Greater accessibility to government information sources and further facilities for journalists dealing with the issues of the Presidency of the Republic of Cyprus were requested by the Cyprus Union of Journalists from Government Spokesman Mario Pelecanos, at a meeting held on Tuesday.
A statement by the GCC said that they specifically requested the reinstatement of the institution of weekly meetings of the Government Spokesman with political editors, with the suggestion that this be held every Monday either at the Presidential Office, or in the room that exists for this purpose at the Press and Information Office, and more frequent informal, off-microphone briefings of editors who follow the government's activities.
An end to the practice of banning journalists from entering the Presidential Palace was also called for,
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