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The City of Čačak has published a resolution regarding the allocation of funds based on the completed second competition for the co-financing of media content, specifically the competition for the distribution of nearly six million dinars that remained unallocated in the first round.

The municipality of Bujanovac has decided to annul the competition for co-financing media content, as stated in the decision dated December 26, due to the fact that no applications for co-financing media content were received, nor were there any applications for members of the project evaluation committee.

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) calls on the relevant Ministry of Information and Telecommunications to investigate why the competitions for project co-financing of media content for the year 2025 have not yet been completed in five local governments – Preševo, Vrbas, Gadžin Han, Bujanovac, and Čačak – and how it is possible that the municipality of Surdulica has not announced any competition at all during this year.

The Director for Legal Affairs of the Independent Journalists' Association of Vojvodina (NDNV), attorney Veljko Milić, stated this evening that it is "tragicomic" that the prosecutor's office is suing tabloids instead of initiating an investigation into the ways in which media in Serbia are financed.

The Municipality of Žagubica is the first administration body to announce a competition for project co-financing of media content for the year 2026. The deadline for project applications is January 12, as well as for candidates for committee members.

The city of Niš today announced the results of the competition for project co-financing of media content, which was announced for the distribution of the remaining 26,580,000 dinars, or the amount that was not awarded in the first competition of this year.

The City of Novi Sad has announced the results of the competition for project co-financing of media content, which was announced due to unspent funds from the first competition. Once again, not all funds were allocated, and among the recipients are Novi Sad TV and Dnevnik Vojvodina Press, which are among the record holders for the amount of funds received in this year's media competitions.

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."

Five local governments have not yet completed the competitions for project co-financing of media content for the year 2025, even though the calls to the media were published a long time ago. These are Sjenica, Preševo, Vrbas, Gadžin Han, and Bujanovac.