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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.

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.

The Municipality of Surdulica is the only local government that has not yet announced a competition for project co-financing of media content for the year 2025, while the competition for 2024 only concluded in September of this year. The President of the Municipality, Aleksandra Popović, explains to ANEM that due to deadlines, the competition for this year will not be announced, and that the funds will be distributed through "special programs permitted by law."

Project co-financing at the local level boils down to the allocation of funds to media outlets that are close to the authorities, which do not report on student protests or publications from other cities, according to interlocutors who participated in a two-day training for writing media projects organized by the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) in Čačak.