Constitutional Court essentially calls for more pluralism and greater independence of the ORF

The results of the national parliamentary election in Austria will shape the course of the implementation of a ruling by the Constitutional Court (the VfGH), which declared certain provisions governing Austria's public service media organisation, the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF), unconstitutional. The ruling issued on 5 October 2023 pursuant to Article 140 of the Federal Constitutional Law (B-VG), following a public oral hearing and a request for judicial review, will take effect on 31 March 2025, with the previous provisions not being reinstated. The legislature is required to enact new regulations by that date.

CMC’s Maren Beaufort explains the background of the ruling in the IRIS Newsletter 2024-8, published by the Council of Europe’s European Audiovisual Observatory.

Link to publication https://merlin.obs.coe.int/download/10138/pdf