24.2.2022
Official Journal of the European Union
EN
L 45/1565 COMMISSION PREPARATORY ACTIONS
CHAPTER PA 07 — INVESTING IN PEOPLE, SOCIAL COHESION AND VALUES (cont'd) PA 07 21
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PA 07 21 01
(cont'd) An identification system provides citizens with a cross-device access as well as personalisation of their experience.
Broadcasters and publishers cooperate with technology developers who adapt existing technology to ensure userfriendly solutions.
The technical solutions can be applied to other content genres (e.g. educational, sports, entertainment) and integrated into different digital applications (e.g. (Re) Players apps, News apps) of broadcasters.
The technical solutions combine existing AI-based and open-source technologies and apply maximum transparency with regard to the algorithms.
Users are informed about why they see what they see.
In the first year of the preparatory action translation facilities were ready for up to 8 to 10 languages (English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish plus three to five other European languages, representing the different geographic regions).
Transparent and agreed rules covering editorial and legal aspects as well as technical workflows provide a clear cooperation basis.
During the second year of the preparatory action, the partner base will be extended, and the number of languages increased to a minimum of 15 official Union languages.
The project is based on common values, the respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and human rights, providing Union citizens with a safe environment.
The project is open to be complemented by other projects offered by broadcasters (e.g. documentary collections, specific programmes for young audiences); and other stakeholders, e.g. museums and libraries, will be invited to join if they subscribe to the same values.
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Preparatory action —A Europe-wide rapid response mechanism for violations of press and media freedom
Figures (Differentiated appropriations) Appropriations 2022 Commitments
p.m.
Appropriations 2021
Payments
1 560 000
Commitments
1 950 000
Outturn 2020
Payments
Commitments
Payments
487 500
Remarks
This appropriation is intended to cover commitments remaining to be settled from previous years under the preparatory action.
According to the 2019 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters without Borders, the Union as well as the Balkans registered the second biggest deterioration in its regional score measuring the level of constraints and violations on press freedom.
The 2019 report shows that the number of countries in the Union and the Balkans regarded as safe, where journalists can work in complete security, continues to decline.
With the deterioration of press and media freedom in Member States and candidate countries for several years in a row showing a worrying trend, it is crucial to continue providing concrete protection to journalists including fact-finding, advocacy, monitoring, informing the European public and awareness-raising through the pan-European rapid response mechanism on violations of media freedom.