"We all stand in solidarity with our colleagues" at Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC, EBU President Delphine Ernotte, also head of France Télévisions, said in a statement.
"We are doing everything possible to make their voices heard as well as to fight disinformation in the name of press freedom for all Europeans", added the president of the largest alliance of PSM in the world, known to the general public. for Eurovision.
The EBU notably coordinates the "technical support" provided to UA:PBC, which has continued to broadcast since the Russian invasion and to provide, despite the risks and difficulties incurred, "vital information to citizens", while sharing reports and testimonials with his European counterparts, the statement explains.
European broadcasters are also using additional shortwave frequencies to reach Ukraine and parts of Russia.
And more and more are integrating UA:PBC radio and video streams into their online services to reach displaced and expatriate Ukrainians.
The public media of the Old Continent also display their solidarity with the whole of the Ukrainian people in music.
On Friday morning, some 150 public radio stations simultaneously broadcast the song "Give Peace a Chance" by John Lennon.
They will be invited next week to broadcast Beethoven's ninth symphony, at the instigation of Romanian national radio.
The public media of some fifteen countries, including France, Belgium and Poland, also organize "charity concerts in partnership with the Red Cross and other NGOs", underlines the EBU, also referring to "vigils in live" and regular broadcasting of the Ukrainian anthem.
"Access to independent information is never more important than in times of war," UA:PBC Director General Mykola Chernotytskyi said in the statement.
“We would like to pay tribute to our European counterparts who supported us in these dark days,” he added.
Founded in 1950, the EBU, headquartered in Geneva, brings together 113 members in 56 countries.
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