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2015: The zero year of media project co-financing and the first gray area of the system.
In 2015, local governments distributed funds to the media for the first time under the new law using a project co-financing model.
A Decade of Media Co-Financing in Novi Pazar
The first competition for co-financing projects of public interest in the field of public information was announced for a period of 36 months, covering the years 2016, 2017, and 2018, during which the local government allocated 4.7 million dinars monthly for projects of five media outlets.
Eleven local governments have not yet announced media competitions.
So far, 135 local governments, the Vojvodina Secretariat, and the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications have announced competitions for project co-financing of media content for the year 2026.
The ministry, the province, and 120 local governments have announced media competitions.
The Ministry of Information and Telecommunications, the Provincial Secretariat in Vojvodina, and 120 local governments have announced 135 competitions for project co-financing of media content, as stated in the database of the Unified Information System (UIS) of the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications.
The Vojvodina Secretariat for Public Information has announced media competitions – for projects totaling 45 million dinars less than in 2025.
The Provincial Secretariat for Culture, Public Information, and Relations with Religious Communities has announced today the competitions for co-financing media projects in the field of public information for the year 2026.
Merošina retracted the decision to announce the media competition.
The Municipality of Merošina has revoked its previously adopted decision to announce a competition for project co-financing of media content for the year 2026. The reason likely lies in the fact that the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications has urged authorities not to announce competitions until the final list of candidates for the project evaluation committee members is published.
Both Novi Pazar and Petrovac na Mlavi have announced media competitions, though the final list of candidates for the committees is still pending.
The competitions for project co-funding of media content for the year 2026 were announced today by Novi Pazar and Petrovac na Mlavi, although the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications has not yet published the final list of candidates for the members of the project evaluation committees.
The Ministry of Information initiated 27 misdemeanor proceedings due to media competitions in 2025.
The Ministry of Information and Telecommunications initiated 27 misdemeanor proceedings against public authorities in 2025 for non-compliance with the Law on Public Information and Media, specifically regarding the rules related to competitions for project co-financing of media content.
Merošina has announced a media competition for 2026, with applications for the committees not yet available.
The Municipality of Merošina announced today a competition for project co-financing of media content for the year 2026, with the deadline for project submissions and commission members set for February 20, as stated in the Unified Information System (UIS) of the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications.
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