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The Council adopts the Guidelines on Freedom of Expression online-offline

EU News 222/2014

Brussels, 12 May 2014
9704/14
(OR. en)
PRESSE 282

The Council today adopted the EU Guidelines on Freedom of Expression online and offline, thus bringing a new addition to the family of EU Human Rights Guidelines. With these guidelines, the EU reaffirms the pivotal role that freedom of opinion and expression play in a democratic society.

Source and additional information:
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/142550.pdf

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