At the same time, the People's Advocate calls on the authorities to work to create a pluralistic media ecosystem in which quality journalism is stimulated and supported, including through financial support measures. The People's Advocate expresses his opinion on this subject in the context of the Declaration of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on the financial sustainability of quality journalism in the digital age of 13 February 2019112. In the nominated statement, the CoE Committee of Ministers states that an environment conducive to freedom of expression and freedom of the media presupposes favorable political, legal, social and economic conditions for quality journalism in the public interest, recognizing that such journalism is a good public and has substantial benefits for democracy. The CoE Committee of Ministers recommends that Member States ensure the long-term financial sustainability of quality journalism, produced in accordance with the editorial and ethical standards of the profession, while providing effective safeguards to ensure that such a framework does not constrain the editorial and operational independence of the media. Member States are encouraged to create a beneficial tax regime for the production and distribution of journalistic content; financial support schemes for the media sectors, to undertake measures to develop journalism and the media financed through a variety of funding modalities, including through private-public partnerships. RECOMMENDATIONS: Before formulating the recommendations, it will be mentioned that the recommendations of the People's Advocate from his 2019 Report on Freedom of Expression113 were largely not fulfilled. They are currently 90 percent valid, which is why the People's Advocate reiterates them in this Report. In addition, the People's Advocate makes the following recommendations: 1. The Parliament should adopt, as a matter of priority, after consultation with the media community, the necessary laws to combat concentration, political control over the media and create a favorable climate for the development of independent media in the Republic of 112 Declaration of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on the financial sustainability of quality journalism in the digital age of 13 February 2019 (https://search.coe.int/cm/pages/result_details.aspx?objectid=090000168092dd4d); 113 Report of the People's Advocate on the observance of fundamental rights and freedoms in the Republic of Moldova in 2019, pages 34-35 (http://ombudsman.md/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/RAPORT_2018_final.pdf); 63