Bratislava, June 2, 2023
Stanislav Matějka, the Head of the Analytical Department at the Office of the Council for Media Services, was elected as the Vice-Chair of the European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA) for a two-year term. EPRA is the oldest and largest professional association of regulatory authorities for radio and television broadcasting, bringing together regulators from fifty-three countries worldwide. At the 57th EPRA meeting, which took place in Oslo, Norway, Matějka received support from over forty participating countries.
"I perceive the election result as further recognition of the contribution of the Council for Media Services to European regulatory practices. I appreciate that the Slovak regulator is consistently regarded as a reliable partner, ensuring expertise and stability," commented S. Matějka. He is the second Slovak representative in the EPRA presidency. Former long-time Director of the Council for Media Services (previously the Director of the Office of the Council for Broadcasting and Retransmission) Ľuboš Kukliš held the position of President in EPRA from 2021 until the completion of his term as the Director of the Slovak regulator.
Stanislav Matějka
Stanislav Matějka has been working at the Council for Media Services since 2020. He is dedicated to international agenda and European legislative initiatives, actively participating in various working groups of the advisory body of the European Commission, ERGA (European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services), the most significant international forum for audiovisual media regulators. He is a leading expert in combating the spread of disinformation in the online space, focusing on the supervision of content distributed on online platforms and the issue of radicalization and terrorism in the online environment.
In addition to S. Matějka, EPRA members also elected two other Vice-Chairs - Stephanie Comey from the Irish regulatory authority and Valentina Alexandru Jucana from the Romanian regulatory authority. The position of the current Vice-Chair, Maria Donde from the British Ofcom, was also confirmed. Mari Velsand, representing the Norwegian media regulator, was elected as the Chair of EPRA.