The Presidency of the House of Representatives has initiated the sending of a letter to the Board of Directors and the Management of RIK, for not broadcasting the session of the state budget for 2023.
Speaking from the chair of the plenary of the House of Representatives, which is sitting on the 2023 state budget, the Speaker of the House, Anita Demetriou, called it "unacceptable" for RIK not to show the session of the House of Representatives, especially on budget days.
"A letter has been initiated on behalf of the Presidency of the House of Representatives as well. It is unacceptable for RIK - especially on budget days - not to show the session of the House of Representatives," Demetriou said.
Anita Demetriou announced the launch of the letter, following a comment made by the Secretary General of AKEL, Stefanos Stefanou, before his speech during the debate on state budgets.
According to what Mr Stefanou has said, before the start of his speech, he has been informed that the Parliament session is not being broadcast by RIK, which has chosen to broadcast the World Cup.
As he said, RIK has two channels "and could arrange it."
At the same time, he informed the House that in a letter sent to both the Board of Directors of RIK and its management, he referred to the 2 p.m. television newscast, in which - as he said - "while until recently the statements and announcements of the parties were traditionally broadcast - and extensively so - they are now not being broadcast."
According to Stefanos Stefanou, the answer he received just today from the management of RIK "was that in a recent investigation RIK found that party announcements are not being played, so they have pretty much cut them out."
He asked what is the role of Public Broadcasting in relation to pluralism and information.
He also noted that just last week the Parliament unanimously passed the budget of RIK.
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