The Association’s General Assembly today unanimously re-elected its Presidency and reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the voice of commercial radio in Europe at a time of growing technological, regulatory and competitive challenges. Brussels, 30 June 2026 – The General Assembly of the Association of European Radios (AER) today unanimously re-elected its Presidency for a new term, […]
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DMA: European broadcasters jointly call for urgent action on virtual assistants and connected TVs
In a joint statement addressed to the European Commission EVP Teresa Ribera, broadcasting associations have called for urgent action under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) to address the growing gatekeeping role of virtual assistants and connected TV operating systems. While virtual assistants are already listed as core platform services under the DMA, none have been […]
World Radio Day 2025: “Radio and climate change”
The 2025 edition of UNESCO’s World Radio Day is dedicated to the theme of “Radio and Climate Change”, highlighting how indispensable radio is to ensure public safety, keeping communities informed and protected in the face of natural disasters and extreme weather events. Radios inform, entertain and educate their audience. During natural disasters like devastating floods, deadly wildfires […]
DMA: Europe’s digital competitiveness at stake
AER has co-signed a letter jointly with the Coalition for App Fairness and media organisations calling for strong enforcement of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and urgently take action against non-compliant gatekeepers and support the principles of fair competition and innovation Read the full letter here. For more information, please contact aer(Replace this […]
Industry strongly concerned for Apple’s proposed scheme for DMA compliance
34 companies and associations operating across a wide range of digital sectors, including aviation, publishing/press, gaming, commercial radios , audio streaming, applications software, communications, marketing, payment, fintech, crypto and marketplaces, wrote a joint letter to EVP Vestager and Commissioner Breton to express their deep concerns about Apple’s proposed scheme for compliance with the Digital Markets […]
World Radio Day 2024: Celebrating Radio, the Trusted Guide in a Changing World
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 […]
Political agreement achieved by co-legislators during third trialogue on EMFA
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 […]
The long-term viability of radio is at risk: open letter from radio broadcasters on the regulation of user interfaces under the EMFA
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 […]
Media Sector calls on the EMFA Negotiators to support a strong Article 17
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 […]
Market concentrations affecting the media environment
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.