A discussion on the Independence of National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) will be held as an afternoon side event in the framework of the EU4Digital Steering Committee Meeting on 7 October and will be taking place virtually.
The event will be organised by the EU4Digital Facility with the support of the European Commission. Expected participants include the members of the Independent Regulators and Broadband Expert Working Group (IRB EWG), the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC), European Commission (DG CONNECT, DG NEAR), Harmonised Digital Market (HDM) Coordinators, EU Delegations and other interested stakeholders from Eastern partner countries.
The main objective of the event is to promote the Methodology for regulatory independence assessment in the Eastern partner countries and highlight the initial results of the gap assessment exercise. The meeting will also share the relevant EU Regulatory Framework and EU best practices in regulatory independence.