Media pluralism and strategy-setting are key themes on EPRA's agenda
 

                                            

The 62nd EPRA meeting is taking place on 23-24 October 2025 in Yerevan. This closed event, hosted by the Commission on TV and Radio of Armenia, will gather about 115 delegates representing 45 member authorities, permanent observers and invited experts who will exchange on timely issues pertaining to media regulation in Europe. 

• Under the guidance of EPRA Chair Stephanie Comey, the Agora session on the morning of 23 October will highlight key developments among EPRA members and permanent observer organisations.

• The Agora session will also provide an opportunity to hear from the Global Online Safety Regulators Network (GOSRN) and from the Global Media Registry on key learnings from the Media Ownership Monitor initiative. 

Exploring the roles that media regulators can play in the changing media landscape will be at the core of the thematic sessions on, respectively, “Defining, promoting and safeguarding media pluralism in the digital age” and "How to set strategies in a fast-developing environment and implement them?".

• Thematic session 1 “Defining, promoting and safeguarding media pluralism in the digital age": Media pluralism is a complex and evolving notion and one of four prioritised topics in EPRA’s Work programme for 2025. The session will explore the evolving interplay between platform governance, AI technologies, and media pluralism. It will examine both the opportunities AI offers for amplifying diverse voices and the risks it poses through algorithmic bias, concentration of power, and reduced editorial transparency.

• Thematic session 2 “How to set strategies in a fast-developing environment and implement them?”: Consultations for the 2025 EPRA Work Programme revealed strong interest among the membership to discuss internal governance processes. The session will be a practice-oriented and process-based one encouraging the sharing of best practices on how to go about making annual/multi-year strategies and carrying them through in a constantly changing environment.

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EPRA provides an independent, agile and participatory forum that allows 56 media regulators in Europe (beyond the EU) to share information, best practices, experiences and expertise. EPRA does not take common positions but seeks to encourage independent, transparent and professional regulation and to raise awareness among its members of the consequences of the changing media ecosystem and to support them in the necessary evolution of media regulatory practices.
 

• Agenda of the meeting

• Introduction to the speakers

Source: EPRA Secretariat