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Date: 1998-10-04
BG: Präsident killt Mediengesetz-.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- Mediengesetz in Bulgarien einer Veto/isierung durch den alldortigen Staatspräsidenten zuge/führt. postscrypt/1:In AT kann sich die sozialdemokratische Partei inzwischen vorstellen, landesweit einen Kanal nichtstaaatlichen Fernsehens einer Ein/führung zuzu/führen. postscrypt/2: Wir ersuchen höflich um Verständnis für die ungewöhnliche <<Formatierung>> des Appendix, due 2 multiple relays. -.-.- --.- -.-.- --.- -.-.- --.- cwright@irex.org >> Sat Oct 03 15:00:52 1998 In a victory for independent media in Bulgaria, President Stoyanov >> vetoed the restrictive Radio and Television Law passed by Parliament >> last week. This is the first time he has used his veto power. >> >> The Law would have established a structure under which the majority >> party in the National Assembly could control the licensing of private >> broadcasting in Bulgaria on the basis of content. This degree of >> political control over would have inhibited the development of a free >> and independent broadcast media. >> >> With direct assistance from IREX/ProMedia, the Group for European >> Media Legislation in Bulgaria has been lobbying Parliament on the >> behalf of independent media. Since the Group's creation in February, >> ProMedia/Bulgaria and ProMedia Consultants from the law firm of >> Covington & Burling have provided technical assistance and legal >> consulting to improve the Group's lobbying capacity and its >> understanding of European Union standards and international media >> legislation. President Stoyanov invited the Group for European Media >> Legislation in Bulgaria for consultations and proposals for changes in >> the law. ProMedia/Bulgaria will continue to work with the Group and >> other organizations to push for improvements in the law. >> >> Key ProMedia Media Law Initiatives: >> >> * In July 1998, at the request of ProMedia and the Group for European >> Media Legislation in Bulgaria, the Washington law firm Covington & >> Burling, on a pro bono basis, prepared a legal analysis outlining the >> major flaws in the government draft Telecommunications Law and the >> draft Radio and Television Law. The analysis was presented to >> President Stoyanov, the prime minister, and the chairman of the >> parliament. As a result, the Bulgarian government gave up its idea of >> establishing a concessions system for radio and television >> broadcasting. >> >> * In April 1998, ProMedia supported the National Conference for >> European Media Legislation in Bulgaria. Representatives of the >> independent electronic media, journalist associations, and >> media-related nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) were able to >> discuss the draft Telecommunications Law and draft Radio and >> Television Law with leading representatives of the Bulgarian >> government. The participants at the conference adopted a declaration >> stating the main principles that the new legislation should include >> and created a mechanism for consultations between the government >> institutions and independent media associations. relayed by jpeizer@sorosny.org / via Barrys@eff.org / via gilc-plan@gilc.org -.-.- --.- -.-.- --.- -.-.- --.- q/depesche is powered by http://www.netsphere.at handicrafters of fine mailing-lists and more -.-.- --.- -.-.- --.- -.-.- --.- - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- edited by Harkank published on: 1998-10-04 comments to office@quintessenz.at subscribe Newsletter - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- 
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