Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities

The Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities was created on a proposal by the French Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA) and the Consell de l'Audiovisual de Catalunya (CAC)  in Barcelona on the 29th of November, 1997.

Its objective is to establish a framework for discussion and consistent exchanges of information and research on topics related to audiovisual regulation. It aims at strengthening the historical and cultural links between Mediterranean countries in order to address the common challenges raised by globalisation. Twenty  regulatory authorities representing seventeen  countries are henceforth members of the Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities, along with two authorities having the status of member-observers.

 Its ambition is to welcome any independent regulatory authority belonging to the Mediterranean area willing to take part in its exchanges.

The 12th Plenary Assembly took place in Istanbul upon the invitation of the Supreme Council of Radio-Television of Turkey (RTÜK) on September 30th and October 1st 2010. At the end of the meeting the Presidency of the network was entrusted to Prof. Davut Dursun, President of RTÜK, and the Vice-Presidency to the Broadcasting Authority of Malta (BAM). The next meeting will be hosted by Malta in 2011.The network counts 20 member authorities representing seventeen states of the Mediterranean area as well as two member-observers. in Istanbul, the Broadcasting Council of the Republic of Macedonia joined the network under the status of member.