Aside from its work within AIPCE, the PCC is always happy to liaise with and advise other press councils on a one-to-one basis. The Commission has recently worked closely with counterpart bodies in Bulgaria, Peru, Ukraine, Bosnia and Sri Lanka. It cannot offer financial assistance and will only act in an advisory capacity when its involvement is explicitly requested. Nevertheless, the PCC is always keen to help strengthen self-regulatory systems abroad; just as it is forever seeking to improve the service it provides at home.

We welcome international delegations to the PCC on a frequent basis, both through visits organised the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and direct contact from journalists based all over the world.

For further information on the PCC’s international work please contact Will Gore, the Commission’s Public Affairs Director. His email is will.gore@pcc.org.uk

Key: Countries listed in red have an Active Press Council; Countries listed in blue have prospects to develop a Press Council; Countries listed in grey are without a Press Council

Ireland, Spain, GB, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Malta, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Estonia, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Lithuania, Turkey and Cyprus;

Albania, Armenia, France, Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia and Moldova;

Portugal, Austria, Belarus, Latvia, Serbia, Greece and Czech Republic.



The PCC and the Council of Europe

The PCC has recently participated in a major Council of Europe project to ‘Speak out against Discrimination' in the media. The project examined the role that self-regulation can play in rooting out prejudice, noting that there is not necessarily a single solution to suit all geographical areas. To see the final report of the project please click here.

The Commission regularly works with external organisations, both in the UK and elsewhere, to promote the effectiveness of, and access to, media self-regulation.