II SÉRIE-D — NÚMERO 5

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Increasing Media Transparency in Europe

9:30 –10:00 PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS

• Fiona Harrison, Access Info Europe

presentation of Access Info and Open Society Media Program research in 20 countries

and the draft recommendations arising from it

10:00–11:00 PANEL 1: Challenges, Best Practices, and Recommendations

Moderator

• Susan Treadwell, Open Society Initiative for Europe

Statements by

• Alexander Kashumov, Access to Information Programme, Bulgaria

• Peggy Valcke, Professor of Media Law, University of Leuven, Belgium

• Andris Mellakauls, Chair of Council of Europe Steering Committee on Media and

the Infomation Society / Ministry of Culture, Latvia

11:00–11:30 Coffee and snacks

11:30–13:00 PANEL 2: Securing Transparency of Media Ownership—Policy Options

Moderator

• Helen Darbishire, Executive Director of Access Info Europe

Statements by

• Gülsün Bïlgehan, PACE Committee—Rapporteur and Author of Motion on

Increasing Media Transparency in Europe

• Renate Weber MEP, ALDE Group—Rapporteur for the Report on the “EU Charter:

standard setting for media freedom across the EU”

• Lorena Boix-Alonso, Head of Unit Converging media and content, DG CONNECT

13:00 Buffet lunch

14:30–16:00 PANEL 3: Transparency of Media Ownership—The Role of Parliaments

Moderator

• Gvozden Flego, Rapporteur of the PACE Committee on Culture, Science,

Education and Media, Member of the Croatian National Assembly

Statements by the Chairs of national parliamentary committees

• José Mendes Bota, Chair of the Committee on Ethics, Citizenship and Media,

Assembly of the Republic of Portugal

• Mykola Kniazhytsky, Chair of the Sub-committee on Broadcasting, Verkhovna

Rada of Ukraine

• Chiril Lucinschi, Chair of the Committee on Culture, Education, Research, Youth,

Sports and Media, Parliament of the Republic of Moldova

• Jasen Mesic´, Chair of the Committee on Information and Media, Parliament of

Croatia

• Marija Obradovic, Deputy Head of the Culture and Information Committee of the

National Assembly of Serbia

• John Whittingdale, OBE, Chair of the Select Committee on Culture, Media and

Sport, House of Commons of the United Kingdom

DISCUSSION

16:00–16:30 Coffee break

16:30–18:00 PANEL 4: Transparency of Media Ownership—Views from the Media

Moderator

• Gülsün Bïlgehan, PACE Committee—Rapporteur and Author of Motion on

Increasing Media Transparency in Europe

Statements by

• Marc Gruber, Director, European Federation of Journalists

• Francine Cunningham, Executive Director, European Newspaper Publishers