Background Papers
Last updated: on 3/12/08

In order to provide a basis for discussions at EPRA meetings, the Secretariat as well as some members and speakers prepare working papers which are handed out to the participants before the meeting takes place. The Assembly of EPRA members decided (at its 13th meeting in Barcelona) to make some of these documents available in the public area of our site conditional upon the formal agreement of the authors.
 

28th EPRA meeting: Dublin, Ireland, 29-31 Oct. 2008

   
  Agenda of the 28th meeting
   
 

Scope of the AVMS Directive:
Towards a Common Interpretation on Audiovisual Media Services? (Plenary Session)
EPRA Secretariat background document EPRA/2008/09
Presentation by Marcel Betzel & Edmund Lauf, Commissariaat voor de Media (NL)
 

The role of regulators in the supervision of PSB activities (working group)
EPRA Secretariat information paper EPRA/2008/10
Presentation by Stewart Purvis, Partner, Content & Standards, Ofcom (UK)
Presentation By Gudbrand Guthus & Ingvil Conradi Andersen, Norwegian Media Authority (NO)
 

Media and Political Pluralism (working group)
EPRA Secretariat information paper EPRA/2008/11
Presentation by Dr László Majtényi, President, ORTT (HU)
Presentation by José Alberto de Azeredo Lopes, President, ERC (PT) NEW!
  Regulatory approach to Digital TV - Experiences & lessons learned (working group)
EPRA Secretariat information paper EPRA/2008/12
Presentation By Jadranka Vojvodic, Broadcasting Agency of Montenegro
Presentation by Tove de Vries & Eva Bengtsson, The Swedish Radio and TV Authority
  The Implementation of self and co-regulatory schemes (Plenary Session)
Keynote address by Prof. Kurt-Ulrich Mayer, KJM (DE)
   
 

27th EPRA meeting: Riga, Latvia, 14-16 May 2008

 
  Agenda of the 27th meeting
 
  Media Literacy and Regulators (Plenary Session)
EPRA Secretariat Background paper EPRA/2008/02
The future of content regulation, presentation by Stewart Purvis, Ofcom (UK)
Media Literacy as a Regulatory Function, An Israeli Perspective by Ayelet Metzger (IL)

 

Must-Carry rules: Valuable Tool or Sacred Cow ? (Plenary Session)
Keynote speech of Prof. Peggy Valcke

 

26th EPRA meeting: Sofia, Bulgaria, 3-5 October 2007

  Agenda of the 26th meeting
 
  The new AVMS Directive: Future Challenges for Regulators (Plenary session)
Five challenges for a debate - Information paper by EPRA Secretariat
Media convergence light, by Wolfgang Schulz, Hans-Bredow Institut, Hamburg, DE
The new frontiers of broadcasting, the issue of scope; presentation by Jean-François Furnémont, CSA, BE
(English version of text presented for 10th CSA anniversary)
   
  Product Placement: Implementation of the new Rules (working group)
Introduction to the issues by EPRA Secretariat
  Current Status & Problems of Digital TV and Radio Implementation (working group)
Background paper by EPRA Secretariat
  Technical & Practical Aspects of Monitoring (working group)
Introduction to the issues by EPRA Secretariat
   
 

Regulatory Challenges of the Digital Future (Plenary Session)
Background paper by EPRA Secretariat
Keynote address by Nicola Frank, EBU

 

25th EPRA meeting: Prague, Czech Republic, 16-18 May 2007

  Agenda of the 25th meeting
 
 

First Plenary: The independence of regulatory authorities
Keynote address by Karol Jakubowicz (PL)

 

WG I: Blurring Boundaries; New Issues around Advertising and Editorial Split
Ofcom Consultation document on Participation TV (PTV)

 

WG II: Media Concentration & Pluralism; current Issues of Concern
Background paper: EPRA/2007/04 by Quint Kik, CvdM (NL)

 
24th EPRA meeting, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 4-6 October 2006
 
Agenda of the 24th meeting
   
 
First Plenary: Content Regulation in the new Media Environment
Speech of Alexander Scheuer, EMR (DE)
 
Second Plenary: The Regulation of Mobile TV
Background paper: EPRA/2006/13 by Lisa di Feliciantonio, AGCOM, (IT)
 
Working Group I: Relationships with co and self-regulatory bodies
Information paper: EPRA/2006/10 by the EPRA Secretariat
 
Working group III: Round table on Jurisdiction over Broadcasters
Information paper: EPRA/2006/12 by the EPRA Secretariat
 
