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EUMAP Advocacy - Direct Engagement for Change

EUMAP's advocacy activities are inspired by the Program goals and, more specifically, by the findings and recommendations contained in the EUMAP reports. EUMAP's advocacy activity is directed at:

Raising awareness about outstanding human rights and rule of law issues in Europe.
Contributing to the identification, adoption and implementation of concrete solutions to these problems.
Highlighting the importance of independent monitoring is a key element for the continual refinement and improvement of public policy.

EUMAP interacts with a wide range of actors who are affected by, or who have influence in, the subjects covered by the reports, including public officials; elected bodies; international organisations; print, broadcast and internet media; academia; individuals; and civil society at large.

In each specific case, EUMAP identifies the most appropriate level of engagement for advocacy activities based on the recommendations of the reports, whether at the international, national or local level.

Advocacy activities span from the organisation of, or participation in, large high-profile international events to local monitoring and advocacy initiatives, and grassroots training projects. EUMAP usually monitors and advocates in cooperation with local NGOs, actively promoting a culture of open, constructive and frank dialogue between civil society and government.

See also: eumap.org Online Journal issue on ADVOCACY: Are civil society organisations any good at it? (And what exactly IS it anyway?). Results of an EUMAP survey and two rounds of Feature papers, including EUMAP: Advocating for Change - Some lessons learned in conducting advocacy in Europe’s transition countries, by Miriam Anati.

See also: EUMAP ADVOCACY BY TOPIC

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EUMAP Advocacy: Equal Access to Quality Education for Roma

Severe discrimination of Roma children in Slovakia – a call for action to the EU and the Slovak government

EUMAP advocacy: Media Policy

Follow-up action on Television across Europe report in full swing

Launch of the NMP 'Television across Europe' followup project

Exchange of comments on the findings of the "Television across Europe" country report for Poland

Reaction of Czech Television to the "Television across Europe" country report on the Czech Republic

Closing session at the Eurovisioni 2006 International Festival of Cinema and Television

OSI contribution to the European Commission Consultation on the application of state aid rules to public service broadcasting

OSI contribution to the European Parliament debate on the amendment of the Television without Frontiers Directive

OSI contribution to the Council of Europe Group of Specialists on Public Service Broadcasting in the Information Society (MC-S-PSB)

OSI contribution to the Council of Europe Group of Specialists on Media Diversity (MC-S-MD)

OSI participation in the 15 March 2006 public hearing of the European Parliament Intergroup on Press-Communication-Freedom

EUMAP at the 7th Council of Europe Ministerial Conference on Mass Media Policy

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