Activity Details (ID# 18015)

Activity Synopsis

. Election of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson for 2007;

. adoption of a work plan for 2007 based on the updated terms of reference;

. preparation of a compilation of best practices and examination of how member states ensure the legal, financial, technical and other appropriate conditions required to enable public service media to discharge their remit;

. preparation of a compilation of best practices and examination of strategies of public service media in view of promoting a wider democratic participation of individuals;

. preparation of a report, examination of (a) the role of public service media in increasing the transparency of public authorities and facilitating their scrutiny and (b) the issue of transparency and accountability of public service media themselves;

. preparation of a report and examination of the contribution of public service media to the implementation of the Committee of Ministers Recommendation No (97)21 on media and the promotion of a culture of tolerance and, notably, the role that public service media can play in promoting social cohesion and integrating all communities and generations. 

. Elected Mr Patrick Segalla (Austria), as Chairperson and Mr Márk Lengyel (Hungary), as Vice-Chairperson;

. agreed that the questionnaire relating to the way in which member states ensure the appropriate conditions required to enable public service media to discharge their remit prepared by the Secretariat, should be sent to members of the CDMC and also agreed that it would begin preparing a preliminary draft compendium of best practices;

. after discussing the subject of strategies of public service media for promoting wider democratic participation of individuals, set up an ad hoc working group to decide on a remit for the consultant;

. held a general discussion on the preparation of a report on the (a) role of public service media in increasing the transparency of public authorities and facilitating their scrutiny and (b) the issue of the transparency and accountability of public service media themselves, agreed on the topic and timing of the document;

. set up an ad hoc working group to work on the contribution of public service media to the implementation of Committee of Ministers Recommendation No (97)21 on the media and the promotion of a culture of tolerance and, in particular, the role that public service media can play in promoting social cohesion and integrating all communities and generations. Agreed the ad hoc working group would send the questionnaire to the Secretariat by the end of May 2007 and agreed to prepare a preliminary draft report.
 

A follow-up is necessary. The next meeting will be held in Strasbourg on 11 and 12 October 2007. 

Experts from Council of Europe member states involved in media, culture and communication (most of them are civil servants from different ministries).

Observers: Member of the CDMC, European Commission, European Broadcasting Union, Holy See, European Audiovisual Observatory.
 

Mr Jan Kleijssen, Director, Directorate 2, Directorate General of Human Rights
Mr Jan MALINOWSKI, Head of the Media Division, Directorate General of Human Rights - DG-HL
Mr Eugen CIBOTARU, Administrator, Media Division, Directorate General of Human Rights - DG-HL
Mr Ivan NIKOLTCHEV, Administrator, Media Division, Directorate General of Human Rights - DG-HL