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"Calls on member states to: provide the legal, political, financial, technical and other means necessary to ensure genuine editorial independence and institutional autonomy of public service broadcasting organisations, so as to remove any risk of political or economic interference."

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CoE (Committee of Ministers): Declaration of the Committee of Ministers on the guarantee of the independence of public service broadcasting in the member states, para. II

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Declaration of the Committee of Ministers on the guarantee of the independence of public service broadcasting in the member states

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Editorial independence, including of online media, should be protected and free from political or economic interference.
An independent body to regulate election broadcasts may be established.
The state should ensure that all public regulatory agencies are independent and protected from interference.