During the parliamentary budget debate on Thursday November 19th, Dutch
Foreign Affairs Minister Bert Koenders announced that the government
would invest €1.3 millionin 'independent' Russian language media outlet. The money will be donated to the Dutch 'NGO' Free Press Unlimited that runs a regional platform on which Russian-language media organisations can exchange articles and news items.
Koenders said: "The Russian government is exerting an ever tighter
control on journalists and media organizations. With our support, we
want to ensure that Russian-language media directs themselves, without
interfering with what content they broadcast. By stimulating the
independent press we want to improve the availability of independent
news, so that the Russian-speaking public has options to choose from. That is directly in Dutch interest." Read more
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