UNESCO, together with AER, EBU, and 12 world industry associations, has prepared a joint statement ‘Radio, the Trusted Guide in a Changing World’ on the importance of radio as a trusted source of timely and reliable news, companionship and education all over the world and of protecting radio’s accessibility to everyone, everywhere and via all […]
On December 15th, 2023, the European Parliament and Council reached a provisional political agreement on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA). We, at AER, support the main objectives of the EMFA to promote the independence and pluralism of media in Europe. In order to do so, it should not forget the essential public value role […]
A coalition of radio broadcasters wrote an open letter calling EU’s trialogue negotiators for urgent regulation of user interfaces under article 19. Stefan Möller, President of the AER, said: “the EMFA is a crucial opportunity to enshrine in legislation the support that EU lawmakers recognise is necessary to secure the future of radio and […]
Brussels, 28 November 2023 Tomorrow’s trilogue will be decisive to determine the final shape of most provisions of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA). At this critical conjunction, we – the undersigned European organizations representing media outlets, journalists, and media workers – join together to call on you to protect legal editorial content from […]
European associations representing the breadth of Europe’s commercial media sector, called on EU’s trialogue negotiators for the full and explicit inclusion of very large online platforms and search engines in the scope of Article 21 and 22 of the European Media Freedom Act on market concentrations affecting media pluralism. Read the full joint statement below.
A coalition of European associations representing tens of thousands of commercial media brands, newspapers, magazines, radio and broadcasters across the EU, called on EU’s trialogue negotiators to protect the viability of commercial and independent media in the European Media Freedom Act. The EMFA primary objective of promoting and securing media pluralism and independence across the […]
Ahead of the vote on 3 October, associations from both commercial and public media called on all MEPs and political groups to support the CULT compromise package on the European Media Freedom Act during the plenary vote and to refrain from supporting amendments that are not part of the CULT compromise package, and particularly from […]
Ahead of October plenary, European media organisations representing thousands of media outlets, journalists, and media workers – urge MEPs to protect editorial outputs from unjustified and arbitrary actions by big tech platforms and to vote in favor of the compromise amendment on Article 17 as adopted by the CULT committee on 7 September. A meaningful […]
The Croatian Radio Forum Association (HRF) and the AER organised the conference “Radio the most trusted medium: why people turn to radio and why it remains the most trusted source over time” in Zagreb, bringing together radio advertisers and professionals from across Europe. The event was kicked-off by the Director General of the HRF and […]
The Wider Spectrum Group asks the Council to preserve the current UHF Band allocation by defending No Change at WRC-23. While recognizing the value of considering a secondary mobile allocation in view of envisaging a compromise with the minority of Region 1 countries who insist on a change in regulations, the Wider Spectrum Group calls […]