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The Romanian Government recently adopted a strategy for the switchover from analogue to digital terrestrial television and the introduction of digital multimedia services at national level. Under the strategy, in accordance with Community law provisions, the introduction of digital terrestrial TV at national level and the withdrawal of analogue TV services using UHF frequency bands should be achievable by 1 January 2012. The transition to digital technology should lead to modernisation and harmonisation with other EU Member States. New regulations will also be gradually introduced in order to provide...

On 14 May this year, the Consiliul Naţional al Audiovizualului (national council for electronic media - CNA) and the Council of Europe office in Romania concluded a partnership agreement for the purposes of mediation in the Romanian electronic media, as part of a Council of Europe initiative under the motto " Dosta! Go beyond prejudice, discover the Roma!" It was agreed that a broadcasting campaign should be carried out between 1 June and 31 August 2009 (Chapter 1 Art. 1) with the aim of raising public awareness of Roma issues and fighting existing prejudices through the broadcast of television...

On 14 May 2009, the Consiliul Naţional al Audiovizualului (national council for electronic media - CNA) and the Autoritatea Naţională pentru Protecţia Drepturilor Copilului (national authority for the protection of children's rights - ANPDC) signed a protocol on active co-operation to protect and promote children's rights through the exchange of relevant data and information and the effective handling of all infringements in this field (chapter 1 para. 1). Improvements will also be made to the monitoring of how children's rights are protected in broadcasting. In particular, the public image of...

In Decision no. 391 of 26 March 2009 on the rules governing the audiovisual campaign (8 May to 6 June 2009) for the election of members of the European Parliament, the Consiliul Naţional al Audiovizualului (national council for electronic media - CNA) laid down a code of conduct for Romanian broadcasters. All political parties, political alliances, electoral pacts, organisations representing ethnic minorities and independent candidates involved in the election are categorised in the Decision as competitori electorali (election participants). According to Art. 2, they must be given access to certain...

Under the Ordonanţa de urgenţă 22/2009 privind înfiinţarea Autorităţii Naţionale pentru Administrare şi Reglementare în Comunicaţii, ANCOM (Emergency Decree No. 22/2009 on the establishment of the national administrative and regulatory authority for communication - ANCOM), which was adopted by the Government on 11 March 2009, the renamed regulatory body for communications, previously known as the Autoritatea Naţională pentru Comunicaţii (ANC)was placed under the control of the Romanian Parliament. It is hoped that this decision, which entered into force on 19 March 2009 when it was published in...