The EU should recognise the media's special role as one of the pillars of democracy, according to a senior figure at the European Commission (EC). Věra Jourová said the bloc should introduce a media freedom act for the purpose. "If you ask me whether we are equipped in Europe to protect the media as one of the pillars of democracy, I have to answer no," said Jourová, vice-president for values and transparency at the EC.
