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Feb 7, 2011 3:28 PM, By Philip Hunter
European broadcasters have voiced regard to Hungary's important apportion that a new law will bring to a halt liberty of debate and be unsuitable with other associate states of the European Union. The timing of the law, Jan. 1, has fuelled critique from media and rights groups all over the continent, since that was the day Hungary insincere the revolving presidency of the European Union. The law allows the state to levy unbending fines on any media group deemed to have jeopardized national security, and in that event, force reporters to exhibit their sources. The EBU, representing 75 state and in isolation broadcasters travelling 56 countries, has created to the Hungarian President Viktor Orban highlighting its regard that press liberty will be eroded.
The law crept up roughly unnoticed, and it is usually right away after it has advance in to force that it has gained sufficient consideration opposite Europe. Given Hungary's membership of the European Union, it is expected the law will at least be modified.
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