The EU/CoE joint project “Promoting freedom, professionalism and pluralism of the media” aims at improving professionalism and responsibility among media representatives and strengthening the independence of the broadcasting regulatory bodies and the public service broadcasters.

The EU/CoE joint project “Protecting internet freedom through legislation and arrangements for Multi-stakeholder dialogue” aims at increasing compliance of national legal frameworks and policies concerning the internet with CoE standards on freedom of expression and awareness of Internet users about available remedies and redress when human rights online are violated.

Promoting freedom, professionalism and pluralism of the media:

  • To improve professionalism, responsibility and respect of ethical rules among  journalists, by continuing to raise awareness on their rights and professional ethics;
  • To improve the quality of journalism education and  training, to address their particular rights and responsibilities;
  • To improve the visibility of minority groups in the media and increase promotional activities that address hate speech and intolerance;
  • To continue to promote the independence of the broadcasting regulatory bodies and the public service broadcasters.

Protecting internet freedom through legislation and arrangements for Multi-stakeholder dialogue:

  • To increase compliance of national legal frameworks and policies with CoE standards on freedom of expression (including the right to receive and to impart information, protection of journalists and bloggers, protection and promotion of freedom of expression on internet platform, etc);
  • To increase knowledge of relevant state authorities (government, parliament and judiciary) about Council of Europe Internet governance and human rights standards (Internet governance principles, freedom of expression, public service value of the internet, net neutrality, etc), and related European Court of Human Rights case-law;
  • To increase knowledge and awareness of Internet users about available remedies and redress when human rights online are violated (CoE Guide of the Human Rights of Internet Users);
  • To increase commitment of Internet service providers to protect human rights online in conformity with CoE related standards;

Both projects co-operate with different state and non-governmental institutions, international and donor organisations, working in the field of media and internet in Georgia.

Retour Round table on the “Professional media regulation: European Standards, Practice and Perspectives for Georgia”

Round table on the “Professional media regulation: European Standards, Practice and Perspectives for Georgia”

The Council of Europe organised a round table discussion on the “Professional media regulation: European Standards, Practice and Perspectives for Georgia”.

Online discussions involved the representatives of various media and civil society organisations active in the field of media and aimed at analysing the professional media regulation perspectives for Georgia. The Council of Europe experts introduced the European standards and practices in this main area, as well as reviewed the obligations taken under the EU-Georgia Association Agreement. In this context, several forms of professional media regulation, namely, statutory regulation, co-regulation and self-regulation systems were presented to the online attendees, based on the examples of several European countries. Compliance of Georgia’s current professional media regulation system with the European standards have also been assessed. Discussion also touched upon the draft amendments to the Georgian Law on Broadcasting, initiated several years ago, and enabled the participants to summarise the actual harmonisation needs of national legislation on all audio-visual media services with the relevant EU Directive.

The activity was held in the framework of the Project “Strengthening Media Freedom, Internet Governance and Personal Data Protection in Georgia”, which is funded by the Council of Europe 2020-2023 Action Plan for Georgia.

Tbilisi, Georgia 18 July 2022
  • Diminuer la taille du texte
  • Augmenter la taille du texte
  • Imprimer la page