In response to a request from the Committee on Public Administration, Local Governance, Media, and Rural Development, and the Independent Media Commission (IMC), the Council of Europe has provided a Legal Opinion on the Draft Law on the IMC. This initiative reflects Kosovo’s commitment to strengthening media regulation.

The Draft Law aims to establish a robust framework for audiovisual media services, fostering an independent and transparent media environment, in line with European standards.

This legal support was provided in the framework of the joint European Union and Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye – Phase III” and its action on “Protecting Freedom of Expression and of the Media (PRO-FREX)”, implemented by the Council of Europe Division for Cooperation on Freedom of Expression.

LEGAL OPINION on the Draft Law on the Independent Media Commission of Kosovo (LEX/FoE (2024)6) >>

*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.