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Chairperson's Report for 2017
posted on 02 March, 2018   (public)
Assessing progress against EPRA's strategic goals and objectives The meeting of the EPRA Executive Board on 2 February 2018 in Munich was the occasion to adopt the EPRA Annual Work Programme, which lays out EPRA’s priorities and anticipated work for 2018.  It...
EPRA to convene in Vienna for its 46th Meeting
posted on 26 September, 2017   (public)
EPRA to convene in Vienna for its 46th Meeting The detailed Agenda for the 46th EPRA meeting, which will take place on 11-13 October in Vienna, is now available. The conference, hosted by KommAustria, the audiovisual regulatory authority in Austria, will gather about 145...
Addressing regulatory asymmetries - Outcome of third OBS/EPRA Workshop
posted on 07 June, 2017   (public)
Addressing regulatory asymmetries - Outcome of third OBS/EPRA Workshop © Maja Cappello As part of their long-lasting collaboration, the European Audiovisual Observatory (OBS) and the EPRA jointly organised in Strasbourg on 12 December 2016 a workshop on "Addressing...
EPRA Edinburgh: Detailed Agenda & Speaker Line-up
posted on 10 May, 2017   (public)
EPRA Edinburgh: Detailed Agenda & Speaker Line-up   The final detailed Agenda for the 45th EPRA meeting, which will take place on 17-19 May in Edinburgh is now available. The conference, hosted by Ofcom, the convergent communications regulator in the UK, will gather...
EPRA Website - Technical update
posted on 06 March, 2017   (public)
EPRA Website - Technical update You  may have noticed that the EPRA Website looks a little bit different today. The reason for this is a technical update of our Web Application (Ruby on Rails). After 5 years, some technical features were not supported any more and had to...
EPRA Chairperson's Report for 2016
posted on 06 February, 2017   (public)
EPRA Chairperson's Report for 2016 The meeting of the EPRA Executive Board on 27 January 2017 in Brussels was the occasion to adopt the EPRA Annual Work Programme, which lays out EPRA’s priorities and anticipated work for 2017.  It also provided an...
The EPRA list of major broadcasting laws per country is up to date
posted on 13 December, 2016   (public)
The EPRA list of major broadcasting laws per country is up to date The EPRA list on media legislation - the most visited section of the EPRA website - gathering the major broadcasting laws in EPRA-member countries has recently been updated taking into account the latest...
Public Service Media and Democracy - EPRA participates in EBU/CoE conference in Prague
posted on 18 November, 2016   (public)
Public Service Media and Democracy - EPRA participates in EBU/CoE conference in Prague On 10 and 11 November 2016, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the Council of Europe and its Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), the Czech Parliament and Czech TV organised an...
EPRA Work Programme 2017: Call for topics
posted on 17 November, 2016   (public)
EPRA Work Programme 2017: Call for topics In accordance with our Strategy commitment to consider our members’ needs and interests in all aspects of our work, we would like to warmly encourage you all to respond to our call for topics for the EPRA Work programme...
EPRA meets in Yerevan for its 44th Meeting
posted on 17 October, 2016   (public)
EPRA meets in Yerevan for its 44th Meeting The 44th EPRA Meeting in Yerevan is starting on 19 October 2016. During two days, 126 representatives of 42 regulatory authorities from 40 countries and other media experts will discuss the current issues of audiovisual media...
Last chance to comment on EPRA's draft three-year organisational Strategy
posted on 04 July, 2016   (public)
Last chance to comment on EPRA's draft three-year organisational Strategy On 7 June, EPRA's Executive Board launched a Consultation with members and stakeholders on a draft three-year organisational Strategy for EPRA. The deadline for submitting responses is...
The grey areas between media regulation and data protection - Outcome of second joint OBS/EPRA Workshop
posted on 08 February, 2016   (public)
The grey areas between media regulation and data protection - Outcome of second joint OBS/EPRA Workshop                 ©Elena Sotirova As part of their long-lasting collaboration, the European Audiovisual Observatory...
Research & Regulators: a comparative overview
posted on 15 July, 2015   (public)
Research & Regulators: a Comparative Overview A comparative overview paper on Research and Regulators has been published on the EPRA website on 13 July 2015. This final output document, authored by Tanja Kerševan Smokvina, AKOS (SI), is based on the outcome of...
The Protection of minors in a converged media environment: Free-to-download IRIS plus Report
posted on 11 June, 2015   (public)
The Protection of minors in a converged media environment: Free-to-download IRIS plus Report The European Audiovisual Observatory has just published an IRIS plus Report on the Protection of minors in a converged media environment as a free-to-download PDF. After some...
