Boris BERGANT (re-elected) is Adviser to the Director General for International Relations and Projects, Radio-TV Slovenia. A journalist and broadcasting researcher, he studied journalism at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia and attended Kenyon College. He was editor of foreign affairs with Radio-TV Slovenia from 1981 to 1986, News Editor 1986-88, then deputy TV director until 1992 when he was appointed as Deputy Director of Radio-TV Slovenia.  

He received the Best Journalistic Achievement award in 1996, Best Documentary in 1978, and the TV award in 1981. He is a member of the European Institute for the Media; the Slovenian Council of the European Movement: the Association of Journalists of Slovenia, of which he was the President 1987-91; CIRCOM Regional, of which he was the President 1990-92 and has been Secretary-General since 1993. 

He has been Vice-President of the EBU since 1 January 1999.