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The Committee for Culture and Information of the National Assembly of Serbia today adopted a Decision to initiate a renewed procedure for proposing a candidate for a member of the Council of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM) at the proposal of the authorized proposer, the national councils of national minorities, after no candidate in that category received a majority of votes in Parliament for election and thus the ninth member of that body was not elected.

All high officials must refrain from verbal attacks and threats against journalists, the European Commission told N1 in response to statements made by the Minister of Information, Boris Bratina, that N1, Nova, and Radio Free Europe "should not exist in the airwaves within the territory of the state."

The City of Niš has announced a second competition for project co-financing of media content for the year 2025, and the deadline for project applications is November 22.

The members of the Assembly of Serbia voted today to approve a new but incomplete composition of the Council of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM), selecting eight out of nine members from 18 candidates for this body.

The Minister of Information and Telecommunications, Boris Bratina, has once again abused his position to accuse journalists from N1 and Nova of being "responsible for many things," and claimed that Radio Free Europe (RFE) is "dangerous due to its anti-Serbian programming."

Telekom Srbija has launched a new media outlet, TS Media Live, which currently features two shows by Milomir Marić – "Dan na dan" and "Ćirilica." Although TS Media Live has its place on the Move and Iris platforms, the channel does not have a license from the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM). Telekom claims that it is not a television channel, but rather a "temporary technical solution" that allows for live broadcasts within the Video Club. Former REM Council member Judita Popović states that the law does not recognize such "solutions."

In October, the Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) recorded a total of **33 incidents involving journalists and media workers**. Furthermore, a significant number of attacks occurred during protests organized across Serbia, and there has also been a noticeable increase in threats and dangerous targeting by high-ranking officials.

Following the KRIK article "Ćaci(ji): Guardians of the Party," published on Wednesday, November 5, journalist Nataša Mijušković from TV Insajder recognized one of the men depicted in the article as the individual who harassed her on Sunday, November 2, around 11 PM, near the makeshift tent camp in front of the National Assembly of Serbia. The individual in question is Jelenko Pijevac, who repeatedly squeezed her arm and threatened that "all her bones would be broken" if she did not show them her phone and delete all the photos and recordings she had taken in that area.

The political decision for the ruling majority not to elect a candidate in any area would represent a nullification of everything achieved so far in the process of electing members of the Council of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media (REM), as well as a complete denial of the efforts of all involved actors to carry out the process in accordance with minimal legal standards, states a letter from 12 candidates for the REM Council.