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Albania
2025
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Legislative changes should ensure effective depoliticization and genuine institutional independence of both the Public Broadcaster and the Audio-visual Media Authority in line with international good practice. These changes should include broad public consultation with independent media and civil society representatives.
Recommendation # in final report:
22
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Albania
2025
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Defamation should be fully decriminalized and civil defamation provisions brought in line with international standards on freedom of expression.
Recommendation # in final report:
23
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Albania
2025
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The rules in the Electoral Code for the allocation of airtime in editorial coverage should be amended to reduce the advantage given to the largest parliamentary parties and ensure a more equitable allocation of airtime for all contestants.
Recommendation # in final report:
24
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Albania
2011
EOM
Local
elections
Measures should be taken to strengthen the independence of the public broadcaster from the influence of government and political parties in order to fully implement the goals of a public service broadcaster. Further measures to reduce the dependency upon the state budget should be considered.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Media
Albania
2011
EOM
Local
elections
Legal limitations on paid advertisements in broadcast media based on party representation in the parliament should be amended. Paid airtime should be guaranteed on an equal basis to all contestants, and any limits on paid airtime should be applied on a non-discriminatory basis.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
No longer valid
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Media
Albania
2011
EOM
Local
elections
Clarifications on the media coverage of local elections, such as the allocation of airtime to candidates, political parties, coalitions, government activities, should be addressed by a comprehensive CEC instruction released before the start of the official campaign period.
Recommendation # in final report:
22
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Media
Albania
2011
EOM
Local
elections
Legislation should specify how campaign material prepared by electoral subjects for broadcast should be identified. Political advertisements should be clearly differentiated from news broadcasts and other programming.
Recommendation # in final report:
23
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Media
Albania
2013
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to amending Article 84.1 of the Electoral Code, to further clarify that any campaign material prepared by electoral subjects be marked as propagandistic material and to not oblige broadcasters to air such pre-recorded material in newscasts.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Media
Albania
2013
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to enforcing the timely appointment of MMB members and to ensuring the process is inclusive of all the non-profit media organizations in order to identify suitable media professionals.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Media
Albania
2013
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be made to further defining MMB duties and responsibilities, including procedures for dealing with complaints, and to increase training of media monitoring staff.
Recommendation # in final report:
22
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Media
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