Picula: Media freedom in Montenegro needs to be improved
BRUSSELS – The situation in the area of freedom and independence of the media in Montenegro is worrying, and it must be improved, said the...
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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...
EC non-paper on Serbia: Delays in reforms, pressure on the judiciary
Although it has made progress in many areas, Serbia needs to accelerate reforms when it comes to judicial independence, the fight against corruption, media freedom,...
EC non-papers note pressures on judiciary and media in Serbia and Montenegro
by EWB
BRUSSELS – In its latest six-month report on the state of the Chapters 23 and 24 , the so-called “non-paper”, the European Commission notes the...
Media freedom shrinks in Southeast Europe due to COVID-19 crisis
by EWB
SOFIA – Excessive government control, democratic backsliding built on the pre-existing trend of media capture and shrinking of space for media freedoms are the striking...
Serbia’s fall on media freedom list: “If it continues like this, there will no longer be anything to measure”
Serbia welcomed World Press Freedom Day by falling again on the recently published media freedom ranking list by the Reporters Without Borders (RSF). After falling...