{"id":5532,"date":"2022-07-20T13:05:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T10:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/media-azi.md\/ungaria-organizatiile-pentru-libertatea-presei-saluta-sesizarea-instantei-ue-in-cazul-de-revocare-a-licentei-klubradio\/"},"modified":"2022-08-09T17:25:13","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T14:25:13","slug":"ungaria-organizatiile-pentru-libertatea-presei-saluta-sesizarea-instantei-ue-in-cazul-de-revocare-a-licentei-klubradio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/media-azi.md\/en\/ungaria-organizatiile-pentru-libertatea-presei-saluta-sesizarea-instantei-ue-in-cazul-de-revocare-a-licentei-klubradio\/","title":{"rendered":"Hungary: Press Freedom Organizations Welcome the Referral to the EU Court in the Klubr\u00e1di\u00f3 License Revocation Case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Several non-governmental organizations campaigning for press freedom and freedom of expression, including Reporters Without Borders (RSF), welcomed the European Commission\u2019s decision to refer the decision of the Hungarian Media Council to revoke the license of the independent broadcaster Klubr\u00e1di\u00f3 to the European Court of Justice, writes Rsf.org.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the RFS, Klubr\u00e1di\u00f3 was forced to stop broadcasting in February 2021 after the media regulator, made up of representatives appointed exclusively by the ruling Fidesz party, rejected a license extension due to alleged non-compliance with administrative requirements. The regulator later blocked the station\u2019s attempts to re-secure the frequency it had used for 20 years, \u201csilencing one of the last major critical radio broadcasters in the country\u201d. Currently, Klubr\u00e1di\u00f3 continues to broadcast online, but less frequently, with more limited reach and influence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On July 15<sup>th<\/sup>, the European Commission announced the continuation of legal proceedings on the infringement of common law, stating that the Media Council\u2019s decision to reject Klubr\u00e1di\u00f3&#8217;s request to use the 92.9 MHz frequency in Budapest was made for \u201cquestionable reasons\u201d and that the authority applied the rules in a \u201cdisproportionate and discriminatory manner\u201d. The commission added that the restriction on the radio station \u201cviolated freedom of expression as enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reporters Without Borders believes that the European Commission\u2019s decision is a late but important one: \u201cThis decision of the EU\u2019s executive body to refer Hungary to court for the alleged violation of EU telecommunications rules regarding Klubr\u00e1di\u00f3&#8217;s broadcast license is a late signal, but important, and shows that the Commission is increasingly willing to use the tools at its disposal to defend independent media, freedom of expression and media pluralism where they are most threatened\u201d, it says in a statement signed by RSF and&nbsp; other 11 NGOs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The signatory organizations express their hope that the Court of Justice of the European Union will carefully analyze this case and find Hungary\u2019s violation of EU telecommunications legislation regarding the fair and non-discriminatory allocation of radio frequencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later, this would allow Klubr\u00e1di\u00f3 to request a retrial of the case at the Supreme Court. \u201cHowever, the process is likely to take time and there are concerns that it may ultimately have a minor impact on Klubradio\u201ds ability to resume broadcasting\u201d, said the RSF statement, which was also supported by other organizations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several non-governmental organizations campaigning for press freedom and freedom of expression, including Reporters Without Borders (RSF), welcomed the European Commission\u2019s decision to refer the decision of the Hungarian Media Council to revoke the license of the independent broadcaster Klubr\u00e1di\u00f3 to the European Court of Justice, writes Rsf.org. 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