AER DEMANDS A PLACE IN THE DISCUSSION ON PUBLIC BROADCASTING.

• Position: Brief Article

The Association of European Radios (AER) - a Europe-wide trade body representing the interests of private commercial radio operators in France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the UK - has expressed regret that the French Presidency's Conference on Public Broadcasting in the Digital Age being held in Lille on 19-20 July. In AER's view, the debate should be opened to all parties concerned. The Association hopes that the intention is not to reform the Amsterdam Protocol on public broadcasting and include it in the new Treaty as an article without first allowing private broadcasters to make...