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On 28 May 2003, the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers adopted a Declaration on freedom of communication on the Internet. The aim of the Declaration is to reaffirm the importance of freedom of expression and free circulation of information on the Internet. As stated in the preamble, the Committee of Ministers is concerned about attempts to limit public access to communication on the Internet for political reasons or other motives contrary to democratic principles. The Declaration states that content on the Internet should not be subjected to restrictions that go further than those applied...

More than 100 delegates from the 35 Members of the European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA) held their 17 Meeting in Naples on 8 and 9 May 2003. The meeting marked a change in leadership. The new Executive Board of EPRA was elected. The Board now comprises five instead of three members and is chaired by Michael O'Keeffe, Chief Executive of the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland. The first part of the plenary session was dedicated to practical aspects of a convergent regulatory authority. This was discussed with relation to the examples of AGCOM, Italy and OFCOM, United Kingdom. Both...

After more than 2 years of work on the draft Law on Public Information (Media Law) and expert work carried out by the Council of Europe and OSCE, the National Assembly has, at its session held on 22 April 2003, adopted the Law on Public Information. The name of the Law is specific for the former Yugoslavia, but in fact it is a general media act promoting freedom of expression and particularly the freedom of media, as well as their responsibilities and liabilities. The Act contains 103 Articles divided in 11 sections. The first section is introductory, containing only one Article on the scope of...

In May, the Parliament of the Czech Republic passed an amendment to Act No.40 on the regulation of advertising, the main subject of which was tobacco advertising. Under the previous regulations, advertising for tobacco and tobacco products was already restricted. Advertising, for example, could not depict minors, but only people who were or who looked at least 25 years old. Tobacco advertising was forbidden in print media aimed at minors and on large billboards (over 10 square metres) in the vicinity (300 m) of schools and children's playgrounds. Advertisements were not allowed to show people...

On 23 January 2003 the Ministry of Communications and RAI, the Italian public service broadcaster (PSB), signed a new Contract of Service valid for the period 2003-2005. The Contract has to be renewed every three years according to a Convention binding both parties and signed in 1994, and has to lay down the public service broadcasting duties of the PSB. In particular, it concerns radio, television broadcasting and multimedia services, editorial content, technological services for the production and transmission of signals, financial management, auditing and monitoring systems and criteria for...