EU consultation
12 submissions from 12 organizations told the European Commission what they think about this file. Here is what each of them said, in their own words.
The Commission lists 130 submissions on this file. Shown here: the 12 from organizations. Not shown, by design: submissions from private individuals, which we never publish, and anything filed since our last weekly refresh.
6 submissions from industry — companies and their trade associations — against 2 from civil society: NGOs, consumer organizations, environmental groups and trade unions. That is 3 industry submissions for every one from civil society.
Groupings use the respondent type each organization selected when filing. Counting submissions, not organizations — a body that filed twice is counted twice.
The file, right now
The consultation closed on 14 Jan 2026 — it ran from 15 Oct 2025.
How it got here
Also on the Commission’s pipeline for this file, with no date recorded: Evl.
12 positions
The Unión General de Trabajadoras y Trabajadores (UGT), as a representative trade union organisation at state level and a social actor with a long history in the audiovisual and public media sector, is submitting this contribution in the framework of the European Commission’s public consultation on the evaluation and possible update of the Communication on the application of State aid rules to public service…
Filed in Spanish · English published by the European Commission
· · filed 14 Jan 2026 · source
The evaluation of the 2009 Broadcasting Communication should be used as an opportunity to better align the organisation and financing of public service broadcasting with today’s market and media realities. From the point of view of EU law, in particular in the light of Articles 106(2) and 107 TFEU, there are serious doubts as to whether the current German model can still be justified as a proportionate exception to…
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
· · filed 14 Jan 2026 · source
Eurocinema represents independent film and audiovisual producers. It defends their interests before European and international institutions, ensuring the establishment of regulatory frameworks suited to the development of a competitive and culturally rich industry.
· · filed 14 Jan 2026 · source
CEPI the European Audiovisual Production Association represents over 2,600 European independent film and TV producers across Europe through 19 national associations across 17 European countries. European public service broadcasters have historically been, and continue to be, essential and reliable partners and investors for the European independent audiovisual production sector.
Confindustria Radio Televisioni (CRTV) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the request for evidence concerning the assessment of the State aid rules applicable to public service broadcasting. In this regard, CRTV reaffirms that the regulatory framework established by the Commission's 2009 Com-munication on Broadcasting, regarding the application of State Aid Rules to Public Service Broadcasting, remains…
BNE welcomes the opportunity to comment on the to the Call for Evidence on State aid rules for public service broadcasting evaluation. The audiovisual ecosystem is evolving rapidly, with consumption and monetisation increasingly mediated by a small number of global, largely non-European platforms and algorithmic distribution models alongside the expansion of influencer-driven content.
For the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), independent public service media is incresaingly important for Europe's citizens to have access to information. In times of growing disinforrmation, media concentration and platformisation of media it is urgent to have transparent and sustainable funding for PSM, which must exist along a pluralist media landscape together with private media.
Dear Sir or Madam, On behalf of the Polish Chamber of Electronic Communications (in short: PIKE or Chamber), the Polish Chamber of Commerce, which brings together dozens of telecommunications companies and small local television broadcasters, in connection with the ongoing public consultation on the update of the Communication from the Commission on the application of State aid rules to public service broadcasting…
Filed in Polish · English published by the European Commission
· · filed 14 Jan 2026 · source
The Broadcasting Communication of 2009 clarified the complex application of State aid rules for Public Service Media funding. It acknowledges the competence of the Member States to define and finance the remit in full transparency. EPC believes that the Broadcasting Communication is still fit for purpose. Provisions are clear and simple enough, offering the necessary flexibility. They dont need to be reviewed.
Emerging changes in the media landscape globally warrant public service broadcasting to evolve and adapt to these changes for improved service delivery. The 2009 State Aid rules need to incorporate these new forms of digital media to ensure effective access to information.
· · filed 24 Nov 2025 · source
Important to take into account the scientific evidence on the matter: * Funding of public service media doesn't harm commercial media, in some cases it even fosters commercial players, as it increases general interest in news (Puppis et al. 2025; Sehl et al.
Consultation Response from TV 2 Fyn regarding the Evaluation of the State Aid Rules for Public Service Broadcasting TV 2 Fyn is a regional public service broadcaster i Denmark, fully financed by the Danish state and operating under a clear public mandate: to ensure that all citizens in our region have free, universal access to trustworthy information, democratic debate, and content that reflects their lived…
Method. Every quote is verbatim from the organization’s own submission to the European Commission, trimmed to its opening passage and never summarized by a model. Where a submission was filed in another EU language we show the English text the European Commission publishes alongside it, labeled on the quote; the original is one click away at the source. Groupings use the respondent type the organization itself selected when filing. We deliberately do not label anyone “supportive” or “opposed” — you read what they wrote and draw your own conclusion. Organizations only, never individuals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the European Commission is not liable for this reuse.