Romanian PM: Govt Strives To Protect The Freedom Of The Press

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Tuesday said the government would strive to wipe out any suspicions regarding its intention to bring the press to silence via the country’s revised Civil Code.

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"I can assure you that the government will do its best, legally and politically speaking, to bring the country’s revised Civil Code, Criminal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and Civil Procedure Code in line with EU standards, in order to meet people’s needs and protect the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press and the right to retort in a democratic society. These Codes will have a new democratic face and we shall wipe out any suspicions whatsoever regarding the government’s intention to bring the press to silence and ban the freedom of speech in Romania," Boc said.

The government approved the draft Civil Code two weeks ago after it previously approved the Criminal Code, the Criminal Procedure Code and the Civil Procedure Code.

The documents will be submitted to Parliament for debates and the government plans to assume responsibility and pass them into laws in May.

Members of the Romanian Press Club, the Romanian Journalists Association, the Romanian Journalists Federation MediaSind and the European Federation of Journalists recently protested against the revised Civil Code’s provisions targeting the press, arguing they restrict journalists’ rights.

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