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On 4 January 2007, the Regional Administrative Court of Latvia ruled that a decision of the Nacionālā radio un televīzijas padome (National Broadcasting Council - NRTP) on the issuing of a broadcasting licence did not conform to the law. Although the specific decision concerned a permit for radio broadcasting, the principles pointed out by the court equally apply to television broadcasting licences. The issuing of all kinds of broadcasting licences in Latvia is carried out by the National Broadcasting Council in accordance with the Radio and Television Law. The law requires a special competition...

On 16 October 2006 the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia ( Constitutions tiesa ) adopted the judgement on the constitutionality of the independent status of the National Broadcasting Council. The judgement was adopted following the review of the application submitted by twenty members of the Latvian Parliament ( Saeima ). The members of the Parliament disputed certain provisions of the Radio and Television Act ( Radio un televīzijas likums ) adopted on 24 August 1995, claiming that they are contrary to the Constitution ( Satversme ) of the Republic of Latvia, namely, to Article 58...

At the end of a six-month EU twinning project, funded to the tune of EUR 90,000 by the European Commission with the purpose of improving the supervision of broadcasting in Latvia, representatives of the Nacionālā Radio un Televīzijas Padome (National Broadcasting Council - NRTP ) and its German partner, the Landesanstalt für Kommunikation Baden-Württemberg (Baden-Württemberg Communications Authority - LFK ), discussed their interpretation of the legal framework with representatives of Latvian broadcasting in Riga on 22 August 2006. The interpretation guidelines concern the protection of minors,...

The European Commission has endorsed Latvian public funding plans intended to increase broadband access in remote regions. The aim of the initiative is to bring broadband communications within reach of citizens and businesses in order to help them reap the economic benefits of the information society. EC Treaty state aid rules allow subsidies for the development of certain economic activities or of certain economic areas on condition that there is no overall negative effect on competition (Article 87(3)c). The Commission concluded that the aid intended to support these plans is not likely to cause...

The Austrian Film Institute in Vienna and the Latvian Film Centre (Nacionālais kino centrs) signed a co-funding agreement on independent cinema film production on 22 May 2006. The parties’ intention in reaching the agreement is to co-operate on and mutually support film projects that are culturally, economically and in terms of content in the particular interests of both countries and are co-funded by Austrian and Latvian film-makers. Under paragraph 1 of the agreement, the Centre and the Austrian Film Institute will contribute to the cost of a co-production up to a maximum of EUR 250,000 per...