4. Committee of Ministers Declaration on the Freedom of Expression and Information (1982)

(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers, 29 April 1982)

The member states of the Council of Europe,

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III. Resolve to intensify their co-operation in order:

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b. to promote, through teaching and education the effective exercise of the freedom of expression and information;

c. to promote the free flow of information, thus contributing to international understanding, a better knowledge of convictions and traditions, respect for the diversity of opinions and the mutual enrichment of cultures;

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