In a
brilliant ceremony that took place at Aigli Zappeion for the “Constantinos
Kalligas" awards, which were awarded by the President of the Hellenic Republic,
Mr. Prokopios Pavlopoulos and organized for the twentieth consecutive year by
the Greek section of the Association of European Journalists, the journalist and
President of the Association of European Parliamentarian Journalists, Maria Fernanda
Gabriel, was also received the Journalism award.
After
having thanked the President of the Republic and the AEJ with a touching
statement, the Portuguese journalist dedicated her prize to the Maltese
journalist, Dafni Carouana Galizia, who was recently murdered in Malta under
tragic conditions.
“It is a
minimum tribute’’, said Maria Fernanda Gabriel, stressing that "violence
will not discourage journalists from seeking and reporting corruption’’.
For his
part, the Honorary International President of the AEJ, Athanasios C.
Papandropoulos, commented that "violence against journalists does nothing
more but encourage all those who are fighting for better societies of democracy
and justice’’.
By: N. Peter Kramer
