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Dear list members,

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted on 11 
February 2009 the Declaration on the role of community media (CM) in 
promoting social cohesion and intercultural dialogue, you will find the 
text in English and French attached.

The Community Media Forum Europe (<_http://www.cmfe.eu/>_) has been 
working as an observer with the Group of Specialists on Media Diversity 
(MC-S-MD) of the Steering Committee on the Media and New Communication 
Services (CDMC) of the Council of Europe since December 2007 and 
contributed actively to the drafting of this Declaration, cooperating 
closely with AMARC Europe.

/We are pleased to see the positive results of this work and are 
convinced that the declaration can support the further development of CM 
across Europe. This declaration surely helps strengthening the position 
of CM in national regulatory and legislation processes, e.g. concerning 
financial support and access to communication infrastructures. It also 
strengthens the presence of CM on European policy level.
/
Please help distribute the document to CM and CM-federations in your 
countries! The Council of Europe and the Ministers of Culture of the 47 
member states need and deserve attention for this positive outcome. 
Please inform CMFE on publications, either on websites (links) or in 
newsletters, so we can then inform the Council of Europe.

For questions, don’t hesitate to contact CMFE via one of the contact 
persons below.

Kind regards,

Pieter de Wit,
President CMFE
+ 31 24 3550559 mobile: + 31 6 34150581
mailto: [log in to unmask] <_http://www.cmfe.eu_>


Nadia Bellardi
Vice-president CMFE
+ 41 44 5672 411
mailto: PR LoRa <[log in to unmask]>

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organisations and federations, which aim to support the role of Community
Media in Europe
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