EU fears for media freedom in Slovenia as agency chief quits

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is disquieted astir media state successful Slovenia aft the caput of the country’s lone quality bureau resigned implicit a nationalist work declaration that would dictate the mode STA is funded. The quality agency’s manager resigned Thursday due to the fact that helium said the draught declaration would harm the agency. The Slovenian authorities presently holds the EU’s rotating presidency and has been keeping a stranglehold connected funds to STA. Prime Minister Janez Jansa insists that overmuch of Slovenia’s media is biased against him. But helium said successful July that the backing contented would beryllium resolved this fall. EU committee spokesperson Christian Wigand is urging Slovenia “to instrumentality decisive enactment to halt and reverse the existent trend.”