On 30 November 2020 (14:00-16:20) Parliamentary Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy, National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine with the support of the Project “European Union and Council of Europe working together to support freedom of media in Ukraine” are organizing online-discussion “Election of independent and professional Supervisory Board of Public Broadcaster and its role for success of Public Broadcaster”.

Ukraine is entering the period of re-election of the Supervisory Board members of the Ukrainian Public Broadcaster - JSC “National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine” (UA:PBC). It is of utmost important to ensure the independence of this process, that the appointments of the political factions are not used to exert political or other influence over the operation of the UA:PBC, and that the election of the representatives of the civil society organisations was made in an open and pluralistic manner to represent collectively the interests of society in general.

The goal of event is to discuss the role of independent Supervisory Board of UA:PBC and explain/remind the selection criteria for members of the Supervisory Board enshrined in Law on Public Broadcasting and the Council of Europe standards.

Speakers:

• Mykyta Poturayev, Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy
• Yevheniya Kravchuk, Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy
• Matti Maasikas, Ambassador, Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine (TBC)
• Olena Lytvynenko, Acting Head of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine
• Svitlana Ostapa, Head of the Supervisory Board of JSC “UA: PBC”
• Zurab Alasania, Head of the Management Board of JSC “UA: PBC”
• Olha Herasymiuk, Head of the National Council of Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine
• Radka Betcheva, Head of the Member Relations for Central & Eastern Europe of the European Broadcasting Union (TBC)
• Eve Salomon, Council of Europe international consultant (United Kingdom)

• Vadym Miskyi, Secretary of the JSC “UA: PBC” Supervisory Board, sphere of protection of the rights of children and youth

• Eugene Hlibovytskyi, Member of JSC “UA:PBC”, creative sphere
• Dariia Kariakina, Member of the JSC “UA: PBC” Supervisory Board, national minorities rights protection sphere (TBC)
• Oleksiy Panych, Member of the JSC “UA: PBC” Supervisory Board, sphere of science and education of the Parliamentary faction/group
• Oleksandr Pavlichenko, Member of the JSC “UA: PBC” Supervisory Board, sphere of human rights;
• Eve Salomon, Council of Europe expert (UK)

To participate, please, register at the link by 27 November.

Confirmation of participation will be sent by e-mail.

The project “EU and Council of Europe working together to support freedom of media in Ukraine” funded by the EU and the Council of Europe, aims to strengthen the role of media, their freedom and security. Follow the project’s news on Facebook.

For more information please contact Oksana Totovytska: +380632617405, [email protected]