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2013 STRASBOURG: COPEAM joins the Advi - sory Committee of the European Audiovi - sual Observatory of the Council of Europe. ROME: COPEAM presents its flagship projects to the Cultural Committee of the 2012 Union for the Mediterranean Parliamen - STRASBOURG: COPEAM successfully tary Assembly. advocates that a specific reference to pu - blic service media remains among the new terms of reference and the action plan of the Steering Committee on Media and Information Society (CDMSI). 2011 BRUSSELS: The European Parliament approves, among others, COPEAM amendment to the Green Paper “Unloc - king the potential of creative and cultural industries”, aimed at including in the ENPI 2011-2013 Regional Action Plan of the E.C. a budget line supporting the produc - tion and the distribution of audiovisual works in the Euro-Mediterranean region.

2010 th PARIS: 17 COPEAM annual Conference. Launch of the Call for the creation of a COPEAM multilingual and multicultural channel and a Mediterranean Media Observatory. STRASBOURG: Ministers of the Council of Europe approve COPEAM request to become observer member of the Steering in the third Committee on the Media and New Com - munication Services (CDMC) of CoE. millennium:

2009 th main steps CAIRO: 15 COPEAM General Assembly. COPEAM launches its Strategic Action Plan: 10 projects aimed at structuring the Mediterranean audiovisual landscape. 2008 MARSEILLE: Ministerial summit of the Union for the Mediterranean. In the sum - mit conclusions, the EUROMED Ministers of Foreign Affairs welcome COPEAM ini - tiatives, among which Terramed and Med- Mem. 2005 BRUSSELS: COPEAM representatives are BARCELONA: 10 th Anniversary of the EU - received by EUROMED Ambassadors. ROMED Partnership. COPEAM, with the The hearing is intended to renew the EU support of its members, successfully pro - EUROMED Audiovisual Programme and motes, through some national delega - its extension to TV and radio sectors. tions, an amendment to the EU five-year Action Plan: the role of media for the in - tercultural dialogue is recognized; the EU commits to support multi-cultural and 2003 th NAPLES: 6 EUROMED Conference. CO - multi-language satellite channels and PEAM is mentioned in the meeting con - portals. clusions as a best practice in the field of media cooperation.

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e current regional scenario makes it ne- cessary to reshape the idea of cooperation in the Mediterranean area, as well as the con- cept of “Mediterranean” itself.

e interdependence between Europe, the neighbouring countries of the southern shore and those of the Gulf draws the image of an extended Mediterranean, a vast geo- graphic, economic, social and cultural space.

Within this new landscape, the democrati- zation processes underway in the majority of the Mediterranean countries increa- singly facilitates the emergence of peoples’ “voice”, citizens demanding an active place in such transformations. us, it becomes necessary to set up new modalities of dialogue, new cooperation tools meeting the actual needs of civil so- ciety, especially youth.

Against this background, media have a key and essential role to play, adapting their way of producing information to all these emerging needs and to the new multicul- tural social tissue, while facilitating mu- tual understanding and ensuring pluralism of expression at all levels of society. ey have to take up the challenges set by new technologies, multimedia, Internet, and in- vest more and more in traning the new ge- nerations of professionals and women. ING rapp 2014 31mar DEF_Layout 1 01/04/14 11:50 Pagina 2

