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Programme of the Interparliamentary Conference HRVATSKI SABOR EP Pre-Accession Actions Unit and the European Broadcasting Union Inter-parliamentary Conference PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA AND THE PARLIAMENTS IN THE ENLARGEMENT COUNTRIES With members of the Pre-Accession Countries' Parliaments and the European Parliament Hosted by the Delegation of the Croatian Parliament to the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe and the Committee on Information, Computerization & Media of the Croatian Parliament Zagreb, Croatia 24 & 25 September 2015 Croatian Parliament, Trg sv.Marka 6, Josip Šokčević Hall PROGRAMME This conference is co-funded by the European Union as part of an EBU action plan entitled “Enabling the Democratic role of Public Service Media in the EU Accession Countries” Thursday 24 September 2015 8:45 – 9:20 Arrival and registration of participants 09:30 -10:00 Welcome addresses Mr Josip Leko, Speaker of the Croatian Parliament Ms Eleni Theocharous, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament; Former Vice-President of the Cyprus Radio Television Authority Ms Ingrid Deltenre, Director-General of the European Broadcasting Union (through video message) Prof Gvozden Flego, Member of the Croatian Parliament, Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Mr Goran Radman, Director-General of the HRT 10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break Session 1: Role of the parliament and public service media and their coexistence 10:30 – 11:00 European standards and practices in South-Eastern Europe and Turkey Ms Sandra Bašić Hrvatin, EU and Council of Europe expert 11:00 – 12:30 Presentations from South-Eastern Europe and Turkey: Assessing the implementation of European PSM standards in South-Eastern Europe and Turkey Parliamentary representatives, BHRT, RTCG, RTK, RTS and RTV, and RTSH 12:30 – 14:00 Lunch (Croatian Parliament, Trg sv. Marka 6, Josip Jelačić Hall) Session 2: Appointment procedures for public service media 14:00 - 15:00 Appointing the Management and Supervisory Boards Dr Richard Burnley, Head of Regulatory Legal Services, European Broadcasting Union Dr Bissera Zankova, Council of Europe Session 3: Relationship between parliament, citizens and broadcasters 15:00 – 15:20 Parliamentary coverage by the media and the importance of providing information on parliamentary work Ms Eleni Theocharous, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament; former Vice-President of the Cyprus Radio Television Authority 15.20 - 15.40 Public service media and parliaments Mr Robert Denis del Picchia, Senator, France 15.40 - 16.30 Country reports: How the public service media in South-Eastern Europe and Turkey cover the work of the parliament; challenges and recommendations Representatives of BHRT, RTCG, RTK, RTS and RTV, and RTSH 16:30 - 17:00 Coffee Break European Parliament – EBU – Croatian Parliament Conference – Public Service Media and the Parliaments in the Enlargement Countries Zagreb, 24 & 25 September 2015 Session 4: Parliamentary channels 17:00 – 17:20 Overview of existing parliamentary channels and services in Europe Ms Radka Betcheva, Head of EBU Partnership Programme 17:20 – 18:10 Experiences of well-established parliamentary channels Mr Dragan Nikolić, HRT Mr Neil Bennett, BBC Ms Eva Furlan, RTV SLO Ms Barbara Roffi, Administrator in charge of relations with broadcasting partners, EuroparlTV, European Parliament 18:10 - 19:00 Questions and Debate 19:15 Bus leaving from the Croatian Parliament to the dinner venue 19:30 – 22:00 Dinner hosted by the HRT - Croatian Radio Television (Museum of Arts and Crafts, Trg maršala Tita 10) 22:00 Bus leaving from the Museum of Arts and Crafts to the hotels Friday 25 September 2015 Session 5: Media coverage of European Parliament work and elections 09:30 – 10:30 Lessons learnt from the coverage of European Parliament elections Ms Marijana Petir, Member of the Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee, European Parliament Mr Oscar Fontao Regueira, Audiovisual Producer, European Parliament 10:30 - 11:00 How to facilitate proper coverage of the work of European and national parliaments by commercial broadcasters Ms Tatjana Krajač, Reporter, Nova TV, Croatia Mr Denis Mikolić, President of National Association of Televisions, Croatia 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break Session 6: Concluding session 11:30 - 12:30 Conclusions, recommendations and follow-up 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch (Croatian Parliament, Trg sv. Marka 6, Josip Jelačić Hall) 14:15 - 15:30 Sightseeing tour of Zagreb Old Town (in English, meeting point - entrance to the Sabor, Trg sv. Marka 6) Conference moderation: Mr Boris Bergant, Former Vice-President of the EBU Languages: EN, SQ, HR, MK, TK European Parliament – EBU – Croatian Parliament Conference – Public Service Media and the Parliaments in the Enlargement Countries Zagreb, 24 & 25 September 2015 .
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