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Regulators in Member States
Member State
| Member State | Organisation | Contact details |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | Kommunikationsbehörde Austria - KommAustria (Austrian Communications Authority) President: | Ms Susanne Lackner |
| Belgium | Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles Président: | M. Bernardo Herman |
| Belgium | Vlaamse Regulator voor de Media President: | Mr Joris Sels |
| Belgium | Conseil des Médias de la Communauté Germanophone (Medienrat der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft) Président de la chambre décisionnelle (Büro der Beschlusskammer): Mr Oswald Weber Mr François Jongen | Mr François Jongen
Bureau de la chambre décisionnelle |
| Bulgaria | Council for Electronic Media CEM Council Member of CEM | Address: 69 Shipchenski prohod blvd,BU- 1574 Sofia |
| Croatia | Director of Agency for Electronic Media (AEM) and president of Electronic Media Council : Mr Josip Popovac | Mr Robert Tomljenovic Address: Jagiceva 31 HR-10000 Zagreb, Republic of Croatia E-mail | Website |
| Cyprus | Cyprus Radio-Television Authority Chair: | Ms Loucia Persiani |
| Czechia | Rada pro Rozhlasové a Televizní Vysílání Chair: | Mr Petr Kozák |
| Denmark | Radio and Television Board President of the Board: Søren Sandfeld Jakobsen | Danish Agency for Culture and Palaces
Tel: +45 33 95 42 00 |
| Estonia | Estonian Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (ECTRA) Mr Kaur Kajak, Director General Mr Oliver Gailan, Head of Communications and Media Services Division | Ms Tais Vakrõõm, Communications and Media Services department Estonian Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority |
| Finland | Liikenne- ja viestintävirasto Traficom Ms Eliisa Reenpää | Finnish Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom) P.O. Box 320, FI-00059 TRAFICOM |
| France | Arcom – Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique
(The French Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication)
Président: | Mr Frédéric Bokobza Address: Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numerique Pour les services: |
| Germany |
Mr Tobias Schmid Der Europabeauftragte | European Affairs Commissioner Directeur des affaires européennes Direktorenkonferenz der Landesmedienanstalten (DLM) z.Hd. Landesanstalt für Medien NRW Zollhof 2 | Mr Peter Matzneller Die Medienanstalten Joint Management Office of the Media Authorities Friedrichstraße 60 10117 Berlin
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| Greece | National Council for Radio and Television Mr Athanasios Koutromanos | Mr Costas Apostolas 5 Amerikis & Panepistimiou Str. 105 64, Athens Tel.: +30-213-1502374 Fax.: +30-210-3319881 E-mail | Website |
| Hungary | National Media and Infocommunications Authority President : Ms Monica Karas | Mr György Ocskó |
| Ireland | BCI - Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Chief Executive: | Ms Celene Craig |
| Italy | Autrità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni - AGCOM Chair: | Mr Antonello de Tommaso |
| Latvia | National Electronic Mass Media Council Chair: Ms Gita Keistere Ms Dita Ciemina | National Electronic media Council of Latvia Address: Doma laukums 8A, Riga, LV-1939, Latvia Tel: +371 7 22 18 48 Fax: +371 7 22 04 48 E-mail | Website |
| Lithuania | Lietuvos Radijo ir Televizijos Komisija (Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania - LRTK) Chair: Deputy Chairman: | Ms Birute Kersiene Ms Paulina Tamelytė |
| Luxembourg | Autorité Luxembourgeoise indépendante de l'audiovisuel (ALIA) President: | Ms Carole Kickert |
| Malta | Broadcasting Authority Malta | Ms Joanna Spiteri |
| Poland | Krajowa Rady Radiofonii i Telewizji – KRRiT Chair: | Ms Ewa Murawska-Najmiec |
| Portugal | ERC – Entidade Reguladora para a Comunicação Social President: | Mr Telmo Gonçalves Portuguese Regulatory Authority for the Media |
| Romania | Consiliul National al Audiovizualului National Audiovisual Council President: | Minea-Cristea Ruxandra National Audiovisua Council |
| Slovakia | Rada pre vysielanie a retransmisiu Chair: | Mr Ľuboš Kukliš Mr Martin Dorociak Address: Council for Broadcasting and Retransmission of the Slovak Republic |
| Slovenia | AKOS – Agency for Communication Networks and Services Director General: | Mr Martin Hari |
| Spain | Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la competencia President: | Mrs. Alejandra de Iturriaga |
| Sweden | The Swedish Press and Broadcasting Authority Ms Charlotte Ingvar-Nilsson | Ms Rebecca Parman |
| The Netherlands | Commissariaat voor de Media | Mr Marcel Betzel LL.M |
EFTA countries party to the EEA
A list of broadcasting authorities is available on the website of the EPRA.
| Member State | Organisation | Contact details |
|---|---|---|
| Iceland | Fjölmiðlanefnd / Medienämnden / Media Commission Ms Elfa Ýr Gylfadóttir Framkvæmdastjóri / Myndighetschef / Director | Borgartúni 21 |
| Liechtenstein | Amt für Kommunikation Director : Kurt Bühler | Ms Anna B. Adam Gerberweg 5 |
| Norway | Medietilsynet/ Norwegian Media Authority Gudbrand Guthus Director Licensing and Supervision Department | Medietilsynet/ Norwegian Media Authority |
Other Countries
| Member State | Organisation | Contact details |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | Audiovisual Media Authority – AMA | Mr Gentian Sala Rruga “Papa Gjon Pali II”, Nr. 15, KP 1010, Tirana, Albania |
| North Macedonia | Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Mr Zoran Trajchevski | Panko Brashnarov Palace, ul. Makedonija 38 |
| Montenegro | Agency for Electronic Media of Montenegro | Mr Ranko Vujovic Bulevar Svetog Petra Cetinjskog 9 |
| Serbia | Regulatory Authority of Electronic Media - REM | Mr Goran Petrović Trg Nikole Pasica Street, No 5 (Dom Sindikata), |
| Switzerland | Federal Office of Communications | Zukunftstrasse 44 +41 58 460 55 11 |
| Türkiye | Radio and Television Supreme Council Ebubekir Sahin Nihat Çaylak | International Relations Department Bilkent Plaza B-2 Blok 06800 +90 312 297 5165 |
| United Kingdom | Office of Communications (OFCOM) | Mr Oli Bird |
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