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Brussels calls for a law to protect Europe s endangered journalists Africanews 5 hrs ago © YVES HERMAN / POOL / AFP The EU should recognise the media s special role as one of the pillars of democracy, according to a senior figure at the European Commission (EC). Věra Jourová said the bloc should introduce a media freedom act for the purpose. If you ask me whether we are equipped in Europe to protect the media as one of the pillars of democracy, I have to answer no, said Jourová, vice-president for values and transparency at the EC. We are not equipped with the EU rules and EU law.

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