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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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