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19.2.2016

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mladen Bosić, and Chairman of the Permanent Delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Senad Šepić, at the Conference on “Freedom of Expression and Accountability of Media”



Mladen Bosić, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Senad Šepić, Chairman of the Permanent Delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), will participate in the Conference on “Freedom of Expression and Accountability of Media” that will be held on February 22 and 23, 2016 in Budva.

At the conference, jointly organized by the Council of Europe and the Parliament of Montenegro, the representatives of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Venice Commission, leading Public Service Broadcasters, private media companies, the representatives of regulators, and media experts, will discuss with the parliamentarians on Freedom and Accountability of Media as well as on the role and importance of the media in democratic countries and societies. 

During this two-day meeting, divided into three sessions, there will be a discussion on these topics: ‘’Public service in the service of government or the citizens,’’The role of commercial media in securing diversity and pluralism, and ’’Investigative journalism against kompromat.’’

It was announced that, on behalf of the host and organizer, Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of Council of Europe, and Ranko Krivokapić, Speaker of the Parliament of Montenegro will address the participants of the meeting. (End)

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