The second edition of the Academy on Media Law in South East Europe (SEE), will enhance cooperation in the development and the implementation of progressive media legislation in SEE in line with international and European media standards. The academy aims at safeguarding media freedoms and the right to freedom of expression by sharing and learning from the best legal frameworks and practices in the enforcement of media standards in the region.

The project will be implemented under the auspices of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) and in cooperation with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE field operations in South East Europe, the European Broadcasting Union, the European Association of Public Service Media in South East Europe and Article 19: Global Campaign for Free Expression.

The academy is targeted at media professionals: practicing media lawyers, media representatives, legislators, members of media regulatory and self-regulatory bodies, academia, civil society, dealing with media freedom issues.

Strengthening regional know-how and exchange on legislative framework for freedom of expression and its implementation is in line with the RCC Strategy and Work Programme 2014-2016 and the good governance aspects of the SEE 2020 strategy.