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Added on the 12/08/2022 17:38:14 - Copyright : France 24 EN
The EU is to better protect journalists from political interference under an unprecedented media freedom law adopted by the European Parliament. The legislation, backed in a vote by 464 EU lawmakers, with 92 against and 65 abstaining, also enshrines editorial independence and seeks to improve transparency on media ownership. IMAGES
French farmers are protesting outside the European Parliament in Strasbourg ahead of two votes on European agriculture, "so that Europe can find its agricultural compass". (COMPLETE VIDI34LA8JC_EN) IMAGES
French farmers bring tractor-trailer loaded with hay by the European Parliament in Strasbourg, to put pressure on European MPs ahead of two votes on European agriculture. IMAGES
Hundreds of people attend the first campaign meeting of Macron's Renaissance party for the European elections, with Valérie Hayer as head of list, backed by French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal. IMAGES
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire proposes the creation of a European savings product with willing EU states, in order to mobilize private capital for growth. SOUNDBITE
File images of the Latvian MEP Tatjana Zdanoka who has been accused by a press investigation of spying for Moscow over the past two decades. The European Parliament has announced that it has opened an investigation into the MEP. According to the Russian investigative website The Insider (based in Latvia), Tatjana Zdanoka, a non-attached MEP elected in 2004, is alleged to have collaborated with the Russian security services (FSB) from 2005. IMAGES