European Commission Report on media freedom in Serbia: Progress detected through a microscope
European Commission Report on Serbia from October 2021 assessed that, for the first time in several years, there was “limited progress” when it comes to...
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Policy Brief: The EU should continue to insist on Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation
by EWB
VIENNA – To avoid an institutional crisis and restore its internal and external credibility, the EU needs to foster Member States’ and candidate countries’ compliance...
Twitter labels accounts of all national TV channels in Serbia as “state-affiliated”
by EWB
BELGRADE – Twitter has put a label “media affiliated with the government of Serbia” on the accounts of all five television channels with the national...
Serbian media associations leave Government’s Working group for the safety of journalists in protest
by EWB
BELGRADE – Following a widespread smearing campaign against the online investigative portal KRIK, during which its journalists were accused of cooperating with the mafia by...
Picula: Media freedom in Montenegro needs to be improved
by EWB
BRUSSELS – The situation in the area of freedom and independence of the media in Montenegro is worrying, and it must be improved, said the...
Pisonero: EU condemns any threats or attacks on journalists
by EWB
BRUSSELS – The EU condemns any threats or attacks on journalists, either physical or verbal, said the European Commission’s Spokesperson Ana Pisonero. “Journalists should be...
Serbian government weaponized state-owned Telekom to curb media freedom?
Concerns about the already insufficient media pluralism in Serbia increased after a document emerged showing that the state-owned company Telekom intends to sign a contract...
State-owned company in Serbia financed pro-government media, opposition claims
by EWB
BELGRADE – The state-owned telecommunications company Telekom Srbija has been used to transfer taxpayers money to the accounts of companies owned by media moguls supporting...
Opposition in Serbia calls on EC to establish expert groups that would help resolve the political crisis
by EWB
BELGRADE – Opposition parties and organisations in Serbia sent a letter to the European Commission in which they expressesed deep concern over the erosion of...
ODIHR: Elections in N. Macedonia genuinely competitive, negative campaigning prevailed
by EWB
SKOPJE – The 15 July 2020 early parliamentary elections were generally administered effectively amid adjustments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but legal stability was...