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The new provision of the Law on Public Information and Media regarding public procurement of media services could further jeopardize project co-financing because many public authorities will increasingly redirect funds to media outlets that do not comply with the Journalists' Code of Serbia and the decisions of the Press Council, said Saša Mirković from the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) while appearing on Blic TV.

Employees at United Group were informed late last night in a corporate letter that Dragan Šolak, the founder of United Group and chairman of the Advisory Board, as well as Viktoriya Boklag, the CEO, have been dismissed from their current positions. It was stated that Stan Miler and Libor Vončina have been appointed as CEO and Deputy CEO, respectively. Employees were assured that everything continues to operate as usual across all markets.

We gather to stand in solidarity against the persecution of journalists in Serbia.

“The Agreement on Media Cooperation regarding the acquisition of texts is a sign that there is a willingness to collaborate in this area, which is a positive step forward, as it is often overlooked that journalism is an authorship profession,” said Nino Brajović, the General Secretary of the Association of Journalists of Serbia (UNS), at today’s conference “I am a Journalist, I am an Author,” held at the UNS Press Center.

The media market in Serbia is saturated, poorly regulated, and under strong political control, according to the annual report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2025), which includes Serbia for the first time.

Although the verdict for the arson of Milan Jovanović's house was delivered more than a year ago, he believes he will not achieve full justice: one lawsuit for damages is fraught with obstructions and the humiliation of the journalist and his wife, while the other is stagnant. Those convicted of the arson are transferring their assets to relatives, which means there will soon be no source from which to collect damages.

The Basic Court in Novi Sad has issued a ruling that approves a temporary measure, thereby prohibiting the Center for Social Stability from using statements in films and videos that insult the dignity of the media personalities engaged within United Media.

The members of the National Assembly of Serbia have adopted a set of media laws, which includes the Law on Electronic Media, the Law on Public Media Services, and the Law on Public Information and Media.

The representative of the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM), Saša Mirković, stated that "no one has taken responsibility" for the first process of electing members of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM), which "failed."