Human Rights Media Division Council of Europe Activities Database (CEAD)
Click here to return to the normal version of this page
   11 May 2025 CEAD - Activities by Programme

Activity Details (ID# 12664)
Title: Conference on European standards on Transparency and Independence of Broadcasting regulators 
Description:  
Status: Completed 
Date: 03/07/2007 
Countries: Ukraine
Contributors:  
Programme: Joint Programme EC/CoE  - Ukraine and South Caucasus States- Promoting the democratic process
Project:    4 - Ukraine
Specific Objective: 4.1 - The Ukrainian laws and regulations concerning media are prepared and adopted in line with Europea...
Working Method: Organisation of meetings - Conference 
Location: Kyiv, Ukraine
CoE Contact: DERVISAGIC, Lejla email
Partners: Information Office of the Council of Europe in Kyiv - CoE Information Office 
Web Pages: 1 Agenda  
Last Modified: 17/01/2008 

Activity Synopsis

  
Objective(s):

The aim of the conference was to:

1. present an overview on the European standards and on the competences of European Regulators
2. discuss to what extent the functioning of the Media Regulator in Ukraine conforms to the European standards
3. present the functioning of some of the European regulators, such as: from France, UK, Italy. Ireland and Bosnia-Herzegovina taking into account the transparency and independence in its functions
4. discuss in particular the licensing procedure – principles and standards of transparency and of controlling power and independency of regulators: legal norms and current status in Europe.
 
Output/Results:

- The conference gave the Ukrainian’s the opportunity to better understand the European context of the functioning of the regulator and the opportunity to exchange some problems such as problems related to the licensing procedure and independence from the political context.

- Interesting presentations of the European experts were alive and provoked the active discussions with the audience coming from the main stakeholders.
 
Conclusions/Follow Up:

To plan some workshops for the staff of the National Broadcasting Council on Television and radio Broadcasting. 
Participants:

Representatives from the National Broadcasting on Television and Radio Broadcasting, state administration such as the National Commission on State Television 
Consultants/Experts:

Dunja Mijatovic, Lisa Di Feliciantonio, Rachid Arhab, Peter Bourton, Dr. Ciarán Kissane, 
CoE Secretariat:

Ms Izabella Chruslinska, Council of Europe 
Total No. Participants: 50 
Last Modified: 17/01/2008 


http://www.dsp.coe.int/HR/media/CEAD/ActivitiesListProgramme.asp?ID=12664