HIBAPRESS – Rabat
Mehdi Bensaid, Minister of Youth, Culture, and Communication, clarified that the National Press Council bill will be presented to Parliament in the coming weeks, following its approval by the Government Council and the necessary amendments.
The Minister explained that this project comes in the context of completing the reform of the press system and strengthening the mechanisms of self-regulation of the profession. Bensaid added, during a press conference held today, Thursday, that the time period before the inauguration of the council in its new form will not be long, given that the project will be discussed in Parliament in the coming weeks. He affirmed that the government seeks to accelerate the pace of this process to ensure the continuity of the institution's work within an updated legal framework that complies with constitutional requirements. The government official pointed out that the new form of the National Press Council aims to strengthen governance and efficiency in managing the affairs of the sector, while preserving the independence of the body and its role in upholding the ethics of the profession.