23rd EPRA meeting, Elsinore, Denmark, 17-19 May 2006
  Agenda of the 23rd meeting
   
 

Plenary: Political Advertising: Case Studies and Monitoring
Information paper: EPRA/2006/02 by the EPRA Secretariat
  Working group 1: Audiovisual Media Services Draft Directive - Focus on Advertising rules
Information paper: EPRA/2006/03 by the EPRA Secretariat
 
Working group 2: Compliance with Broadcasting Licence Requirements
Information paper: EPRA/2006/04 by the EPRA Secretariat
 
Working group 3: Reform & Convergence of Regulatory Authorities: Practical Issues
Information paper: EPRA/2006/05 by the EPRA Secretariat
 
22nd EPRA meeting, Budapest 21-22 October 2005
Agenda of the 22nd meeting
 
  Plenary : State Aid for public service broadcasters: Transparent financing and regulation of PSB obligations and mission
  Powerpoint Presentation (and text version) from Nico van Eijk, Institute for Information Law, Amsterdam
  Powerpoint Presentation of Erik Nordahl Svendsen, Radio and Television Board, Denmark
 
21st EPRA meeting, Sarajevo 12-13 May 2005
Agenda of the 21st meeting
 
  Plenary Session: Back to the Future: 10 Years of EPRA
  Powerpoint Presentation of János Timár
   
  EPRA 10th Anniversary Documentation
EPRA Chronology
  EPRA meeting topics
 
20th EPRA meeting, Istanbul, 14-15 October 2004
Agenda of the 20th meeting
 
  WG II: Rules to provide access to TV and radio programmes for people who are aurally and visually impaired
  Powerpoint Presentation of Margaret Tumelty, BCI, Ireland
  Powerpoint Presentation of Kevin Aquilina, Broadcasting Authority, Malta
   
  Plenary session: Media concentration: Current Developments and Regulatory Challenges
  Powerpoint Presentation of Sigve Gramstad
  Powerpoint Presentation of Deirdre Kevin
  Publication of EIM report on media ownership in 25 member states. ( Pdf format) Deirdre Kevin et al, EIM, for the European parliament. Also available in German
   
19th EPRA meeting, Stockholm, 3-4 June 2004
 
  Agenda of the 19th meeting
 
  Plenary Session: Matters of Privacy: Where to draw the line between privacy and public interest?
  Keynote speech by Pär-Arne Jigenius
   
  Report on DTT Working Group
  Report by Paola Manacorda, Lisa Di Feliciantonio and Paolo Alagia, AGCOM, Italy (EPRA/2004/03) Attention: Large document (115 p.)
  Executive Summary (6 p.)
   
  WG II: Regulation of Radio: Localness, Licensing, Digitalisation
  Presentation by Ciaran Kissane
  Presentation by Anders Clemensen
 
 
18th EPRA meeting: Nicosia, Cyprus, 23-24 October 2003
   
  Agenda of the 18th meeting
   
  Plenary session: Media developments in acceding, candidate and transition countries
What is and what can be the role of the regulators?
  Final report by Hagi Shein and Tarmo Rajaleid
   
  Presentation on the need for a uniform rating system at the European level by Marianna Aletrari, Cyprus Radio-Television Authority
 
17th EPRA meeting: Naples, Italy, 8-9 May 2003
 
 
Agenda of the 17th meeting
   
Plenary: Self-regulation of TV-content with respect to protection of minors and violence
 
Speech of Sven Egil Omdal, former President of the Norwegian Press Council
 
Information paper: EPRA/2003/02 by the EPRA Secretariat
   
 
Working Group 1: Programme Performance of PSB and its Mission in the Digital Era
 
Background paper (revised version) EPRA/2003/03 and Powerpoint presentation by Marcel Betzel, Commissariaat voor de Media, Netherlands
   
  Statement on the independence of broadcasting regulators and list of signatories
 
16th EPRA meeting: Ljubljana, Slovenia, 24-25 October 2002
 
 
Agenda of the 16th meeting
   
 
Plenary: The regulation of public service broadcasting
 
Background paper (revised version) EPRA/2002/07 and Powerpoint presentation by Erik Nordahl Svendsen, Radio and Television Board, Denmark
 
Contribution from Prof. Dr. Carl-Eugen Eberle, ZDF, Germany
   
 
Working Groups:
 
WG1 on Media Concentration; Trends and Monitoring
 
Document and Powerpoint presentation on trends of media concentration at European level by Marie McGonagle, National University of Ireland
 
