Stručni rad
Croatia and the EU – Opening of the Negotiations: Harmonisation of the Media Legislation with the European Standards
Nataša Beširević
; Ministarstva vanjskih poslova i europskih integracija Republike Hrvatske. Odjel za informiranje
Sažetak
Formal beginning of the negotiations with the EU on October 3rd this year marked
a new step in intensifying of the proces of the EU integrations in Croatia. This article
will provide an overview of the present situation, future steps in negotiations
with the EU, as well as a brief survey of the relations between Croatia and the EU
that led to the opening of the negotiations. The author analyses the positive and
negative aspects of Croatia’s entry into the EU, as well as the impact of the
beginning of the negotiations. Based on the existing experience, especially that of
the new EU member states, this article will explain why Croatia’s entering the EU,
in spite of the numerous challenges and problems, is positive for Croatian society.
It also explains how the Croatian journalists and media so far participate in the
available Community programmes. The national programmes for joining the EU
represent detailed annual reports on the implementaton of the Governmental
activites in European integration. These are now published for the third year in
succession, based on the regulal reports of the European Commission on the implementation
of the SAA and the Commission’s Opinion on Croatia’s Application
for Membership in the European Union. The present article will analyse the development
of Croatia’s haromisation with the EU’s acquis communautaire, namely in
the area of freedom of electronic and printed media and the institutional
framework of the Croatian radio and television as the most influential media in
Croatia. The article will conclude with the recommendations for the further
development of the obligatory harmonisation of the media legislation with the
European standards.
Ključne riječi
European integrations; European Union; Croatia; media legislation; media freedom
Hrčak ID:
26390
URI
Datum izdavanja:
18.12.2005.
Posjeta: 2.179 *