. Free and professional information is always preferable to ‘rumour’, which often replaces the press when the latter is muzzled. Modern means of mass communication play an absolutely critical role in democratic life and are fundamental to providing universal access to knowledge, entertainment and social life. Therefore, what I call the ‘just state’ must assume responsibility for supporting the development of a free media both domestically and internationally, promoting the pluralism of information and the richness of cultural creation, and facilitating access for all to this content."@en1

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