GOVERNMENT FORWARDS TO PARLIAMENT BILL ON RADIO TELEVISION

ZAGREB, Jan 23 (Hina) - The government on Thursday forwarded to parliament a final bill on Croatian Radio Television (HRT) under which this public institution would be organised in three units -- Croatian Radio, Croatian Television and HRT Music Production. #L# Culture Minister Antun Vujic said that editors on HRT had been in crisis for two months already. He described the situation as "a Rashomon of unsolved issues which prevents the normal functioning of Croatian Television". He said the current situation was affecting the financial crisis as well because Croatian Television marked about a 30 million kuna lower income. Because of the current crisis Croatian Television is also exposed to numerous illegitimate political influences, the minister said. As one of the issues which should be solved, Vujic pointed to whether it should be regulated by law that three percent of the television subscription be earmarked for a media pluralisation fund. Such a regulation has already been moved, while the minister claims it is not a custom in Europe, even though some countries, i.e. Switzerland, had it. (hina) it sb