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Jourova EU Helps Ukrainian Journalists and Checks the Media Law

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Brussels, February 24 (TASR) — The European Union wants to help Ukraine also in the field of building free media, which is a necessary prerequisite for obtaining EU membership Věra Jourová, vice president of the European Commission (EC) for values ​​and transparency, stated this in an interview for TASR.

The Politico portal recalled on Friday that Jourová was in Amsterdam on Thursday to promote a project called Radio Free Russia After Riga, Amsterdam became the new home of Russian exiled journalists from the web daily The Moscow Times, Dožď television and the Meduza portal.

They continue to produce content for Russian citizens who are exposed to one-sided state propaganda in their homeland Jourová reiterated that the Radio Free Russia project is not about a radio station, but about creating conditions for the voice of Russian independent media to be stronger, had a wider reach and to connect different centers of Russian independent media in EU countries.

According to Politico, another Russian independent media center with approximately 50-60 journalists should be in Prague However, funds are needed for this project.

Jourová has already indicated that she will come to Prague on this issue and wants to raise three million euros to create a structure that will support Russian independent journalists and attract more money Jourová emphasized that the EU must also help Ukraine in the media field.

She appreciated that the Ukrainian side adopted the media law, which from the point of view of Brussels meets the necessary parameters, even if it is necessary to wait for its application in practice He considers it a primary task that journalists in Ukraine can freely carry out their work.

"The main thing is that journalists can work, have money to live on and have basic security These are the things which is also financed by the EU.

We have already sent 15 million euros and more money is ready," said Jourová She emphasized that this aid is also beneficial for the EU, because thanks to the work of Ukrainian journalists, it obtains valuable facts about what is happening on the front.

"We are still evaluating the media law, but I assume , that we will say that it more or less meets our requirements," she added After the end of the war, the EU will focus more on Ukraine's accession process.

"Every country that wants to join uses technical assistance programs, which is also the case with Ukraine We pay advisors and consultants to prepare those countries for entry, to make reforms as they should," explained Jourová, who before working in the European Commission herself worked as a consultant in this area in some Eastern European countries.

(TASR reporter Jaromír Novak) We have already sent 15 million euros and more money is ready," said Jourová She emphasized that this aid is also beneficial for the EU, because thanks to the work of Ukrainian journalists, it obtains valuable facts about what is happening on the front.

"We are still evaluating the media law, but I assume , that we will say that it more or less meets our requirements," she added After the end of the war, the EU will focus more on Ukraine's accession process.

"Every country that wants to join uses technical assistance programs, which is also the case with Ukraine We pay advisors and consultants to prepare those countries for entry, to make reforms as they should," explained Jourová, who before working in the European Commission herself worked as a consultant in this area in some Eastern European countries.

(TASR reporter Jaromír Novak) We have already sent 15 million euros and more money is ready," said Jourová She emphasized that this aid is also beneficial for the EU, because thanks to the work of Ukrainian journalists, it obtains valuable facts about what is happening on the front.

"We are still evaluating the media law, but I assume , that we will say that it more or less meets our requirements," she added After the end of the war, the EU will focus more on Ukraine's accession process.

"Every country that wants to join uses technical assistance programs, which is also the case with Ukraine We pay advisors and consultants to prepare those countries for entry, to make reforms as they should," explained Jourová, who before working in the European Commission herself worked as a consultant in this area in some Eastern European countries.

(TASR reporter Jaromír Novak) that this aid is also beneficial for the EU, because thanks to the work of Ukrainian journalists, it obtains valuable facts about what is happening at the front "We are still evaluating the media law, but I assume that we will say that it more or less meets our requirements," she added.

After the end of the war, the EU will focus more on the accession process of Ukraine "Every country that wants to join uses technical assistance programs, which is also the case with Ukraine.

We pay advisers and consultants to prepare those countries for accession, to make reforms as they should," explained Jourová, who before working in the European Commission herself worked as a consultant in this field in some Eastern European countries (TASR reporter Jaromír Novak) that this aid is also beneficial for the EU, because thanks to the work of Ukrainian journalists, it obtains valuable facts about what is happening at the front.

"We are still evaluating the media law, but I assume that we will say that it more or less meets our requirements," she added After the end of the war, the EU will focus more on the accession process of Ukraine.

"Every country that wants to join uses technical assistance programs, which is also the case with Ukraine We pay advisers and consultants to prepare those countries for accession, to make reforms as they should," explained Jourová, who before working in the European Commission herself worked as a consultant in this field in some Eastern European countries.

(TASR reporter Jaromír Novak) We are still evaluating the media law, but I suppose we will say that it more or less meets our requirements," she added After the end of the war, the EU will focus more on Ukraine's accession process.

"Every country that wants to join uses technical assistance programs, which is also the case of Ukraine We pay advisors and consultants to prepare those countries for entry, to make reforms as they should," explained Jourová, who before working in the European Commission herself worked as a consultant in this area in some Eastern European countries.

(TASR reporter Jaromír Novak) We are still evaluating the media law, but I suppose we will say that it more or less meets our requirements," she added After the end of the war, the EU will focus more on Ukraine's accession process.

"Every country that wants to join uses technical assistance programs, which is also the case of Ukraine We pay advisors and consultants to prepare those countries for entry, to make reforms as they should," explained Jourová, who before working in the European Commission herself worked as a consultant in this area in some Eastern European countries.

(TASR reporter Jaromír Novak).

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