The Association of Independent Journalists of Romania (AZIR), the Romanian section of the Association of European Journalists (AEJ), held a critical public debate on the theme ” Freedom of the press: What press? What freedom?” on Monday, May 5 2014, at the National Library in Bucharest .The event was moderated by Teodora Stanciu and Stelian Negrea, respectively the president and secretary of AZIR secretary. It was attended by journalists, leading Romanian cultural figures, students at the Faculty of Journalism, journalism professors and others.