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The Presidential Address
M. Juan Montabes Pereira, President of the Consejo Audiovisual de Andalucia, was nominated President of MNRA at the 11th meeting in Granada on October the 2d 2009.
The Consejo Audiovisual de Andalucia sees to the respect of the rights, of the freedoms and of the constitutional and statutory values in the audiovisual media of Andalusia. Our region represents almost one fifth of the Spanish territory. Being the only European region watered by the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, it stands as a landlink between Europe and Africa. Thanks to this geographical localization, Andalusia figures a crossroads for cultures and civilizations… In times past, we have welcomed the Phoenicians, the Greeks and the Romans as well as the Jewish, the Christians and the Muslims.Our Authority since its creation in 2004, set its heart to develop cooperation with similar authorities on a regional, national and international basis, so as to exchange informations over audiovisual regulatory issues. This ambition was fulfilled at the 8th meeting of the Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities in Barcelona when the Consejo Audiovisual de Andalucia became member. It was rewarded with success on the 11th meeting in Granada on October the 2nd 2009, when our authority had the honour to take over the presidency of the Mediterranean Network.
Over twelve years of existence our network has taken many successful and decisive steps. One of our major commitments as regulators lies within the Declaration on audiovisual content regulation adopted in 2008 at our 10th meeting in Reggio Calabria. I wish to underline its extreme importance. The Declaration is aimed at reinforcing such basic common principles as the defence of fundamental rights and freedoms _ specifically those referring to the privacy, honour and reputation of persons_ and as the protection of minors. It contributes to the prevention of racism, xenophobia and gender discrimination in broadcast.
It was an honour for our authority the Consejo Audiovisual de Andalucía, to organize and host in Granada the 11th meeting of our network under the presidency of the Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCOM). Issues of high interest for all authorities present at the meeting were discussed, in particular the subject of the diversity in multicultural societies, the protection of minors and the fight against violence in the media.
The members adopted at the end a Declaration of intention relative to the protection of young publics and the fight against violence in the media in order to put into full effect the MNRA Declaration of on audiovisual content regulation.
The Vice-Presidency of the Network will be held by the Supreme Council of Radio and Television from Turkey (RTÜK) for the period 2009-2010. The next meeting will take place in Turkey in autumn 2010 upon the invitation of RTÜK.
In my name and in the name of all members of the Consejo Audiovisual de Andalucía I express my grateful thanks to all member authorities of the network for relying on our authority and I hope that my presidency will strengthen successfully the historical and cultural links binding the countries boarding the Mediterranean basin.
Juan Montabes Pereira
President of the Consejo Audiovisual de Andalucía
President of the Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities
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