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On 10 January 2018, the Italian Communication Authority (AGCOM) issued Resolution No. 1/18/CONS to enact the provisions of the Par Condicio Law (Law No. 28 of 22 February 2000) applicable to private broadcasters during the electoral period preceding the general elections to be held on 4 March 2018. In particular, the resolution aims at ensuring the respect of some core principles, including pluralism, impartiality, independence and the completeness of media coverage of elections. With respect to broadcast media, specific rules are laid down to allot time in political communication programmes (that...

On 1 February 2018, the Italian Communication Authority (AGCOM) published guidelines to ensure equal treatment of parties/candidates on online platforms within the context of the next general elections. The guidelines are the result of the work performed within the context of a working group established by AGCOM containing representatives from major online platforms and newspapers. Although the guidelines constitute self-regulatory “soft law” and do not therefore have specific legal value, they nonetheless provide helpful insight into how operators and stakeholders are approaching Italian election...

On 25 January 2018, the Commission on the operating environment of independent media presented to the Icelandic Minister of Culture and Education, Ms. Lilja Alfreðsdóttir, its report entitled “The operation environment of the media - Commission proposals on an improved operation environment of independent media.” The Commission proposed various changes to the current media policy instrument: firstly, a time-limited 25% refund of costs directly related to the production of news and current affairs in the media. The refund will apply to all licensed and registered media; television, radio, newspapers,...

On 12 January 2018, amendments to the Information Society Code (see IRIS 2015-3/11) were enacted which enter into force on 1 June 2018. Firstly, the Code will be renamed the Act on Electronic Communications Services (ECSA). Secondly, among the core amendments, the provisions on the issuance of programme licences will include new conditions for granting and withdrawing such licences. Alongside previous conditions, the Finnish Communication Regulatory Authority (FICORA) must grant the licence should there not be a manifest reason to suspect that the applicant will violate Section 6 on age limits,...

On 10 January 2018, the Catalan Audiovisual Council (CAC) Board members passed unanimously Agreement 1/2018 in response to the request made by the Ministry of Finance and Public Administrations on the draft Royal Decree (906/2017) on commercial communications regarding activities involving gambling and “responsible gambling”. The CAC is in favour of banning gambling and betting advertisements before the “watershed” - that is to say from 6:00am to 10:00pm. The Council also considers that it should be appropriate to eliminate the involvement of famous people in these kinds of commercial communications...