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In Strasbourg, two journalists of Danmarks Radio (Danish National television) complained about their conviction for defamation of a Chief Superintendent. The journalists, Pedersen and Baadsgaard, had produced two programmes about a murder trial in which they had criticised the police's handling of the investigation. At the end of the programmes, the question was raised if it was the Chief Superintendent who had decided that a report should not be included in the case or who concealed a witness's statement from the defence, the judges and the jury. Both journalists were charged with defamation and...

On 27 June 1975 a Co-Production Agreement was signed between France and Denmark. It entered into force on 26 November 1975. The Agreement applies to cinematographic works (full-length as well as short films) made by one or more French (or resident in France) producers together with one or more Danish (or resident in Denmark) producers. Third country producers may join the co-production, if their country is linked to France or Denmark by a films co-production agreement. Financial contribution shall be at least 25%. For further information contact: - Centre national de la cinématographie - Direction...

By a decision of 19 May 2004, the European Commission ordered the Danish State-owned limited broadcasting company TV 2 to pay back excess State compensation of DKK 628.2 million, received during the period 19952002 (see IRIS 2004-7: 4). In July 2004, first the Danish Government and thereafter TV 2, decided to bring the Commission's decision before the EC Court of First Instance. The plaintiffs invoke the Protocol on the System of Public Broadcasting in the Member States annexed to the Amsterdam Treaty, which provides that "[t]he Treaty provisions shall be without prejudice to the competence of...

On 5 April 2000, the Danish commercial television broadcasting company TvDanmark brought a complaint before the EU Commission alleging that the financing scheme of the Danish State, applied during the period 1995-2002, in favour of the Danish public company TV2 had to be regarded as State aid contrary to Article 87(1) of the Amsterdam EC Treaty, not subject to the derogations laid down in Articles 87(2) and (3) of the Treaty. The Danish broadcaster TV2 is a State-owned limited company, operating on national level under the name "TV2/DANMARK A/S". The company assumes public service obligations....

The new Telecommunications Act of 23 September 2003 (State Gazette, issue 88, 7 October 2003) is meant to bring Bulgarian law into line with the acquis communautaire and to conduce to the liberalisation and opening up of services in the fixed network telephony market. The Act places particular emphasis on the obligations of operators with considerable market power, the distribution of licences, the imposition of administrative charges and local loop unbundling. For example, it introduces a "must carry" provision (Art. 48), which obligates cable network operators to transmit public service broadcasting...