We note the Union and the Commissions willingness to defend freedom of expression of the media in the past, inside and outside the Union member states notably in using its competences in the case of Hungary in 2011 - and in its conditional relations with members of the Eastern Partnership and Mediterranean Union. Accordingly we call on the Council of Ministers, European Parliament and the European Commission to ensure that Greeces binding commitments to freedom of expression are not breached by further pursuing Mr Vaxevanis or other journalists throughout the Greek courts, and there should be no successor attempt to penalise him or others for reporting issues of public concern, including possible corruption or bureaucratic wrongdoing. Respectfully yours Association of Independent Electronic Media, Serbia Independent Journalism Center, Moldova Index on Censorship, United Kingdom, International & European Initiative for Freedom of Expression, Turkey International Press Institute, Austria, International & European Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms, Palestine Reporters sans Frontires, France, International & European South East Europe Media Organisation, Austria & European South East European Network for Professionalization of Media, Hungary & European World Press Freedom Committee, France, International & European For more information contact Rohan Jayasekera Deputy CEO / Associate Editor Index on Censorship Free Word Centre 60 Farringdon Road London, EC1R 3GA United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 20 7324 2522 e-mail: rj@indexoncensorship.org