Background paper: EPRA/2002/08 on the monitoring of media concentration by Sigve Gramstad, Norwegian Media Ownership Authority
 
Annex: Answers to the questionnaire on the monitoring of media concentration
 
Powerpoint presentation on media concentration in the Netherlands by Inge Brakman, CvdM
 
 
WG2 on Political Advertising
 
Background paper EPRA/2002/09 by the Secretary
   
 
Broadcasting implications of the EU Directives on electronic communication networks and services
 
Powerpoint presentation by Hans-Peter Lehofer, KommAustria
15th EPRA meeting: Brussels, Belgium, 16-17 May 2002
   
  Agenda of the 15th Meeting
   
  Plenary: The direct and indirect influence of politics on broadcasting
  Background paper EPRA/2002/02 by the Secretary
   
  Working Groups:
  WG1 on Digital Terrestrial Television
  - Speech of Olof Hultén, SVT
  - Powerpoint presentation of Lisa di Feliciantonio on DTT in Italy
  - Background paper by the Secretary
   
  WG 2 on programme and advertising windows:
  - Working paper EPRA/2002/04 by the CSA of Belgium
 

14th EPRA meeting: St. Julians, Malta, 27-28 September 2001

   
  Agenda of the 14th Meeting
   
  Plenary: Follow up discussion on advertising regulation in the light of the Television Without Frontiers Directive
 

- Presentation by Martin Hart, ITC, UK (EPRA/2001/09)
- Background document for the Plenary by Gernot Schumann, European Affairs Commissioner, DLM (DE)
- Intervention of Willemien Bax, BEUC

   
  Working Groups:
  WG1 on Access Issues
  - Working paper EPRA/2001/10 by Dr. Alberto Pérez - CMT, ES, on access issues in the digital TV environment
  - Working paper by Marcel Betzel, CvdM, NL, on cable access
   
 

WG2 on the Protection of Minors
  - Working paper EPRA/2001/11 by Alecos Evangelou, Radio-Television Authority Cyprus
  - Working paper EPRA/2001/12 by Eleonora Bobáková, Council for Broadcasting and Retransmission of the Slovak Republic
   
  Debate on the pros and cons of convergent regulatory authorities
  - Background paper by the Secretary

 

13th EPRA meeting: Barcelona, Spain, 19-20 April 2001

   
  Plenary: How far in light of the next revision of the TWF Directive do we want to deregulate advertising?
 
- Background paper EPRA/2001/02 by the Secretary
  - Presentation by Jonathan Levy, Federal Communications Commission, USA
   
  Working Groups:
  WG1 on Major Events
 

- PowerPoint Presentation by Heijo Ruijsenaars - EBU

 

WG2 on Licensing local broadcasters
 

- Introduction to the issues EPRA/2001/05 by Matjaž Gerl, Slovenian Broadcasting Council
-The practice in Europe EPRA/2001/05A by Matjaž Gerl, Slovenian Broadcasting Council
 - The Commission's proceedings against Germany, EPRA/2001/05B by Rolf Platho, DLM/LPR
   
12th EPRA meeting: Bratislava, Slovak Republic, 26-27 October 2000
   
  Plenary on the issue of Human Dignity
  - Background paper EPRA/2000/07 by the Secretary
  - Working Group Paper on Ownership, by Eve Salomon (EPRA/00/03)
   
  Working Groups:
  - WG1 on Jurisdiction and Circumvention (working paper [MS PowerPoint-file] by Chris Quinlan - ACT)
   

11th EPRA meeting: Paris, France, 25-26 May 2000

   
  Plenary on the issue of Political Communication on Television
  - Background paperEPRA/2000/02 by the Secretary
   

10th EPRA meeting: Ermoupolis, Syros island, Greece, 21-22 October 1999

 

- The Role of the Regulator in the Converging Landscape, by Ivar Andenćs (EPRA/99/06)
  - The future Role of the Broadcasting Regulator, by Denis Barrelet and Pierre Rieder (EPRA/99/07)

 

- Working Group Paper on Teleshopping, by Lennart van der Meulen (EPRA/99/08)
 

- Working Group Paper on Regulators and Public Television by the National Broadcasting Council of Poland (EPRA/99/09)
   

9th EPRA meeting: Vevey, Switzerland, 6-7 May 1999

 

- Sex on Screen: The Parameters of the Permissible (EPRA/99/02)
 

- Digital Television - with focus on the award of multiplex licences (EPRA/99/03)