This contract has been concluded to establish a framework for the systematic promotion and development of public services in radio and television broadcasting involving:
* the creation and production of new, original works in the public interest
* the public dissemination of such programmes as part of a public broadcasting service
* the modernisation of the technological infrastructure for the production and broadcasting of new, original programmes in the public interest and
* broadcasting to other countries
By concluding this contract, the parties (the Slovak Republic represented by the Ministry and Radio and Television Slovakia ("RTVS")) declared that they consider the promotion of the making, production, broadcasting and preservation of Slovak audiovisual and cinematographic works to be an integral part of public broadcasting services and an integral part of the cultural heritage of the Slovak Republic. RTVS has an essential role in the sustainable development of audiovisual culture due to its historical, cultural, social and economic status. Provision for such development involving the use of public funds and cooperation with RTVS and other audiovisual organisations will contribute to the public interest in broadcasting and the development of audiovisual culture and industries in Slovakia and advance the values of humanism, ethics and education.
The first periodic report includes a description of the institute of the contract with the state, which the Slovak Republic implemented in 2010. The framework contract MK - 138/2012/M on the provision of public services in radio and television broadcasting in the period 2013-2017 was described in detail in the second periodic report. A new framework contract on provision for public services in radio and television broadcasting in the period 2018-2022 was concluded in 2017 under reference MK- 57/2017/M. The parties agree on the precise and binding scope and nature of their contractual commitments to each other for each year by means of an addendum to the contract. The addendum is always concluded for a period of one calendar year.
Based on the addendum, the Ministry pays RTVS an agreed sum each year to cover the following purposes:
* RTVS's programming commitment, the content of which is the making of new, original radio and television programmes in the public interest, is always specified in detail in the addendum for the given calendar year
* implementation of specific investment projects as stipulated in the addendum for the given calendar year and
* broadcasting by RTVS to foreign countries via the radio channel Radio Slovakia International, which broadcasts via satellite and the internet at least 30 minutes per day in Slovak, English, German, French, Russian and Spanish.
Since 2013, the addendum to the contract with the state has defined areas of special interest for state support in the given calendar year and the minimum percentage of the funds provided for programming commitments that will be used for the making of new, original programmes in the public interest in each area of special state interest.
The addendum for 2016 laid down the following areas of special interest for state support:
* year of Slovak music
* support for contemporary Slovak art (literature, visual arts, music, dance)
* support for the promotion of national cultural institutions in various areas of culture
The following areas of special interest for state support were agreed for 2017:
* support for the promotion of national cultural heritage - cultural heritage monuments, customs, history
* support for the promotion of national cultural institutions in various areas of culture
The addendum for 2018 laid down the following areas of special interest for state support:
* programmes linked to the anniversaries of historical events involving the Slovak and Czech Republics:
a. the hundredth anniversary of the common state of Czechs and Slovaks
b. the fiftieth anniversary of the Czecho-Slovak revival process
* programmes marking the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Slovak Republic
* programmes marking the hundredth anniversary of the end of World War I
The following areas of special interest for state support were agreed for 2019:
* programmes about important cultural institutions and personalities from Slovakia in the context of their historical anniversaries
* programmes to increase knowledge and awareness of the national cultural heritage monuments of Slovakia
* programmes informing children about the implementation of their rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
RTVS undertook to allocate a percentage of its total state subsidy for programming commitments to the making of new, original public interest programmes in the areas of special state interest in the amount of at least 3% in 2016 and 2017 and at least 5% in 2018 and 2019.
Every year, the financial contribution paid to RTVS under the contract with the state is used to produce television programmes that are not usually of interest to the commercial sector and but which contribute to meeting the need for public service in radio and television broadcasting. Funds contributed by the state are also used to make radio and television programmes for members of national minorities and religious programmes. The making of new, original programmes in the public interest in areas of special state interest serves the interests of minority viewers and promotes the national culture. Renovation of the public broadcaster's technical infrastructure also helps to ensure that the objectives are met with required level of quality. Radio broadcasts to other countries would probably cease without state support. This indicates that the measure clearly contributes to support for access to the national culture and minority culture and stimulates the development of cultural diversity in Slovak radio and television broadcasting.
In 2016 RTVS was paid USD 23,630,391 under the contract with the state to implement its programming commitments in television broadcasting, USD 3,044,520 to implement its programming commitments in radio broadcasting, USD 1 127 600 for radio broadcasting to other countries and USD 2 967 392 for specific investment projects.
In 2017 RTVS was paid USD 22,066,128 under the contract with the state to implement its programming commitments in television broadcasting, USD 3,044,520 to implement its programming commitments in radio broadcasting, USD 1,127,600 for radio broadcasting to other countries and USD 6,089,040 for specific investment projects.
In 2018 RTVS was paid USD 23,711,522 under the contract with the state to implement its programming commitments in television broadcasting, USD 3,044,520 o implement its programming commitments in radio broadcasting, USD 1,127,600 for radio broadcasting to other countries and USD 11,839,800 for specific investment projects.
In 2019 RTVS was paid USD 23 297 468 under the contract with the state to implement its programming commitments in television broadcasting, USD 3,205,767 to implement its programming commitments in radio broadcasting, USD 1,127,600 for radio broadcasting to other countries and USD 3,721,080 for specific investment projects.
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Evaluation is conducted on the national level by means of a separate audit of accounts for the funds provided under each year's addendum, which RTVS is required to submit to the Ministry each year and which the Ministry inspects on the material and financial levels. As part of the evaluation, the Ministry checks RTVS's fulfilment of its commitments under the contract with the state and the addendums for the budget years concerned.