State Aid or Band Aid? An Evaluation of the European Commission’s Approach to Public Service Broadcasting

摘要: The article evaluates the European Commission’s decisions on state aid in broadcasting sector and outlines logic which these are based. It maintains that approach to cases illustrates an increasingly mature understanding towards issue of funding public service broadcasters thereby ipso factoacknowledges importance democratic life citizens At same time, however, attempts ossify this draw up a satisfactory framework, order lay foundations for future Community action area, have been frustrated by both Member States, leaving Commission with largely ad hoc evaluating cases. Despite this, has constructed regulatory framework continued existence within terms EC Treaty. Ironically, achieved at time when national gove...