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In IRIS 1996-1:14 it was reported that the Hungarian law on radio and television had been adopted by the Hungarian Parliament on 21.12.1995. On 12.01.1996 the law was signed by the Hungarian President Arpad Göncz. The law, which came into force on 1.02.1996, introduces the dual system in Hungary, putting an end to the era of state-controlled broadcasting. In future the country's three public broadcasting stations (Hungarian Radio, Hungarian Television and Duna TV) will become the property of three public institutions and remain under their supervision. This will create a new organisational structure...

In the past, Europe Agreements were concluded establishing an association between the European Communities, of the one part, and Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and the Czech Republic respectively, of the other part ( see: IRIS 1995-2: 4). On 4 December 1995, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission approved Additional Protocols to the Europe Agreements with each of these countries, signed during the summer of 1995. The Additional Protocol opens up the possibility to the associated countries of participating in a number of Community framework programmes, specific programmes,...

The "Law on Radio and Television", often called the Media Law has been accepted by the Hungarian Parliament by a majority of 264 against 31 votes. (21st December 1995.) Of the six parties of the House, only the Smallholders voted against the law, the Christian Democrats did not vote. Supported by four parties (Socialist-s, Free Democrat-s, Hungarian Democratic Forum and Young Democrats), the Government approved and submitted the reframed media law draft to the Parliament on the 16th of November. The bill was based on a six-party consensus, but suddenly the FKGP (Smallholders' Party ) opted out,...