The opening of its brash, ultra-modern headquarters on a rejuvenated stretch of Lyon’s riverfront marks a new era for Euronews. Not only does the 24-hour TV news network have bright new premises for its journalists; after years of underfunding, it also has a new billionaire owner.
But if the arrival of Naguib Sawiris, a prominent Egyptian businessman, as the controlling shareholder promises greater financial stability for the pan-European broadcaster, it is also feeding unease among lawmakers in Brussels.
Politicians on the left and right in the European Parliament are demanding assurances that Euronews’s editorial independence will be protected after the change of …read more
Source: European Voice