Monitoring Media Pluralism - an exercise in futility?
posted on 10 June, 2015   (public)
Monitoring Media Pluralism - an exercise in futility? How to ensure a sustainable ecosystem for media in Europe that is financially viable and offers a plurality and diversity of content was at the centre of the debates at the 41st EPRA Meeting which took place in Berne on...
EPRA Berne: Detailed Agenda & Speaker Lineup
posted on 21 April, 2015   (public)
EPRA Berne: Detailed Agenda & Speaker Line-up The detailed Agenda for the 41st  EPRA meeting, which will take place on 14-15 May in Berne is now available on the EPRA website. Two Plenary Sessions will focus on how to ensure a sustainable ecosystem for media in...
EPRA to meet in Berne to address core objectives of Media Regulation
posted on 19 March, 2015   (public)
EPRA to meet in Berne to address core objectives of Media Regulation The 41st EPRA meeting will take place in Berne, on 13-15 May 2015 at the joint invitation of the Federal Office for Communications (OFCOM) and the Independent Complaints Authority (ICA). On this...
Outcome of joint EAO-EPRA Workshop on “Empowering users”
posted on 12 February, 2015   (public)
Outcome of joint EAO-EPRA Workshop on “Empowering users: rating systems, protection tools and media literacy across Europe” As part of their long-lasting collaboration, the European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO) and the European Platform of Regulatory Authorities...
EPRA-CERRE joint Seminar: Media Regulation for a New Landscape
posted on 07 November, 2014   (public)
EPRA-CERRE joint Seminar: Media Regulation for a New Landscape EPRA is jointly organising an Executive Seminar with CERRE, the Centre on Regulation in Europe, on 13 November 2014 from 9:00 to 13:00 in Brussels entitled "Audio-visual Media: What Regulation for a New...
EPRA and EAO signed revised Memorandum of Understanding
posted on 28 October, 2014   (public)
EPRA and EAO signed revised Memorandum of Understanding The revised Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the EPRA Board Association represented by the Chairperson of the EPRA Board, Ms. Helena Mandić and the European Audiovisual Observatory, represented by its Executive...
EPRA meets in Tbilisi to address challenges of media regulation
posted on 29 September, 2014   (public)
EPRA meets in Tbilisi to address challenges of Media Regulation The 40th EPRA meeting will take place in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 8 to 10 October 2014 at the invitation of the Georgian National Communications Commission. On this occasion, about 140 delegates from over 50...
EPRA meeting in Budva to address Key Challenges of Media Regulation
posted on 02 June, 2014   (public)
EPRA meeting in Budva to address key challenges of media regulation The 39th EPRA meeting will take place in Budva, Montenegro, from 4 to 6 June 2014 at the invitation of the Agency for Electronic Media of Montenegro. On this occasion, about 150 delegates from over 50...
What Limits to Global Convergence: EPRA Chairman joins EUROREG conference
posted on 16 April, 2014   (public)
What Limits to Global Convergence: EPRA Chairman joins EUROREG conference The President of EPRA, Jean-François Furnémont, has represented EPRA at the fourth EUROREG conference on Limits to Global Convergence held in Zurich on 27 March 2014 at the invitation of...
Updated EPRA list on Media Legislation in Europe
posted on 10 March, 2014   (public)
Updated EPRA list of Media Legislation in Europe We are pleased to let you know that the most visited section of the EPRA website - Media Legislation - has recently been updated taking into account the latest legislative changes in the field of broadcasting in the EPRA...
EPRA spring meeting in Budva rescheduled
posted on 09 January, 2014   (public)
EPRA spring meeting in Budva rescheduled Owing to certain technical and logistical problems which are completely beyond the control of our hosts of the Agency for Electronic Media of Montenegro, the 39th EPRA meeting which was originally planned for 28-30 May needs to be...
Are current audiovisual models future-proof? EPRA joins French Parliamentary Conference
posted on 25 October, 2013   (public)
EPRA Chairman joins French Parliamentary Conference on the future of current audiovisual models Jean-François Furnémont represented EPRA at the first meeting of the Rencontres parlementaires sur l’audiovisuel, initiated by Madame Catherine Morin-Desailly,...
EPRA Chairman joins IIC discussion on challenges raised by connected devices
posted on 16 October, 2013   (public)
EPRA Chairman joins IIC discussion on challenges raised by connected devices EPRA Chairman Jean-François Furnémont participated as a speaker in the annual conference of the International Institute of Communications (IIC) which was held in London on 9-10 October...
