A delegation of 14 participants from Ukraine visited Flanders in order to get familiar with the Flemish experience in the sphere of media freedom and public broadcasting. The five-day visit was organised by the Joint Programme between Council of Europe and European Union Strengthening Information Society in Ukraine as well as the Department of International Affairs of Flanders.
The participants were interested in Flanders experience of the government regulation of communications provided for in a decree on government communication with public.
Moreover, they learned about the system of media self-regulation which is successfully functioning in Flanders. The Flemish Council on Journalism includes all types of mass media and considers complaints in connection with the media, for instance: inaccurate coverage, violation of the right to privacy etc.
