Information Policy

New media law for Latvia

Latvia’s president has signed off the Law of Public Electronic Media and its Management.

It will come into effect on January 1 and, according to Ivars Abolins, chairman of the National Electronic Media Council (NEPLP), be “a step towards more efficient management and sustainable development of public media”.

Council of Europe treaty bolstering data protection opened for signature

Twenty-one states signed today a Council of Europe treaty aimed at strengthening the principles and rules for the protection of personal data at international level.

New law in Belarus requires internet comments to be authorised

Andrei Naumovich Amendments to the Mass Media Law will make it more balanced

The amendments to the Law on Mass Media will make it more balanced and will bring it closer to the needs of the Belarusian society, noted Andrei Naumovich, chairman of the standing commission on human rights, national relations and mass media of the House of Representatives.

Estonian government planning to endorse cyber security bill

The Estonian government at a sitting on Thursday is planning to endorse a cyber security bill, the aim of which is to strengthen the protection of network and information systems needed when rendering services of decisive importance and the network and information systems of state and local government units, writes LETA/BNS.