Η Index of Censorship believes that the European Union has failed to protect it Edward Snowden, from NSA, or media reports for the biggest scandal of the year.
"No EU member state defended Edward Snowden. The EU has failed to issue a strong collective statement against mass surveillance by the US Secret Service, nor do they have fair defamation laws that have taken hold across the continent," said Mike Harris, head of the Index of Censorship, as reported by Guardian.
Of course, it was not only Snowden that Europe failed to protect, but also freedom of expression, when the British authorities accused the newspaper Guardian to reveal the secret services.
"Media freedom is under pressure - as shown by the recent seizure of the Guardian computers and the crackdown on the media by the Hungarian government - while all states have signed strong human rights commitments. "While the EU speaks to the importance of 'European values', it fails to do what it preaches," Harris said.
Let's not talk better about the "directed" media and the situation in Greece...
