Berlin - The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe organised a parliamentary conference on "Media Freedom as a Cornerstone for Democratic Elections", in co-operation with the Venice Commission.
The Venice Commission delegation intervened on standards for media in the context of elections, media ethics and transparency regarding party political interests and on the role of parliaments in ensuring media freedom in the context of elections.
The event was hosted by the Deutsche Bundestag (Federal Parliament of Germany) in the framework of the Programmatic Cooperation Framework (PCF) for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus, funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.
