Acknowledgements
The EU Accession Monitoring Program of the Open Society Institute would like to acknowledge the primary role of the following individuals in researching and drafting these monitoring reports. Final responsibility for the content of the reports rests with the Program.
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Bulgaria
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Krassimir Kanev
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Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
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Czech Republic
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Eva Sobotka
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Independent Consultant
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Estonia
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Aleksei Semjonov
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Legal Information Centre for Human Rights
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Vadim Poleshchuk
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Legal Information Centre for Human Rights
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Andrei Arjupin
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Legal Information Centre for Human Rights
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Hungary
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Lilla Farkas
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Hungarian Helsinki Committee
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Andras Kadar
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Hungarian Helsinki Committee
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Marta Pardavi
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Hungarian Helsinki Committee
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Latvia
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Boris Koltchanov
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Baltic Insight
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Leonid Raihman
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Latvian Human Rights Committee
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Lithuania
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Agne Bajoriniene
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Lithuanian Center for Human Rights
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Poland
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Beata Klimkievicz
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Jagellonian University in Krakow
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Andrzej Mirga
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Chair of Romani Advisory Council, Project on Ethnic Relations
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Romania
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Monica Macovei
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Romanian Helsinki Committee
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Slovakia
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Ina Zoon
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Independent Consultant
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Slovenia
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Tatjana Peric
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European Roma Rights Center
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Darja Zavirsek
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University of Ljubljana
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Advisory Board Members: Minority Protection
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Theo van Boven
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University of Maastricht
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Nicolae Gheorghe
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OSCE/ODIHR Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues
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Yonko Grozev
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Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
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Monica Macovei
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Romanian Helsinki Committee
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Dimitrina Petrova
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European Roma Rights Center
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Boris Tsilevich
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Minelres Project Moderator
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We would also like to thank the following individuals for their invaluable contribution to the reports in the form of original research and/or review and critique of drafts:
Gabriel Andreescu, Tatjana Avsec, Tanja Benigar, Toma Birmontiene, Arie Bloed, Barbora Bukovska, Claude Cahn, Savelina Danova, Andi Dobrushi, Ondrej Gina, Morag Goodwin, Klara Hallik, Lauri Hannikainen, Jennifer Harris, Karel Holomek, Agnes Horvathova, Jan Hrubala, Columbus Igboanusi, Jeno Kaltenbach, Aksel Kirch, Vera Klopcic, Ferenc Koszeg, Agu Laius, Vylius Leonavicius, Neva Miklavcic Predan, Miroslav Mitrofanov, Florin Moisa, Nils Muiznieks, Eva Orsos, Danica Oslaj, Markus Pape, Peter Rado, Albert Julius Rostas, Rumyan Russinov, Cenek Ruzicka, Viktor Sekyt, Desislava Simeonova, Alenka Janko Spreizer, David Strupek, Jennifer Tanaka, Vita Terauda, Alan Trammell, Petr Uhl, Michal Vasecka, Raivo Vetik, Timothy Waters, Renate Weber, John Young, Jelka Zorn.
OSI held roundtable meetings in many candidate countries to invite expert critique and commentary on the draft reports from representatives of the governments, the Commission Delegations, and civil society. We are grateful to the many participants at those meetings who generously offered their time and expertise. Lists of the meeting participants are available from the EU Accession Monitoring Program (euaccession@osi.hu).
The EU Accession Monitoring Program
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Rachel Guglielmo
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Program Director
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Stephen Humphreys
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Program Coordinator: Minority Protection
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James A. Goldston
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Deputy Director, Open Society Institute
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Andrea Gurubi Watterson
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Program Assistant
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Declaration on the allocation and management of the "digital dividend" and the public interest
2008-02-20
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The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
In view of the opening up of the radio spectrum as a result of the switchover from analogue to digital broadcasting, the Committee of Ministers aims to promote pluralism, cultural and linguistic diversity and public access in preference to a purely market-based approach. Without prejudging measures which will be taken by the member states (with regard to broadcasters, broadband applications, mobile multimedia and interactivity), the Committee of Ministers calls on member states to acknowledge the ...
Reporters Without Borders 2008 Annual Report: Europe and the Former Soviet Bloc
2008-02-14
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Reporters Without Borders
Press freedom is deteriorating throughout this very diverse region. The leaders of the most authoritarian regimes bitterly resent journalists who expose their corruption, embezzlement and self-enrichment. In countries with more press freedom, journalists are often not sufficiently protected against legal action. Overall, journalism needs to be better defended, including in EU countries where press freedom is a reality. An overview by country.
Labor Relations and Media: Analyzing Patterns of Labor Relations in the Media of SEENPM Member Countries
2008-02-01
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SEENPM - The South East European Network for Profession alization of Media
Researchers from 11 countries that are members of the South East European Network for Professionalization of Media (SEENPM) evaluated the observance of labor laws in the media sector. The report identifies problems in the way labor laws are applied to fully employed media workers as well as so-called “atypical’ employees, proposes solutions for these problems and shares best practices throughout the region. The project was coordinated by the Independent Journalism Center-Moldova (IJC).
Statement on the Draft Slovak Act on Periodic Press and News Agencies
2008-02-01
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OSCE
A draft Act on Periodic Press and Agency News Service was recently approved by the Slovak Cabinet and is currently before Parliament. ARTICLE 19 was commissioned by the Representative on Freedom of the Media of the
OSCE to comment on the draft Act, in particular to assess it against international standards on freedom of expression. It concludes that in key respects, provisions in the Act fail to conform to accepted international or European standards.
Ethnic Data Collection: The Case of the Civil Service in Eastern Europe
2008-02
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European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI)
ECMI Issue Brief on ethnic data and public services in the Eastern European area begins by outlining the importance of minority civil service inclusion in the general discussion of minority participation in public life. Secondly, it provides an analysis of how legal norms and policies regarding bureaucratic recruitment and promotion affect the availability of data on minority representation in civil service. Finally, the paper discusses the options and strategies available to the researcher in situations ...
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