Transparency of media ownership: what role for regulators?
posted on 26 September, 2013   (public)
Transparency of media ownership: what role for regulators? EPRA Chairman Jean-François Furnémont participated in a conference co-organized by Access Info and the Open Society Media Programme on the transparency of media ownership in Europe in Brussels on 24...
EPRA Chairman joins discussion on financing and governance of public service media
posted on 20 September, 2013   (public)
Jean-François Furnémont, Chairman of EPRA, participated in a seminar on the financing and governance of public service broadcasters. The seminar took place on 11 September in Brussels and was organised by Cullen International. The seminar provided a platform...
Vilnius EPRA Meeting: the Supervision of new Media at the centre of the debates
posted on 28 August, 2013   (public)
Vilnius EPRA meeting: the supervision of new media at the centre of the debates The 38th EPRA meeting will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 2-4 October 2013 at the invitation of the Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania. On this occasion, about 150 delegates from...

Archived EPRA News

EPRA convenes in Brussels for its 34th meeting
posted on 21 October, 2011   (public)
From 5 to 7 October, the CSA of the French speaking Community of Belgium hosted the 34th EPRA meeting. During two days, over 150 representatives of 53 regulatory authorities from 46 countries and territories as well as invited experts took the pulse of audiovisual media...
EPRA convenes in Ohrid for its 33rd meeting
posted on 23 May, 2011   (public)
The 33rd meeting of the European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA) itook place in Ohrid, on 25 to 27 May 2011 at the invitation of the Broadcasting Council of the Republic of Macedonia. On this occasion over 130 delegates from 48 European regulatory authorities met...
The EPRA convenes in Belgrade for its 32nd meeting
posted on 22 October, 2010   (public)
On the occasion of the 32nd meeting of the European Platform of Regulatory Authorities, which was held on 6-8 October in Belgrade at the invitation of the Republic Broadcasting Agency, over 50 regulatory authorities met to discuss issues of common interest and to exchange...
The EPRA back to Barcelona for its 15th anniversary
posted on 15 May, 2010   (public)
(c) Photo courtesy Catalan CAC 31st Meeting of the EUROPEAN PLATFORM OF REGULATORY AUTHORITIES (EPRA) Nine years after its 13th meeting in Barcelona, the European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA) was back in the capital of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia to...
The EPRA back to Dublin for its 28th Meeting
posted on 31 October, 2009   (public)
Eleven years after convening in Dublin for its 5th meeting in April 1997, the European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA) was back in the Emerald capital to hold its 28th meeting on 29-31 October at the invitation of the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI). About...
The EPRA in Dresden for its 30th Meeting
posted on 16 October, 2009   (public)
The European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA) held its 30th meeting in Dresden, on 14 to 16 October 2009 at the invitation of the Directors Conference of the State Media Authorities (DLM) in cooperation with the regional regulatory authority for private broadcasting...
27th EPRA meeting in Riga
posted on 16 May, 2008   (public)
Riga, the Baltic pearl, was the backdrop for the 27th meeting of the European Platform of Broadcasting Regulatory Authorities (EPRA) The EPRA convened at the kind invitation of the National Broadcasting Council of Latvia from 14 to 16 May 2008. The largest EPRA meeting so...
26th EPRA meeting convenes in Sofia
posted on 05 October, 2007   (public)
Sofia, the city which grows but never gets old, was the backdrop for the 26th meeting of the European Platform of Broadcasting Regulatory Authorities (EPRA) The meeting convened at the kind invitation of the Bulgarian Council for Electronic Media (CEM) from 3 to 5 October...
24th EPRA Meeting in Dubrovnik: New Media at the centre of discussions
posted on 06 October, 2006   (public)
New Media at the centre of discussions Dubrovnik was the setting of the 24th EPRA meeting which convened at the invitation of the Croatian Council for Electronic Media from 4 to 6 October 2006. The meeting involved about 150 participants from 39 countries. Forty-five...
23rd EPRA Meeting in Elsinore
posted on 18 May, 2006   (public)
The European Platform of Regulatory Authorities held its 23rd meeting in the Shakespearian setting of Elsinore, Denmark from the 18th to the 19th of May. The meeting involved about 130 participants from 37 countries and was hosted by the Danish Radio and Television Board....
22nd EPRA meeting in Budapest
posted on 23 October, 2005   (public)
The European Platform of Regulatory Authorities held its 22nd meeting in Budapest from the 20th to 21st of October 2005. The largest meeting to date involved 145 participants from 40 countries and was hosted by the National Radio and Television Commission (ORTT) of Hungary....
