1 Amendments of Theodoros ZAGORAKIS related to 2019/2028(BUD)
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is alarmed byTakes note of the conclusions of the Rapid cCase rReview of the European Court of Auditors on Euronews, stating that in“How the Commission monitors the EU support to Euronews”; remarks that Euronews’ funding is based, according to the Financial Regulation there, both on its no longer any reference to the fact that Euronews is pursuing a general Union interest; therefore urges the Commission to end its cooperation withsupport to Union policy in the field of information and its de facto monopoly for covering Union affairs with a European perspective on television and a strong specialisationin this field; notes that, as this is still the case and that all independent reports have always clearly shown that Euronews provides a service which can be considered value for money, Euronews should continue to receive funding from the Commission, especially in a context where unbiased information on the Union is more than ever needed; calls however on the Commission to answer all of the concerns raised by the Court of Auditors on its monitoring of the funds awarded to Euronews.