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 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.

Fees in €
Standard
EU and ERA patrons
Young lawyers and other groups
Discount Voucher Code
Registration by 07 April 2026
778.50
622.80
622.80
622.80
Registration after 07 April 2026
865.00
692.00
692.00
692.00
Early registration discount
  • 10 % by 07.04.2026
Discounts available
  • EU and ERA Patrons
    Staff of European Union institutions and agencies; Staff of ERA’s patrons: all EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden), Albania, United Kingdom, Scotland, Serbia, the German states and the City of Trier.
  • Young lawyers and other groups
    Young lawyers up to 30 years of age (important: the participant must provide a copy or details of his or her passport or identity card on request); Full-time staff of universities or comparable academic institutions; Staff of charitable organisations or comparable institutions.
  • Discount Voucher Code
    If you have a discount voucher code, please enter the code in the Voucher Field when you register.