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On 17 April the long-awaited new decree on broadcasting came into force in the French-speaking Community of Belgium, replacing the old decree on the audio-visual sector dating back to 17 July 1987 and the decree of 24 July 1997 on the audio-visual regulatory body (Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel ­ CSA) and private radio broadcasting services in the French-speaking Community (see IRIS 1997-8: 14). The new decree encompasses all the legislation on the audio-visual sector in the French-speaking Community with the exception of the public-sector service (RTBF), which remains governed by the decree...

The Safer Internet Action Plan will continue for another two years. Both the European Parliament and the Council have recently approved the extension of the original plan, which covered the period 1999-2002. The European Commission proposed the two-year extension, for 2003-2004, in March 2002 (see IRIS 2002-4: 4). On 26 May 2003, the Council of the European Union adopted the extended Action Plan with a few amendments made by the Parliament in the first reading on 11 March 2003. The Safer Internet Action Plan plays a key role in the European Union's efforts to deal with illegal and harmful content...

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...