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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Romania's legal reform, urges open discussion of speech offence provisions
Publishing date: 30 April 2009
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Hate speech
Location: Romania
VIENNA, 30 April 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, met Romanian Foreign Minister Cristian Diaconescu today...
OSCE promotes media self-regulation in Romania
Publishing date: 31 October 2008
What we do: Media self-regulation
Location: Romania
BUCHAREST, 31 October 2008- How to best develop an effective mechanism of self-regulation in Romania is the focus of a roundtable discussion that started in Bucharest today...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Romanian Constitutional Court's ruling against 'good news' bill
Publishing date: 11 July 2008
What we do: Media laws
Location: Romania
VIENNA, 11 July 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, welcomed today the Consitutional Court of Romania's ruling that a draft amendment obliging broadcasters to air "good news" was unconstitutional...
OSCE media freedom representative urges Romanian President to veto bill on mandatory percentage of 'good news'
Publishing date: 8 July 2008
What we do: Media laws
Location: Romania
VIENNA, 8 July 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, asked Romanian President Traian Basescu today to veto a proposed amendment obliging television and radio to ensure half their coverage consists of "positive news"...
OSCE media watchdog calls on Romania to drop leak cases against journalists
Publishing date: 8 March 2006
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Romania
VIENNA, 8 March 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklós Haraszti, has written to Romanian Foreign Minister Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu, urging authorities to do everything in their power to drop charges against two journalists...