INSTITUTIONS UNESCO Global Forum on Media and Gender in Bangkok

number of organisations from both sides of the Region. UfM Consequently, such actions need a special attention of institutions COPEAM key projects like the UfM for their future and their sustainability, in terms of presented to the Cultural political support, financial backing and visibility. Committee of the Union for the Mediterranean Rome, 15 November 2013 During the meeting of the Committee on UNESCO Culture of the UfM Parliamentary COPEAM keeps working Assembly, held on Friday 15 November on gender equality in the media CoE 2013 at Montecitorio Palace in Rome, the CDSU During 2013, while producing the final report on the results of GSIM EUROMED AUDIOVISUAL III COPEAM joins the Advisory President of COPEAM presented the implementation, COPEAM was invited to share its experience on Capacity Development Support Unit (CDSU) Committee of the European mission, the goals and the flagship this issue in two occasions: a dedicated workshop within the Data collection covering the markets Audiovisual Observatory projects of the Association. Algerian broadcaster EPTV and a conference in Pristine organized of 9 South-Mediterranean countries Strasbourg, November 2013 In the presence of, among others, Claudio by the Women Media Centre. Strengthening the film and audiovisual markets in 9 Mediterranean On 7 November 2013, in Strasbourg, the Cortese, the Vice-Secretary General of In December 2013, COPEAM took part in the UNESCO Global countries (Algeria, , Israel, , , Libya, , Executive Council of the European the UfM, and Khalid Chaouki, Chairman of Forum on Media and Gender, gathering in Bangkok more than 200 Palestine and ), and improving their understanding, is one of the Audiovisual Observatory approved the the Committee and promoter of this delegates from over 80 countries, among which representatives of actions carried out by the CDSU, within the EU Euromed Audiovisual III adhesion of COPEAM as a member of the hearing, Mathieu Gallet, spoke during the Broadcasting Unions from all over the world. Programme. Advisory Committee of this Organisation first session “Exchange of views on the The discussions on gender mainstreaming in the media and, Such a project was set up thanks to the cooperation with the European belonging to the Council of Europe and media, cinema, TV and artistic namely, in Public Service Broadcasters, laid the basis for the Audiovisual Observatory - that COPEAM joined in November 2013 as a bringing together representatives from 36 productions: the Mediterranean as the creation of a Global Alliance on Media and Gender (GAMG). Made member of its Advisory Committee. The main purposes of this initiative are different professional bodies from the cradle of an inclusive culture” and of representatives of media organizations, policy-makers, civil to pinpoint regular sources of information in the public and private sectors media sector. illustrated the role the Association plays society, development agencies, this Alliance aims at achieving, covering various areas (film, TV, video, production capacity, distribution “This is the first positive development of in the promotion of the Mediterranean through a specific Action Plan, gender equality in both policies and infrastructure, audiovisual piracy and public funding policy); to initiate a our involvement in the data collection audiovisual sector, thanks to the strength contents, promoting citizens’ media dialogue as a means to ensure process of data collection for the structuring and development of the project launched by the Euromed of its network and the quality of the women’s freedom of expression, empowerment and full targeted markets; to provide technical support to government bodies and Audiovisual Programme of the European activities it carries out. participation in society. the professional cinema and audiovisual sector in the Mediterranean area Union” stated the Executive Director of the This is an important follow-up to one of the critical areas of concern He mentioned, as main examples, by raising awareness on the importance of collecting statistical data; to Observatory, Susanne Nikoltchev, of the Beijing Declaration as well as of the Platform for Action concrete cooperation initiatives such as detect opportunities to make this data collection a sustainable, on-going recognizing the role of COPEAM as “Women and the Media Diagnosis”. Med-Mem, Terramed Plus and Joussour, process. facilitator of the collaboration started with Further activities are being planned by COPEAM in relation to the all benefitting of the EU funding support On this basis, the first meeting of the experts group was held in Tunis on ASBU (Arab States Broadcasting Union) Alliance Action Plan. and whose success is due to outstanding 23 and 24 September 2013, at ASBU premises, where representatives of and the public broadcasters of the partnerships, bringing together a great the partner networks of the Programme - ASBU, COPEAM and EBU – South-Mediterranean area. together with those of ITU, WIPO and the UNESCO Institute of Statistics, A cooperation that, according to the adopted shared conclusions for the creation of a South Mediterranean intention of all mentioned actors - the Audiovisual Observatory, which would collect and disseminate data on television and on- The meeting of the demand audiovisual services, stressing the Committee on Culture importance of transparency in the audiovisual of the UfM Parliamen- sector as a component of democracy and tary Assembly, held at Mathieu Gallet, Montecitorio Palace social and economic development, including President the creation of employment and the of COPEAM and INA Mathieu Fournet, promotion of cultural diversity. International affairs Officer at INA

