EU’s Mogherini: Pressure on media increases, bloc ready to defend freedoms
N1 Info 02.05.2019 | N1 Belgrade EUD in Bosnia
On World Press Freedom Day we celebrate the essential role of a free press not only as a conveyor of reliable and accurate news but as a pillar of democracy, Federica Mogherini, the EU High Representative, said on Thursday.
The UN General Assembly declared May 3 to be World Press Freedom Day to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and remind governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression stipulated under Article 19 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In her declaration published on the Delegation of EU in Bosnia and Herzegovina & EU Special Representative in the country website, Mogherini said
