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"Secrecy is only beneficial to those in power" (Photo: Jasper Carlberg)

Freedom of the press fundamental for democracy

It was some weeks after the Belgian Police had raided my home and office in Brussels on 19 March 2004.

I had to visit the Belgian Police investigators headquarters, as they wanted to decide which material they would return to me - and what they would like to keep, out of the 17 boxes with documents, basically my complete archives, they had carried away.

During this meeting, I had a conversation with the responsible police detective, a Walloon named Philippe Charlier. "Why do you ...

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

"Secrecy is only beneficial to those in power" (Photo: Jasper Carlberg)

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

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