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INSTITUTIONS EVENTS

Observatory, ASBU, COPEAM, together COPEAM at Mediterranean coastal regions – was with EBU – aims at attaining a common Prix Italia 2013 awarded with the Special Prize “Expo goal: the setting up of a Mediterranean Once again, COPEAM renewed its participation in the last edition of 2015 Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”. observatory of the media, with an Prix Italia through the organisation of a meeting attended, among embryonic structure to be established in others, by Anna Maria Tarantola, the President of RAI. The session Tunis, within ASBU, in the mid-term. was devoted to the main results achieved by the Association in The Tripartite Meeting 2013 and the activities scheduled for the near future, focusing on Cagliari, 24 March 2013 ALF the major challenges the audiovisual cooperation is currently facing Tunis, 9 December 2013 and on the main changes affecting the media sector, namely the ASBU, EBU and COPEAM representatives COPEAM for public service one. Mediterranean Journalist gathered twice in 2013: in Cagliari last th Award 2013 A special attention was given to the radio and TV coproductions March, in the framework of the 20 annual implemented within the network. The 4th edition of Inter-Rives was Conference of COPEAM, and then in London, 23 October 2013 officially launched; this documentary TV series is promoted by Tunis, last December, during the 33rd COPEAM, as media partner of the Mediterranean Journalist Award of the COPEAM and ASBU and dedicated to the sports values. As for the ASBU General Assembly. Anna Lindh Foundation and member of radio, the new coproduction "Mediterranean Marine Parks" was This trilateral meeting is a regular the international Jury, took part in the presented: a series bringing together 12 public radios to tell about opportunity of exchange between these selection of the winning works of the 7th the Mediterranean protected areas. three Unions around various projects and edition of this prize. Finally, the activities COPEAM is developing on gender equality in joint initiatives, with a particular focus on This year, the awarding ceremony took the media were also approached. training and coproduction activities, thus place in the premises of the Thomson In the same framework, the docu-mag “Blasted flies in the Jordan allowing to periodically assess the Leila Ghandi awarded by Pier Luigi Malesani, COPEAM Secretary Reuters Foundation in London, on 23 General, at ALF Mediterranean Journalist Award ceremony Valley”, realised within Joussour project - the cross-border ongoing actions and to explore future October 2013. coproduction on the environmental best practices in the prospects of cooperation. The winners, announced by the Jury chaired by the renowned TV journalist Tim Sebastian, are: UNAOC COPEAM for Plural+ Festival 2013 Press Category and Jury’s recognition For the 4th year, COPEAM is media partner of the UN Alliance of as an outstanding piece of work Civilisations for the 2013 edition of Plural+ Festival. This initiative, Rania Abouzeid, Lebanon “A black Flag organised by UNAOC in collaboration with the International and a Cup of Coffee in Raqqa” - New Yorker New Media Category Organization for Migration and other international partners, is Pauline Beugnies, « Sout El dedicated to youth videos exploring issues related to migration and Shabab/La voix des jeunes » diversity. Also Mairav Zonszein, Israel, received a This year, PLURAL+ received over 250 videos from 71 countries. 25 recognition for this category videos were selected for awards. COPEAM meeting Radio Category The awarding ceremony was held at the Paley Center for Media on at Prix Italia 2013 Hayam Hassan, Palestine “Slavery in 5 December 2013, in New York. Mauritania” - BBC COPEAM special prize was assigned to the video “Diversity” with TV Category the following motivation: Leila Ghandi, Morocco “Leila Ghandi in This video has been selected by COPEAM for the creativity shown Palestine” - 2M TV by the author, Bernhard Wenger, in addressing issues such as Special Award for “Arts for diversity and internationality, found in all our actions, in our food, in Democracy and Social change” our clothes, in our daily lives, but neglected when it comes to Basma Atassi, Syria, “Drawing hope in human beings. The adopted perspective has been considered Syria” - Al Jazeera English particular due to its ability to equal the effectiveness of a TV advertising campaign.

