2 minutes agoLaw collapse for Independent Commission on Media, Court Publicises Complete Law
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)Kosovo's Constitutional Court has published the full conviction of the fall of the Law for Independent Commission for Media, Periscope reports. The Kosovo government had adopted the Bill for Independent Commission for Media (KPM), through which it aimed, according to civil society, to control the media online. Last month, the Constitution announced that it has been eliminated [...]
The Kosovo government had adopted the Bill for Independent Commission for Media (KPM), through which it aimed, according to civil society, to control the media online.
Last month, the Constitution announced that it was the law in question.
The following are the violations of the Constitutional Court:
This Law was handed over to Constitutional by the PDK and the LDK.
In this regard, the Act emphasises that it belongs to the Government and/or the Parliament that during the review of the Law, contested to consider further issues raised about definitions/definitions, as well as obligations provided by the Stabilisation and Association Agreement on European Union legislation. In this context, the act that will be published highlights the need for inclusion and the possibility for context consultations during the review of the controversial Law, given the impact the same has on media functioning in the Republic of Kosovo”, is said to be further in the statement.
This Law envisioned the licensing and auditing of online media producing videos from the KPM, earlier in this body they were obliged to register only audio-visual media.
Independent Media Commission (KPM) founded in 2005 is a competent body for regulation, management and monitoring of the spectrum of transmission frequencies in the Republic of Kosovo.
Under the Law, media operating as nongovernmental organisations will have to open companies to meet the terms of licensing by the KPM.
Also, the media should receive KPM permission in case of changing ownership over 10 per cent.
According to him, online media will submit to the regime of sanctions worth up to 40,000 euros for eventual violations such as disrespect of the law, failure to submit the annual report to the KPM within the deadline, failure to keep the transmission archive, disrespect the time set for broadcasting, as well as some other cases.
In addition to the involvement of online media producing videos under KPM monitoring, the law provided for increased KPM members from seven to 11 and extended their mandate./Periscopi/
