Media Commission Secretariat

Tasks of the Media Commission

The tasks and duties of the Media Commission are set forth in the Media Act of 19 October 2005, Liechtenstein Law Gazette 2005 no. 250 (in German), the Media Promotion Act of 21 September 2006, Liechtenstein Law Gazette 2006 No. 223 (in German), the Media Promotion Ordinance of 22 March 2016, Liechtenstein Law Gazette 2016 No. 100 (in German), and the Law of 23 October 2003 on Liechtenstein Broadcasting (in German).

Specifically, these are

a) the preparation and adoption of rules of procedure;
b) preparing the annual budget, the annual report and the annual financial statements for the attention of the government;
c) making recommendations on media-specific or media-relevant issues for the attention of the government;
d) issuing statements on media-specific or media-relevant issues on behalf of the government;
e) performing the duties assigned to it by other laws and ordinances, in particular the Media Promotion Act and the Law on Liechtenstein Broadcasting 

Members of the Media Commission

The Media Commission was appointed by Parliament at its non-public meeting on 11 March 2022 and at the by-election on 9 November 2023 for the term of office from 2022 to 2026 as follows:

• Jnes Rampone-Wanger, Vaduz, President
• Serpil Yörümez, Schaan, Vice President
• Michael Bürzle, Balzers, member
• Alexander Kind, Triesen, member
• Fabian Sude, Vaduz, member
• Claudia Bartholdi, Vaduz, substitute member
• German Beck, Triesenberg, substitute member

Secretariat

The Office for Communications serves as the Secretariat for the Media Commission:

Medienkommission
c/o Amt für Kommunikation
Äulestrasse 51
Postfach 684
9490 Vaduz

Phone +423 236 6488
Fax +423 236 6489

Annual report

The annual accountability report outlines the activities and results of the Commission's work in the respective reporting year.

2023 annual report (in German; excerpt from the 2023 report of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Economy and Environment)
2022 annual report (in German; excerpt from the 2022 report of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Economy and Environment)

Media subsidies

Applications for media subsidies must be submitted in writing to the President of the Media Commission no later than the end of April of each year and must include a specific request and a brief and complete statement of how the subsidy requirements are met. All documents and receipts relating to the previous calendar year that are suitable for certifying eligibility for subsidies as well as the type and scope of the subsidies sought, in particular the costs for which compensation or reimbursement is sought, must be enclosed. Late applications will be rejected without further proceedings.

Applications for Media subsidies

Application Form for Media subsidies 2024 (in German)

In Case of questions do not hesitate to contact the Secretariat of the Media Commission.