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TRAINING

PROJECT Towards a Libyan Partners broadcasting public service University of Rome COPEAM is the promoter of a training landscape and challenges, with a focus La Sapienza - Italy course for journalists and operators of the on the Rai example. The covered topics RAI - Italy Libyan National Channel, organized in included: journalists training, TV and COPEAM collaboration with the University of Rome Radio newsrooms’ operational running, Funded by La Sapienza and RAI-Radiotelevisione political debates management, TV the Italian Ministry Italiana. This initiative took place in Rome marketing, digital media, archives of Foreign Affairs from 19 February to 7 March 2014, strategic importance. thanks to a funding from the Italian Visits to the studios and newsrooms of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Italian TV enriched the training offer, During three weeks, 13 professionals providing the participants with the from different regional stations of the opportunity to attend, among others, the Libyan broadcaster had the opportunity recording of a newscast. Moreover, La to improve their skills and know-how Sapienza, hosted the Libyan journalists related to the public service media sector. during its radio news journal, The training days were composed of broadcasting their interviews. theoretical sessions and practical The project website www.libyantv-training.org The Binmen COPEAM at activities. Experts, often journalists and showcases the training activities, giving The group of Libyan of the Mediterranean: visibility to the products realized by the volunteers at work la Fiera del Levante department directors from RAI, provided journalists during a on a beach in Algiers Bari, 18 September 2013 an overview of the public media system participants all along the course. training day "The role of international associations in participate in a simultaneous cleaning the audiovisual sector as a vehicle for operation of their coasts. development in the Euro-Mediterranean The Croatian public radio (HRT), the area", this was the theme of the Romanian radio (Radio Constanta), the conference organized by COPEAM on the whole France Bleu Sud Méditerranée occasion of the 77th edition of the Fiera network and France Bleu RCFM (Corse) del Levante. This global event is annually along with the ENRS, set up, with the held in Italy, gathering countries and support of environmental associations, a cultures from all over the world. COPEAM special programming to raise awareness presented its approach to cooperation on ecological issues. through its flagship projects: Terramed The engagement of COPEAM radio Plus, Joussour, Med-Mem and Inter-Rives. members, ensuring the coverage of this initiative, enabled to inform the audiences about environmental stakes in the The Binmen Mediterranean area, to educate citizens of the Mediterranean on ecological themes and to spread On 25 May 2013, upon the initiative of the among the general public of the Region Algerian Radio (ENRS), COPEAM Radio the results of this innovative action, taking Commission organised the first edition of place simultaneously on the Algerian “The Binmen of the Mediterranean” a coasts, the Croatian beaches, the Black Euro-Mediterranean media and ecological Sea, Corse and all the coasts of the South event aimed at mobilizing volunteers from of France. 4 countries of the Region (Croatia, The 2nd Mediterranean edition will take Romania, France and Algeria), to place on Saturday 24 May 2014.

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AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTS

