Background Information (Council of Europe)
Extracts from the most relevant ECtHR case-law
Media pluralism is a key pillar of democratic media systems and States are ultimate guarantors of pluralism
Informationsverein Lentia and Others v. Austria, nos. 13914/88; 15041/89; 15717/89; 15779/89; 17207/90, judgment of 24 November 1993
States should ensure the independence of public service media from political interference and control
Manole and others v. Moldova, no. 13936/02, judgment of 17 September 2009
