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  <ul><p align="justify"><b>Doc. 9469</b></p>

  <p align="justify">24 May 2002</p>

  <p><b>Freedom of expression in the media </b></p>

  <p><b>Motion for an order </b></p>

<p align="justify">presented by Mrs Isohookana-Asunmaa and others</p></ul>
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<td valign="top"><p align="justify">This motion has not been discussed in the Assembly and commits only the members who have signed it</p>
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  <ul><p align="justify">The Assembly is concerned about growing problems of freedom of the media in many countries of Europe.</p>

  <p align="justify">The Council of Europe has itself developed a number of standards and practices in this area, which is a good reason for a common debate on both general and specific issues.</p>

  <p align="justify">Therefore the Assembly asks its Committee on Culture, Science and Education to organise such a debate for the June 2002 part-session.</p>

  <p align="justify"><i>Signed&nbsp;: </i><sup><a href="#P35_833" name="P35_834">1</a></sup></p>

  <p align="justify"><i> </i></p>

  <p align="justify">Isohookana&#8211;Asunmaa, Finland, LDR</p>

  <p align="justify">Agudo, Spain, SOC</p>

  <p align="justify">de Puig, Spain, SOC</p>

  <p align="justify">Duka-Zólyomi, Slovakia, EPP</p>

  <p align="justify">Kiely, Ireland, LDR</p>

  <p align="justify">Libicki, Poland, EDG</p>

  <p align="justify">Lucyga, Germany, SOC</p>

  <p align="justify">O'Hara, United Kingdom, SOC</p>

  <p align="justify">Prisacaru, Romania, SOC</p>

  <p align="justify">Sudarenkov, Russia, SOC</p>

  <p align="justify">Walter, United Kingdom, EDG</p></ul>
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<p align="justify"><sup><a name="P35_833" href="#P35_834">1</a> </sup>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SOC: Socialist Group</p>

  <ul><p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EPP: Group of the European People&#8217;s Party</p>

  <p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EDG: European Democratic Group</p>

  <p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;LDR : Liberal, Democratic and Reformers&#8217; Group</p>

  <p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;UEL: Group of the Unified European Left</p>

  <p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NR: not registered in a group</p></ul><!-- TRANSIT - INFOAFTER -->
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