Mustapha Bennabi INTER-RIVES 4 Inter-Rives 4: exceptional natural and cultural heritage, COPEAM Organised by Sports without borders shared on both Mediterranean shores. KANTARA Vice-President ASBU th from EPTV The 4 edition of the COPEAM/ASBU co- Supported by the Agence des Aires Ma- Partners Nicola Caligiore COPEAM production “Inter-Rives” will focus on rines Protégées, this coproduction was France Bleu RCFM COPEAM Sports and the values it conveys. officially launched on 24 and 25 October France Vice-Secretary General Co-producers Chaîne Inter - SNRT Paola Parri More than 10 broadcasters, from both Eu- 2013 in the framework of IMPAC 3 (Inter- RAI - Italy Morocco COPEAM Coordinator ropean and Arab countries, will partici- national Congress of the Marine Protec- RTVE - Alger Chaîne 3 pate in this edition named “Sports without ted Areas) in Marseille. A second RTSI - Switzerland Algeria workshop took place at the beginning of ERTU - Egypt borders” and leading to the production of Radio Le Caire ’ EPTV - Algeria a series of documentaries of 13 each on February in Madrid, upon RTVE and Egypt PBC - Palestine the chosen topic. The involved film direc- Radio Nacional de España invitation. This Radio Tunis Chaîne PBS - Malta tors will work with a coordination team in coordination meeting was the occasion Internationale nd Memory project, co-funded by the COPEAM FORUM 2 COPEAM Forum: BALKANS’ MEMORY RTSH - Albania the framework of two coproduction for a joint listening of the first audio ele- Tunisia European Commission and aimed at Organisations involved Training - Media - Partners RTVSLO - Slovenia workshops, the first one taking place in ments provided by the co-producers, as Radio Exterior de preserving and promoting the audiovisual ALBA - Lebanon Mediterranean Ina Expert Project SNRT - Morocco Tunis on 15-16 April 2014. The whole se- well as for the editorial adjustments ne- Espagña heritage of the Balkans region. EPRS - Algeria Ankara, 17-18 March 2014 leader - France TéléLiban - Lebanon ries will be finally shared among the part- cessary for the good development of the Spain Digitization of archives and management EPTV - Algeria Following the success of the first edition AQSHF Central State Télévision ners and aired on their respective coproduction. of digital media were at the heart of the Tunisienne - Tunisia Broadcasting: ESJ-Pro - France and the recommendations of the Film Archive in Tirana channels. workshop organized in collaboration with Bahrain Television Chaine Inter HRT - Croatia members of COPEAM Training Albania The transnational dimension of the pro- the Yugoslav Film Archive of Belgrade, Bahrain Sunday at 12 am INA - France Commission, the second Forum Training - COPEAM ject and the great opportunities of disse- Kantara: Another Alger Chaine 3 Radio Tunisienne - Tunisia Media - Mediterranean took place in while in Podgorica, on the occasion of the HAVC Croatian mination of the series make the idea of the Mediterranean Sunday at 10 pm RTSH - Albania Ankara on 17 and 18 March 2014, last seminar held in partnership with the Audiovisual Centre “Inter-Rives” formula an actual instrument The weekly radio magazine in French, RTCI SNRT - Morocco National Film Archive of Montenegro and Croatia organised by the Association in of intercultural dialogue. whose team is constantly and progressi- Friday at 5 pm SOREAD 2M - Morocco RTCG, 28 professionals from 16 collaboration with the Training For the first time, the best documentary vely renewing, with the 2013-2014 sea- Radio le Caire organisations of the targeted countries Department of TRT – Turkish Radio and produced in this framework will be rewar- son has reached its 14th year of activities. Sunday at 9 pm deepened the legal aspects related to the Television. ded with a prize. Every week, in order to guarantee a radio Radio Exterior The theme of this year being “Training: use of cinematographic and audiovisual programme reflecting the Mediterranean de Espagña strategic lever of long-lasting contents, including audiovisual rights diversity, Kantara deals with rich and va- Saturday at 7 pm management. performance”, some experts of this sector MEDITERRANEAN Radio Coproductions rious current issues in 6 reportages – and on Sunday These theoretical lessons were enriched at midnight as well as of the human resources field MARINE PARKS Mediterranean Marine Parks each realized by journalists in their own by visits to local audiovisual archives and FB Frequenza Mora took the floor during three sessions – both Executive Mediterranean Marine Parks is the 5th and country – with regular special episodes projections of restored films. Saturday and theoretical and practical ones – devoted production new radio series developed within CO- devoted to specific themes, such as the Monday at 1 pm, respectively to the positioning of training France Bleu RCFM woman day or the Mediterranean univer- PEAM Radio Commission. Tuesday at 8 pm as a strategic tool, to its role in This coproduction puts together 12 Me- sities. Partner Radios accompanying the change and to the diterranean public ra- ENRS - Algeria evaluation of its impact. dios and aims to give HRT - Croatia At the end of the Forum, a meeting of the visibility, on a regional PBC - Palestine Training Commission was organised, to Radio France scale, to the marine make an assessment of this second Radio Tunisienne protected areas of edition as well as of the ongoing activities, RAI - Italy their countries, sho- in view of COPEAM annual Conference. wing the human di- The group of RNE - Spain participants during RTSH - Albania mension of these a Forum training day RTVSLO - Slovenia ecosystems and rai- Balkans’ Memory: SNRT - Morocco sing the general pu- an enriching 2013 SRR - Romania blic awareness about During 2013, two seminars were TRT - the challenges of this organized in the framework of Balkans'

