An open letter on Balkans media to EU enlargement and neighbourhood commissioner Stefan Fuele.
Dear Mr Fuele,
Following your kind invitation, I will be going to the Speak Up! conference in Brussels on Thursday (20 June).
It's the second time you have organised such a meeting to help EU-aspirant countries protect free speech.
This year, in order to come I will miss my daughter's end-of-year ballet recital. Her name is Lisa. She is eight and she is furious with me.
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.