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January 23, 2013

EU report suggests European system of press councils after UK self-regulation allowed ‘gross abuses’

By Dominic Ponsford

The High Level Group on Media Freedom and Pluralism was set up by Dutch politician Neelie Kroes, a vice president of the European Commission, and comprises three European professors plus UK technology journalist Ben Hammersley.

“The national media councils should follow a set of European-wide standards and be monitored by the Commission to ensure that they comply with European values.”

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