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Mediterradio team

JOUSSOUR JOUSSOUR: the coproduction results and trailer were Partners A sparkling conclusion shown to the attending journalists and COPEAM ENPI CBC Mediterranean Sea personalities. Project leader Basin Programme In January 2014, Joussour was also pre- ASBU The Joussour project came officially to an sented on the occasion of the capitalisa- PBS - Malta end last December 2013. The 28 months tion event organised, once again in MEDITERRADIO Mediterradio: The weekly TERRAMED RAI - Italy Terramed Plus: of cooperation in the TV co-production Valencia, by the ENPI CBC MED Pro- Partners news programme of the 3 Partners looking forward field were crowned by some successful gramme. France Bleu RCFM Mediterranean islands RAI Associated partners During 34 months, seven Mediterranean promotional events. Finally, the efforts deployed on this quality France Thanks to its editorial solidity and its lin- Project leader - Italy EBU public televisions worked in close coope- series have been rewarded by two Radio Rai Sicilia - Italy guistic innovation, the new formula of Me- France The 12 docu-mags series devoted to the ration with a view to contributing to a awards, obtained by the Jordanian and Radio Rai Sardegna diterradio – launched in autumn 2012 – France environmental challenges in the Mediter- Italy greater circulation of audiovisual works Palestinian docu-mags: in September was able to find its public and convince COPEAM ranean basin has been aired, since its and to the development of a regional au- 2013, at Prix Italia, the docu-mag Blasted its partners, as demonstrated by the si- EPTV - Algeria achievement, on several channels, from Associated partners dience. Indeed, these objectives were at France Télévisions Flies in the Jordan Valley – produced by gnature of an unprecedented agreement Spain to Italy, from Tunisia to Slovenia and PBS - Malta the centre of the Euromed Audiovisual III France the Jordanian television JRTV with the between the Presidents of Radio France thanks to ASBU, even in the Gulf area - RTCI - Tunisia Programme, co-funder of this initiative. RTVE - Spain executive production of RAI – won the and of RAI in March 2013. Bahrain and Yemen – and as far as no- During two seasons, Terramed Plus pro- SNRT - Morocco thing less than Australia! special Prize “Expo 2015 Feeding the Pla- Broadcasting Benefitting of this successful radio al- posed - via the digital and satellite chan- Skylogic - Italy Conceived for the TV screens and for the net, Energy for Life”; in March 2014, Sun France Bleu RCFM, liance, the magazine – which gathers the nels Raimed and Rainews24 - a weekly web, the series was realized by young di- Rays: Solar Energy in Palestine - produ- RAI Sardegna Corsican, Sardinian and Sicilian editorial Associated partners promotional teaser of the programmes rectors from different Mediterranean co- ced by the Palestinian Television PBC with and RAI Sicilia offices – is constantly renewing and Télé-Liban broadcasted by the television partners, untries and promoted in numerous the executive production of Rai - was Every Friday opens its partnership, starting from 2014, Lebanon thus portraying the Mediterranean awarded in the framework of the “Local at 2.30 pm to Malta (PBS) and Tunisia (RTCI), which international occasions: in Valencia, in the through a shared mosaic-programming Government Journalist Competition will intervene alternatively every month, al- framework of the 2013 European coope- schedule. 2014”, organized by the Ministry of Local ways in Italian and Corsican. ration days; in Rome, on November 28 Terramed Plus is now the first video-on- 2013, in the closing press conference or- Government of Palestine with the support demand web platform offering a free ganised at Rai premises and during which of the German cooperation agency GIZ. streaming of Mediterranean documenta- ries, TV series and movies, subtitled in , English and French. Users visiting www.terramedplus.tv, whose number is growing as the platform is enriched with new contents, have the possibility, with an easy click, to plunge into the stories and cultures of the Mediterranean. Beyond such quantitative results, this ini- tiative features strong innovative aspects, both editorial and technological ones. Thanks to the synergies developed bet- ween all the partners, a cooperative work system was established, facilitating net- working and know-how exchange among An overview the professionals of the Region. of the 12 Joussour The next challenge for the project part- docu-mags ners is to keep this experience going on even after the end of the European fun- ding, exploring any opportunity to ensure The homepage of www.terramedplus.tv the sustainability of the web platform.

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A new impulse for COPEAM Commissions

Audiovisual Archives Cinema/Festival/Culture News Exchange and TV Magazines Gender Equality Commission Commission Commission Commission

Training Commission Radio Commission TV and TV by Satellite Commission

Convened by the Secretary General, the Presidents of COPEAM the TV Commission, and to rename the “Women” Commission as Commissions met in Rome on 30 September 2013 in order to start “Gender Equality”. a reflection on the role and functioning of these bodies and to ad- The cross-cutting nature of some Commissions – in particular, Trai- dress common problems, identifying joint solutions. ning and Gender Equality – was underlined and will bring, in the Among the points approached by the participants, the importance next future, to the creation of major synergies among the projects of a stronger engagement and a tighter cooperation within these bo- of the Association. dies, the improvement of information exchange and coordination, Finally, the new strategic approach adopted by the Commissions the development of an action framework for the Presidents and the aims at reinforcing their commitment to raise funds, addressing restructuring of the Commissions according to the needs identified. not only the European Institutions but also other national and in- In this sense, it was decided to integrate the TV Sat Group within ternational organizations.

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