3 Amendments of Gerard BATTEN related to 2017/2209(INI)
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the Republic of Turkey, a candidate country for EU membership, jailed more journalists than any other nation in the world in 2016; considers that these actions are a clear attack on democracy and freedom of expression; calls, therefore, for pre-accession funding to Turkey to be suspended immediately;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to create and maintain, in law and in practice, a safe and secure environment for journalists and other media actors, enabling them to perform their work in full independence and without undue interference – such as the threat of violence, harassment, financial, economic and political pressure, pressure to disclose confidential sources and materials, and targeted surveillance; highlights the importance of taking a gender-sensitive approach when considering measures to address the safety of journalists;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the important role exerted by independent and pluralistic media in political debate and on the right to pluralistic information both during electoral terms and in the intervening periods; stresses the need to guarantee full expression for all political actors, regardless of their degree of institutional representativeness or political views;