British media best on Europe: says German

The British media is just what European insititutions need right now to keep them honest. That was one conclusion from our debate on Media and Europe at the LSE. Surprisingly, this view was not just espoused by Mats Persson, the euro-sceptic campaigner from Open Europe. It was the considered opinion, based on research, of Jurgen Kronig the long-time UK correspondent for the respected German weekly Die Zeit. His defence of the ‘aggressive’ UK media comes at a time when the European Parliament stands accused not only of a £100 million expenses fraud, but a refusal to make the information public.