"In Brussels, we certainly do not have to fear for our lives goes on Lorenzo Consoli -. Here, the fundamental rights and constitutional law are respected. And even our job as the watchdogs of democracy is acknowledged and protected". In outlining the persona of Anna Politkovskaja, to whom the European Parliament has dedicated its newsroom, Consoli adds: "However, Anna’s legacy is essential to us, to remind us of the very essence of journalism, that is, the relentless pursuit of the truth and the testimony of the truth. Not an absolute truth, but the truth of facts, as we see and know them". According to the president of the European Press Association, the plate with the name of the journalist killed in Russia "stands for the fight for truth, at all means, with no compromises, especially in front of the abuse of power and the suffering of the victims of such abuse". Consoli quotes two of Politkovskaja’s sentences. The first one: "I live my life and I write what I see". Then, the second one: "Sometimes people pay with their lives for speaking their minds". "It can happen concludes Consoli -. This time, it happened to her".
