On 6 November, the Polish Ministry of Culture published a report on a public consultation on the public media reform that includes some of RSF’s recommendations. In particular, the Ministry plans to partially depoliticise the appointment process for public media leaders. The report also agrees that this should be achieved by slightly weakening the role of Poland’s National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) — which is under the influence of politicians — in the selection of public media board members and editors-in-chief.
Yet RSF’s proposal to fund public media via a tax on digital platforms was dismissed. Moreover, the report does not go far enough in strengthening the role of representatives of civil society organisations and media experts in determining the broadcasters’ management and budget. While these organisations and experts contribute to decisions concerning the financial and operational management of public broadcasters, the KRRiT plays a much more dominant role in these matters. The public media’s editorial and financial independence would therefore be insufficiently protected from political pressure, as required by Article 5 of the EMFA, which must be applied from August 2025.
The Ministry of Culture will likely propose the draft bill based on the report — which will create a new opportunity for public consultation — by the end of the year, shortly before Poland assumes the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) from January to July 2025.
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