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On 9 March 2006 the Saeima (Parliament of the Republic of Latvia) adopted in the second reading a draft law, prohibiting any political advertising in electronic media within 90 days before the elections to the Saeima and the European Parliament. Initially it was proposed that political advertising within 90 days before the elections should be prohibited in all the media. However, at the sitting of 9 March 2006 Saeima decided that the prohibition with respect to the printed media should be deleted from the draft. Thus, the prohibition would apply only to radio, television, and outdoor advertisements....

On 10 February 2006, the new Flemish Regulator for the Media (FRM) was officially established. As an external autonomous agency, the FRM is responsible for licensing and supervising radio and television broadcasting organisations, cable networks and radio and television services in the Flemish Community. The FRM integrates the competences of the former Vlaams Commissariaat voor de Media (Flemish Media Authority), the former Vlaamse Geschillenraad voor Radio en Televisie (Flemish Council for Radio and Television Disputes) and the former Vlaamse Kijk- en Luisterraad (Flemish Listening and Viewing...

On 31 January 2006 the National Council of Ukraine on TV and Radio Broadcasting, a state authority responsible for the development of TV and radio broadcasting of Ukraine, approved its Annual Report for 2005 and submitted it to the Supreme Rada (parliament) and to the President of Ukraine. This report consists of 6 parts which highlight information on the results of licensing for the reporting period; as well compliance of TV and radio companies with licensing requirements; with legal requirements as to the quota of the national product for broadcasting, with legal requirements on advertising and...

The national parliamentary elections in Hungary will take place on 9 April 2006. On 12 January 2006 the Hungarian National Radio and Television Commission (“NRTC”) published its recommendations for the electronic media on the coverage of the national elections. The main goal of the recommendation is, according to its Chapter on “Goals and Basic Principles”, to better enforce the relevant articles of the Hungarian Media Act and the Act on the Elections Procedure on Balanced Broadcasting. The document consists of ten chapters: I. Goals and Basic Principles; II. General rules; III. The way of presentation;...

The European Commission has sent "reasoned opinions" to Germany and Luxembourg. Both these countries have failed to implement Directive 2003/33/EC of 26 May 2003 on the advertising and sponsorship of tobacco products. The two non-compliant EU Member States had already been targeted by the Commission in October 2005, when a "letter of formal notice" was issued to their addresses. If they neglect to comply within two months, they face legal action and, ultimately, a ruling by the European Court of Justice that they have failed to fulfil their obligation to transpose EU legislation. The Commissioner...