Tycoon takeover puts Euronews funding in focus

Author (Person)	Panichi, James, Spence, Alex
Series Title	Politico
Series Details	25.08.15
Publication Date	25/08/2015
Content Type	News
	Naguib Sawiris, a prominent Egyptian businessman, has become the controlling shareholder of the 24 hours news channel Euronews in the summer of 2015. Some Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) expressed concern at the development.
Source Link	Link to Main Source http://www.politico.eu/article/tycoon-takeover-euronews-funding-meps-commission-egypt-naguib-sawiris/
Related Links	The Guardian, 27.02.15: Euronews investor Naguib Sawiris: we will resist state interference http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/feb/27/euronews-investor-naguib-sawiris-we-will-resist-state-interference EurActiv, 21.10.15: Euronews links to Congo's president under scrutiny http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/euronews-links-congos-authoritarian-president-under-scrutiny-318731 EurActiv, 20.03.15: Ukraine bans Euronews http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/ukraine-bans-euronews-313112 EUObserver, 24.03.15: Controversial ventures pose questions for Euronews https://euobserver.com/news/128098
Subject Categories	Business and Industry, Culture, Education and Research
Countries / Regions	Europe