21st EPRA meeting in Sarajevo: EPRA celebrates its 10th anniversary
posted on 15 May, 2005   (public)
The European Platform of Regulatory Authorities celebrated its 10th anniversary at the 21st meeting held in Sarajevo from the 12th to 13th of May 2005. The largest meeting to date involved over 130 participants from 39 countries and was hosted by the Communication Regulatory...
EPRA convenes in Istanbul for 20th meeting
posted on 17 October, 2004   (public)
Istanbul was the location of the 20th EPRA meeting on the 14 and 15 of October 2004. 128 participants from 39 countries attended the meeting, which was hosted by the Radio and Television Supreme Council. Forty-five regulatory authorities were represented and were joined by...
19th EPRA meeting in Stockholm
posted on 17 June, 2004   (public)
Stockholm was the location of the 19th EPRA meeting on the 3 and 4 of June 2004. 124 participants from 38 countries attended the meeting, which was jointly hosted by the Swedish Broadcasting Commission and the Swedish Radio and TV Authority. 48 regulatory authorities were...
18th EPRA meeting in Nicosia
posted on 25 October, 2003   (public)
The 18th meeting of the EPRA took place in Nicosia, Cyprus on the 23 and 24 of October 2003 Ninety-five participants from 34 countries attended the meeting, which was hosted by the Cyprus Radio-Television Authority. Forty-three regulatory authorities were represented and...
17th EPRA Meeting in Naples
posted on 10 May, 2003   (public)
The 17th meeting of the EPRA took place in Naples on the 8 and 9 of May 2003 Over a hundred participants from 35 countries attended the meeting, which was hosted by the Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCOM). Forty-four regulatory authorities were...
16th EPRA meeting in Ljubljana
posted on 27 October, 2002   (public)
The 16th meeting of the EPRA took place in Ljubljana on the 24 and 25 of October 2002 Ninety-nine participants from 35 countries participated in the meeting, which was hosted jointly by the Slovenian Broadcasting Council, and the Telecommunications, Broadcasting and Post...
15th EPRA Meeting in Brussels
posted on 17 May, 2002   (public)
The 15th meeting of the EPRA took place in Brussels on 16 and 17 May 2002 119 participants from 35 countries participated in the meeting, which was hosted jointly by the Belgian Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel de la Communauté française (CSA) and...
14th EPRA Meeting in Malta
posted on 29 September, 2001   (public)
The European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA) held its 14th meeting on 27-28 September in Malta, at the invitation of the Malta Broadcasting Authority Over 90 representatives from 41 regulatory authorities responsible for broadcasting throughout Europe met to...
13th EPRA Meeting in Barcelona
posted on 21 April, 2001   (public)
  The European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA) held its 13th meeting on 19-20 April in Barcelona, at the invitation of the Catalan Audiovisual Council (CAC). One hundred representatives from 41 regulatory authorities in the field of broadcasting in Europe met...
12th EPRA meeting in Bratislava
posted on 28 October, 2000   (public)
The European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA) held its 12th meeting on 26-27 October 2000 in Bratislava, at the invitation of the Council for Broadcasting and Retransmission of the Slovak Republic. Some 70 representatives from 32 European regulatory authorities in...
11th EPRA Meeting in Paris
posted on 27 May, 2000   (public)
The European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA) held its 11th meeting on 25-26 May 2000 in Paris, at the invitation of the Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel (CSA) Some 90 representatives from 36 European regulatory authorities in the field of broadcasting...
10th EPRA meeting in Ermoupolis
posted on 23 October, 1999   (public)
The European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA) held its tenth meeting on Syros Island, Greece, at the invitation of the Greek National Council on 21-22 October 1999 Representatives from 29 European regulatory authorities in the field of broadcasting (from EU, EFTA,...
9th EPRA Meeting in Vevey, Switzerland
posted on 08 May, 1999   (public)
The EPRA held its ninth meeting in Vevey, Switzerland at the joint invitation of the Independent Complaints Commission (AIEP) and the Federal Office for Communication (OFCOM) Representatives from 30 European audio-visual regulatory authorities (from EU, EFTA, Central and...
8th EPRA meeting in Aachen
posted on 07 November, 1998   (public)
The EPRA held its eighth meeting in Aachen, Germany at the invitation of the LfR, the North-Rhine Westphalian regulatory authority on 5-6 November 1998 Representatives from 26 European audiovisual regulatory authorities (from EU, EFTA, Central and Eastern European countries...
7th EPRA meeting in Fredrikstad
posted on 16 May, 1998   (public)
The EPRA held its seventh meeting in Fredrikstad, Norway at the invitation of the Norwegian Mass Media Authority on 14-15 May 1998 Representatives from 21 audiovisual regulatory authorities from EU, EFTA, Central and Eastern European countries as well as Turkey met to...