Ukraine will be represented within the Observatory’s governing body, its Executive Council, by the National Council of Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine, which will exercise this task in coordination with Ukraine’s Ministry of Culture and Information Policy. Olha Herasymiuk, Chair of the National Council of Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine will represent Ukraine at the Executive Council. Ukraine’s membership started on June 19, 2025.

The Strasbourg-based Observatory is the Council of Europe’s information clearing house on the cinema, television and streaming industries in 41 European countries. It provides essential key data and legal analysis of these industries. Most of this information is available free of charge in the form of reports and databases on the Observatory’s website (obs.coe.int).

Ukraine’s new membership means that the European Audiovisual Observatory will be able to include facts and figures about Ukraine in its reports and databases. Moreover, Ukraine will be able to become a member of the various networks that contribute and benefit from this information flow. This will give greater visibility to Ukraine and support the efforts of its professionals working in the various audiovisual sectors.

Conversely, Ukraine’s film, television and streaming professionals will be able to access the Observatory’s information and enrich their own knowledge about Europe’s audiovisual sector.

Observatory Executive Director, Susanne Nikoltchev stated that “the new membership of Ukraine means that we can integrate in all aspects of our work a European country that already has a rich audiovisual culture, particularly in the field of television and cinema production. She added that “this accession was facilitated by the support of all existing members of the European Audiovisual Observatory”.