Hungary vetoed the European statement against Russian media

According to Webangah News quoted by Tasnim News agency agency, citing the German newspaper “Tags Shaw”, the authorities Russia recently blocked access to dozens of European media in their country. The European Union wanted to condemn this issue on behalf of all members, but it failed.

Hungary has blocked the joint statement of the EU countries about Russia’s actions against the European media. Several European diplomats confirmed this issue in front of the German news agency in Brussels, and thus only the statement of Josep Borrell, the EU foreign policy official, can be published. It is stated in this statement that the European Union condemns the completely baseless decision of the Russian authorities to block access to more than 80 European media in Russia. It further limits independence and reinforces Russia’s heavy media censorship. The European Union believes that the banned European media were operating according to the principles and standards of journalism. They provided real information, including to Russian audiences.

In this statement about EU sanctions against Russian media, it is claimed that unlike the media targeted by Moscow, these media are channels of propaganda and disinformation and not free media. and independent Their broadcasting activities have been suspended in the European Union because the channels are controlled by Russian authorities and used to support Russia’s war against Ukraine. Respect for freedom of expression and media freedom is a core value of the European Union. The EU’s top diplomat Borrell stressed: “The organization will support the availability of real information for audiences in Russia.” It blacklists 81 European media companies. German media affected by these bans include “Spiegel”, “Die Zeit” and “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”.

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