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On 30 June 2008, the first meeting of the Platform of Audiovisual Regulatory Authorities of the Black Sea Region, the members of which include the Romanian Consiliul Naţional al Audiovizualului (National Audiovisual Council – CNA ), was held in Istanbul. This platform, founded on the initiative of the Turkish Supreme Broadcasting Council, aims to increase dialogue and co-operation between regulatory authorities for electronic media in countries bordering the Black Sea and to provide a forum for discussion of matters of common interest, such as cultural diversity and protection of cultural assets....

Following the success of the 30% state-funded Phare project RO 0107.02, which was run by the Romanian audiovisual regulatory authority between 2002 and 2004 and concentrated particularly on technical support and assistance with purchases, the Consiliul Naţional al Audiovizualului (National Audiovisual Council – CNA) was able to organise a second Phare programme from 2007 to 2008, this time fully financed by the European fund (Phare 2004/016-772.03.15.01). This second project aimed to deepen and broaden expertise in the Romanian audiovisual sector. The primary purpose was to develop the experiences...

On 6 March 2008, the Consiliul Naţional al Audiovizualului (National Audiovisual Council – CNA) and the Asociaţia Jurnaliştilor din România (Romanian Association of Journalists – AJR) signed a protocol on co-operation with regard to the application of ethical standards in the audiovisual sector, that is to say international standards on which the professional ethics of broadcast journalists are based. These standards include the European Convention on Human Rights, the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Resolution 1003 (1993), the principles on guaranteeing the independence of journalists...

The European Commission has closed its procedure in accordance with Article 2a of the TVWF Directive involving the Romanian and the Hungarian media authorities and a television broadcaster called Cool Tv. Cool Tv is a television channel operating under Romanian jurisdiction but broadcasting in the Hungarian language for primarily Hungarian audiences. In recent years the Országos Rádió és Televízió Testület (Hungarian National Radio and Television Commission - ORTT) has received several complaints from viewers regarding one particular programme of the broadcaster entitled “Cool Sex”. The programme,...

On 12 February 2008, the Consiliul Naţional al Audiovizualului (National Council for Electronic Media – CNA) signed a co-operation protocol with the Autoritatea Naţională pentru Protecţia Consmatorilor (Consumer Protection Authority – ANPC) in order to better guarantee compliance with Act No. 363/2007 on combating unfair commercial practices for consumers and harmonising provisions with European consumer protection legislation. The protocol is designed to improve the mutual exchange of information about known unfair commercial practices in the audiovisual sector and to warn consumers about such...