Overview

• The regional parliament opened debate and vote on Wednesday on reforms to the 2009 law governing institutional advertising in Castile and León.
• The proposed text seeks to cap the share of government adverts any media outlet can carry but does not specify if the 33% limit applies to individual agencies or all public bodies combined.
• Opposition parties tabled an amendment to curtail the regional government's influence over RTVCyL, which currently receives €23.4 million in direct funding.
• With the PP in a minority, critics argue the draft has multiple legal ambiguities that require an immediate express reform after expected approval.
• A key objective of the overhaul is to reshape the model for regional television, targeting transparency and independence at RTVCyL.