Statement by Mr Filip Kaczmarek on the Independent Television Channel Belsat
25.02.2013 |Politics| The Delegation for Relations with Belarus Secretariat,
The statement was made in Brussels on February 21, 2013 in the name of the European Parliament Delegation for Relations with Belarus.
The Delegation expresses its support for the activity of the independent television channel Belsat, which since its creation provides Belarusians with an access to reliable information and promotes basic human rights and European values. The unprecedented growth of Belsat’s audiences, currently amounting to close to one million people, clearly demonstrates the channel's impact and its future potential.
The Delegation recognises the activity of Belsat TV as crucial for the development of civil society in Belarus. Given the fact that without sufficient assistance the broadcasting of independent programmes for Belarusian society would not be possible, the EP Delegation for Relations with Belarus expresses its strong support to any application of Belsat for EU funds.
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