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One of the founding fathers of CIRCOM, John Forsberg has died in his 80th year.

John Forsberg’s profession was originally engineer but he became a pioneer in establishing TV production in Sweden outside Stockholm, building the station in Gothenburg to a complete production unit, including drama and entertainment programming.

Later John moved to Stockholm and a central position at the staff of SVT2, where he was active until his retirement.

His love and engagement for CIRCOM is well-known and CIRCOM veterans will always remember him for introducing singing to the meetings.

We will also remember John for his everlasting attempts to keep the fire in his pipe and his passion for national television outside the capitals.

John Forsberg’s interest in CIRCOM lasted long and he visited many conferences together with his wife Inga even after he had left his professional life.

Johan Forssblad & Olle Mannberg

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At Executive Committee and European Board meetings, held on November 25 and 26, 2005, new CR President & Secretary General were elected.

 Anita Bhalla from BBC, UK was unanimously elected the new President of Circom Regional. SG and EB members thanked Paolo Morawski, the outgoing President , for his dedication and devotion to Circom Regional in the past two years.

Peter Sauer, BR, Germany was unanimously elected the new Secretary General of Circom Regional, taking office in a year 's time, at the end of 2006 as stipulated in the Statutes.

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• Workshops with CIRCOM journalists at the European Parliament

The aim of the workshop is to:

- Increase awareness of the works among European Regional TV-stations of the European Parliament, its Members and the assistance they can get from the Audiovisuelle Unit.
- Encourage journalists to produce program mes about the European Parliament to be broadcasted on regional CIRCOM member TV-stations.
- Develop sustained working relations between the staff of the AV-Unit in particular and in general that of the DG Info and journalists, TV-stations and the Regional CIRCOM Association

Criteria for participation

Journalists requesting to participate have to be employed on a regular basis by a TV-station being member of the Regional CIRCOM Association. The participation will be based on the principle 'first come, first served'; the journalists sending in first their request for participation will be included first.
Only restriction will be the prerequisite to assure a geographical diversity - priority will be given to journalists working for TV-stations coming from one of the new EU member states.

Two different modules proposed

A. - 2-5 days stay at the European Parliament for production of short or medium program me
B. - Up to one month stay at the European Parliament for production of longer program me

What the EP offers

For both modules, the European Parliament offers its services to the selected journalists during the stay; a TV-crew, TV-editing and TV-studio facilities will be available free of charge following the normal criteria applied for such use. Further a special coach person will be on hand to guide, inform and explain the functioning of the Parliament, the rules of procedures, the different services available etc.

For the module B, the EP would like to offer the integration of journalists to work in close relation with the Audiovisual Unit for a maximum of one month. We offer a fully equipped working place in the EP building and a real involvement in the activities of the Audiovisual Unit.

• Workshop visit to your TV-station

The Audiovisual Unit offers as well the possibility of sending a journalist/producer from our Unit at no cost to your station on a 2 - 4 days workshop. By concrete assistance in the production of items related to the EP, the aim is to optimize the use of the services available from the EP.

1. A guide to the services of the European Parliament - how to get the best from our services

- EbS (Europe by Satellite) in practise - interactive contact with the crew of EbS, the possibilities of requesting special coverage and thematic illustrations etc.
- Audiovisual Archives - get hold of latest archive footage, identify and requesting of thematic illustrative footage, preparation of up-coming news topics and interviews with relevant MEPs
- Planning - detailed guidance to ensure efficient coordination of your needs in the preparation as well as on the set.

2. A reflection on how to improve your work methods regarding EP topics - Explore the research possibilities of the EP

- In detail acquaintance of the internet portal of the EP,
- Establishment of personal contacts with the Unit's Hotline-Newsdesk, the Political spoke men's service etc.

CONTACT:
Branka Prazic,
Circom Secretariat,
tel +385 1 634 3613,
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Heike Stiegler,
Bayerisches Fernsehen,
tel +49 911 6550 314,
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11th - 13th October 2005

Wallström tells regional TV editors that EU must ‘go local' to bridge knowledge gap about Europe
(Press release from European Union - Committee of the Regions)

European Commission Vice-President Margot Wallström offered a sneak preview of her ‘Plan D' communication proposals when she met 50 regional TV chiefs at the Committee of the Regions today (11 October 2005) for a briefing held in the framework of the OPEN DAYS European Week of Regions and Cities.
The Communication Commissioner, who was welcomed to the Committee's headquarters by President Peter Straub, told the editors from the Circom association of regional public television stations that the EU must “go local” if it is to bridge the knowledge gap among citizens about “the thousand ways” in which Europe plays a positive impact in their daily lives.
She said her Plan D – short for “dialogue, debate and democracy” – recognised the role that regional TV can play in connecting with citizens, through programming which meets specific regional needs and interests. The Commission was keen to provide long-term, practical assistance to regional stations willing to include a European dimension in their coverage – even if this sometimes meant critical coverage.
For more details please visit http://www.cor.eu.int/en/press/press_05_10109.html
© European Communities, 1995-2005

Circom Briefings bring together senior decision makers from the worlds of politics, business and civil society with editors-in-chief and programme managers from Europe 's regional public television stations, all members of Circom Regional.
This Circom Briefing - hosted by the EU Committee of the Regions in Brussels - was an opportunity to interact with senior representatives from the European institutions such as Margot Wallström, Vice President of the European Commission, Peter Straub, President of the Committee of the Regions, and Danuta Hübner, EU Commissioner for Regional Policy, as well as with organisations and associations active on the regional level.
The finale of the first Circom Briefing as well as of the “OPEN DAYS - European Week of Regions and Cities” on the evening of the 12th featured the presentation of the 2005 Prix Circom for Cross-Border TV Programmes by Peter Straub and Danuta Hübner.
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President of the Committee of the Regions Peter Straub addresses Circom Briefing in Brussels




Margot Wallstrom, Vice President of the European Commission discuss communicating Europe with Circom Regional members




Question time with Josep Borrell Fontelles, President of the European Parliament