26. 08. 2003

Broadcast Council chairman unconcerned by EU freeze

BELGRADE, August 26 2003 – The Broadcasting Agency Council has no knowledge of any funding by foreign or local organisations for its operations, chairman Nenad Cekic said today. “There has been no discussion about donations of either funds or other resources with the Council and the Council has never officially signed any document,” Cekic told media. Cekic claimed that the only body authorised to provide resources for the Council’s operations was the Serbian Government, which had provided funding almost two weeks ago. “The Broadcast Act does not cover foreign donations, especially not directly. If there are donations they can be received only via the Serbian Government,” he added. The Council chairman also predicted that once the Council began granting frequency licences early next year, it would be generating more revenue than it would be able to spend.