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2021
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To safeguard media pluralism authorities should consider introducing a threshold for media ownership and cross-ownership, and extending these regulations to all types of media.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Media
Czech Republic
2021
EET
Parliamentary
elections
The independence of public broadcasters should be respected, with effective safeguards in place for allowing dismissal of management only on well-founded grounds and for appointing public broadcasters’ oversight bodies in a manner independent of political interference.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Media
Czech Republic
2021
EET
Parliamentary
elections
Criminal sanctions for defamation should be repealed in favour of proportionate civil sanctions.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Media
Czech Republic
2021
EET
Parliamentary
elections
Public officials and other political figures shall refrain from using derogatory or inflammatory language against journalists due to their fulfilment of their professional duties.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Media
Czech Republic
2023
EET
Presidential
To protect media pluralism, the authorities should consider thresholds for ownership across all media types and an impact assessment of potential mergers on media pluralism before their approval.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Media
Czech Republic
2023
EET
Presidential
Criminal sanctions for defamation should be repealed in favour of proportionate civil sanctions.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Media
Czech Republic
2023
EET
Presidential
To guarantee editorial independence and programmatic quality, public media should receive adequate funding ensured through an appropriate, secure and transparent funding framework.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Media
Czech Republic
2025
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The authorities should consider additional safeguards to protect media pluralism, including measures addressing ownership concentration and the impact of media mergers.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Czech Republic
2025
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Additional legal safeguards could be considered to further depoliticize the appointment procedure of the public service media oversight bodies, the Czech Television, Czech Radio, and Czech News Agency Councils, in order to further strengthen their independence.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
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
Czech Republic
2025
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To strengthen its independence, the appointment procedure for members of the Council for Radio and TV Broadcasting could be revised.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
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
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