European elections: Too little coverage in Denmark

In the daily newspaper Information Erik Boel, chairman of the Danish European Movement, accuses Denmark's public broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR) of failing to give the European elections adequate coverage: "It's scandalous that the DR has decided to give the European elections so little coverage. On the whole, the European Parliament as an institution barely receives any coverage. … And we also lack reporting on other EU countries. True, the DR has presented the Danish candidates, but not the European political parties of which the Danish politicians are members and which they represent. After all, the Danes don't all sit together in a Danish faction in the parliament - it seems the DR has failed to notice that this is a European election we're talking about. … Ultimately it comes down to a battle for democracy and for our influence on Europe's development. If we remain in ignorance because of lacking media coverage our democratic rights will [also] be undermined."

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