Annual Conference on European Media Law
Date: 07 May 2026
Time: 09:00
Duration: 1.5 days
Location: Trier, Germany & Online
Cost: € 865.00 // € 778.50 (Registration by 7 April)
Organiser: ERA - Academy of European Law
Web Link: https://www.era.int/event/annual-conference-on-european-media-law/
Description:
Objective:
The conference aims to keep media law practitioners up-to-date by providing an overview of the latest policy developments, legislative initiatives and case law in this field.
Key topics:
- Implementation of the European Media Freedom Act;
- Shaping the future of public service media;
- Towards an ex-post evaluation of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive’s impact and added value: protection of minors, video sharing platforms obligations, cross boarder aspects, prominence measures;
- Action Plan of the European Democracy Schield (JOIN (2025) 791 Final) and work in progress;
- Consequences of the Digital Omnibus Package in the media sector;
- Rules on advertising: entry into force of the EU Regulation on Political Advertising, DSA’s advertising repository, and the Commission’s ongoing investigations;
- Recent rulings from the CJEU and ECtHR impacting the media sector.
Who should attend?
Lawyers in private practice specialised in media law and information technology, regulators, in-house counsel and other legal practitioners in the media sector.
Online participation option:
The event will be also streamed live online. You have the option to follow the conference on Zoom, enabling you to ask questions and take part in the discussion with participants in Trier.
