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In late August 2025, the Cypriot press council, namely the Cyprus Media Ethics Committee (CMEC), announced the introduction of a new special provision to the Code of Ethics for Journalists in Cyprus. This new provision, entitled "Artificial Intelligence", addresses the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the production and facilitation of journalistic work and media operations. The Code of Ethics for Journalists establishes the ethical principles and professional standards and defines the rights and responsibilities of media practitioners in Cyprus. On 27 August 2025, the...

On 6 August 2025, the Office of the Commissioner for State Aid Control issued Decision No. 476 of 2025 concerning the State Aid Measure titled “Audiovisual Industry Promotion Scheme”. This State Aid Measure has been adopted within the government policy framework and is implemented through development, economic and fiscal incentives. The objective of the Measure is to promote the audiovisual industry, to increase the activities of companies producing audiovisual works, and consequently enhance employment within the audiovisual sector and promote the Republic of Cyprus as a preferred...

Pursuant to article 30C of the Radio and Television Broadcasters Law 7(I)/1998 (as amended) and to article 18D of the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation Law, Chapter 300A (as amended), Media literacy constitutes a statutory mandate for the Cyprus Radio Television Authority (CRTA). In response to this mandate, Media Literacy Seminars project stands out as the most prominent and sustained media literacy intervention of CRTA in the field; it has been implemented in cooperation with the Cyprus Pedagogical Institute for more than 10 years. Its success is attributed to its wide accessibility, as it...

Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market for Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (the Digital Services Act – DSA), a landmark piece of legislation and a new world-leading regulatory framework, entered into force on 16 November 2022. Within the context of the DSA and in order to ensure efficient enforcement of the same, each member state had to designate a Digital Services Coordinator (DSC) – a national authority, independent of government that is in charge of all matters relating to the application and...

The December 2021 amendment of the Law on Radio and Television Organisations 7(I)/1998 transposed the Audio Visual Media Services Directive 2018/1808/EU into national law of the Republic of Cyprus (RoC). Upon the transposition and the enactment of the new law, the Cyprus Radio Television Authority (CRTA) became the competent authority for securing and enforcing compliance of Video Sharing Platform (VSP) providers under its jurisdiction with the regulatory provisions. It is reminded that some of the biggest, in terms of revenues and users, VSP providers that distribute adult entertainment content...