Journalists working for Spain’s public broadcaster
denounced “the manipulation and censorship” of their work in a meeting
at the European Parliament (EP) on Wednesday, and urged the EU body to
call on Spain to respect “impartiality, plurality and independence.”
A delegation of the association of journalists working in
Spain’s TVE attended the chamber in Brussels to meet the president of
the petitions committee, Cecilia Wilkström. The case is currently under
consideration after it was accepted for review two months ago.
“Public media should be independent and plural, not the
voice of any government” said Alejandro Caballero, a representative of
the journalists’ association. “People who are currently in charge of
RTVE aim to hide things which later emerge as news.”
Gabriel López, another representative, described the
current situation as “critical” and said that principles envisioned in
the European Charter of Fundamental Rights are being violated.
More meetings with EP officials are to follow, and a
non-binding document will eventually emerge. The European Commission is
also expected to look into the accusations and issue a report.
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