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The Association of Journalists of Serbia (UNS) protests that the draft budget for 2026 proposed by the Municipality of Bečej allocates all 10 million designated for information to be paid for "contract services."

The budget of Serbia for the year 2026 allocates 62.3 million dinars more for project co-financing of media content at the national level compared to this year.

The Municipality of Inđija has allocated more than 32 million dinars for media content in its proposed budget for 2026, while lawyers and auditors warn that in previous years, most of the funds were distributed non-transparently, outside of a competitive process, and without clear reporting.

At the third hearing regarding the lawsuit filed by the company "Starting" (the first was postponed due to the absence of the company's director), Judge Sonja Kusturić issued a judgment of acquittal for KRIK journalist Sofia Bogosavljev.

The Basic Court in Niš found two attackers on N1 correspondent from Niš, Milan Stojanović, guilty and fined them a monetary penalty of 30,000 dinars each.

A journalist, Sergej Ivanov, received a threatening phone call from an unknown person: "...those who write lies about me, something may happen to them...". The threat arrived after he published a post on his Facebook profile regarding the possible opening of a lignite mine in the vicinity of Dimitrovgrad, just before a public discussion on the Draft Detailed Regulatory Plan for the "Mazgoš" deposit was scheduled to take place. The case has been reported to the competent prosecutor's office, and there has been a significant reaction from the professional community.

Journalists are not "people of a special kind" from whom traumas bounce off like they are made of stone, without consequences or pain. In the complete lawlessness that prevails during demonstrations in Serbia, without police and prosecutors taking any action for our protection, a profession that exposes its employees to extraordinary levels of stress even in normal circumstances becomes truly harmful and dangerous for its own people. It is high time we equip young people in this profession with the knowledge and skills that will extend their careers and make them healthier and more resilient.

The Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) finds it deeply problematic that Branislav Klanšček, the current President of the Management Board of RTS, has been recognized as a "regular" candidate for the position of General Director of the public service – and this by the very Management Board that decides who will be appointed to that position.

"The new competitions for the program director and seven chief and responsible editors will be announced when all conditions are met and when I assess that it is the most effective for the organization," said Goran Karadžić, the General Director of Radio-Television Vojvodina, today for UNS.