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Juncker calls on media for mutual respect

Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker called for a respectful relationship between press and politics at his new year's press reception on Wednesday, while warning of superficiality in journalism.

14.03.2012

(vb/CS) Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker called for a respectful relationship between press and politics at his new year's press reception on Wednesday, while warning of superficiality in journalism.

While admitting that he had a friendly relationship with many journalists, Juncker quipped that this does not mean he would call up journalists or threaten them in order to prevent news from being published.