Broadcasting Fee Before the Federal Constitutional Court
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14 Articles
Is the increase in the broadcasting contribution political self-destruction? The Federal Constitutional Court is negotiating the ARD and ZDF lawsuit against the refusal of the federal states – with astonishing insights.
Public broadcasters see their freedom of broadcasting infringed. A judgement could give federal states more room in the future to deviate from recommendations.
The Federal Constitutional Court is to decide whether the federal states were allowed to vote against the increase in the broadcasting fee. The reasons for the rejection are central.
How much room for manoeuvre do the countries have in the broadcasting contribution? At the Federal Constitutional Court, austerity demands of the politicians meet the desire for planning security of the stations.
ARD and ZDF are complaining against the rejection of an increase in contributions. The Federal Constitutional Court is now examining to what extent the countries may deviate from proposals for financing the ÖRR. "The whole system is under pressure, according to World political editor Ricarda Breyton.
The dispute over the broadcasting contribution has occupied politics and the public broadcasters for years. Now the dispute again ends up before the Federal Constitutional Court. In Karlsruhe, however, the ÖRR is about more than just a detail question.
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