European parliament commission passes motion criticizing media bill

Deputies of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the European Parliament have called on members of Poland's parliament "not to accept the bill on radio and television in the form proposed by the government". "Protect media independence!", appealed the European deputies, in the resolution adopted yesterday in Brussels. The Commission expressed its anxiety on some controversial aspects of the bill which they claim "might lead to excessive influence of the government over the media". The declaration will increase its importance if it is adopted by the whole European Parliament, which is likely to happen during a vote in June (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1), M.T.