Albania

[AL] New Managing Council of Public Radio and Television to Be Elected

IRIS 2003-3:1/14

Hamdi Jupe

Albanian Media Monitoring Center

The Albanian Parliament decided on 20 February 2003 to elect a new Keshilli Drejtues i Radiotelevizionit Publik (Managing Council of the Public Radio and Television). The decision came after the approval of amendments to Law No. 8410 of 30. September 1998 on public and private radio and television in the Republic of Albania.

The Managing Council of the Public Radio and Television is an independent body of 15 members elected by the Parliament. It is responsible for all the activity of Public Radio and Television and therefore elects the main directors of the Radio and Television, approves the policies and the programs of broadcasting for and controls the financial aspects of the Public Radio and Television.

As to the Law No. 8410, 6 out of 15 members of the Council were elected according to proposals of the political parties in the Parliament and the other members were elected from the representatives of civil associations and the academic institutions. According to the new amendments passed by the Parliament, only 5 members of the Council will be elected from the civil associations and the remaining 10 will be elected by the representatives of the political parties.

According to further amendments, the new Managing Council of Public Radio and Television will be elected 30 days after the new amendments will enter into force.


References

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  • Law No. 8410 of 30. September 1998 on public and private radio and television in the Republic of Albania

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  • Law of 20 February 2003 on the amendment of Law No. 8410

This article has been published in IRIS Legal Observations of the European Audiovisual Observatory.