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REM (Regulatory Body for Electronic Media) is an independent and autonomous organization that exercises public authority in the field of electronic media in the Republic of Serbia. Its goal is to enhance the quality and diversity of media services, as well as to contribute to the preservation and development of freedom of thought and expression. REM is functionally and financially independent, and its main bodies are the Council (which consists of nine members) and the Director. The organization's headquarters is located in Belgrade, at Nikola Pašić Square No. 5.
Committee: The new competition for four members of the REM Council has been canceled; there were no applications.
The decision to initiate the procedure for proposing candidates for the election of members of the Council of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM) dated December 29, 2025, has been revoked, it was decided today at the meeting of the Assembly's Committee on Culture and Information.
Veran Matić: There has never been any genuine desire from the authorities for a functional REM Council.
The Chairman of the Board of the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM), Veran Matić, stated for NIN that the association has publicly declared that it will not respond to the Public Call of the Committee for Culture and Information and will not propose a candidate for a member of the REM Council.
ANEM will not participate in proposing candidates for the election of members of the REM Council.
The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) will not respond to the Public Call of the Committee for Culture and Information, which is reinitiating the process for proposing candidates for four members of the Council of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM).
The Culture and Information Committee has adopted the initiation of the procedure for proposing candidates for the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media (REM).
The Culture and Information Committee of the Assembly of Serbia has adopted a proposal to initiate the process of nominating candidates for the election of members of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media (REM) at the suggestion of authorized proposers.
The candidacy of two members from national minority groups for the REM Council has been adopted, with the opposition claiming that they are close to the SNS.
The Parliamentary Committee for Culture and Information adopted the candidacies of Ištvan Bodžoni and Sreten Jovanović for members of the Council of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM) from the ranks of national minorities at today’s session.
The EU regrets that Serbia still lacks a functional Regulatory Authority.
The European Union (EU) regrets to note that Serbia still lacks a functional Council of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM), following the resignations of members who pointed out irregularities in the electoral process, it was announced today on the official account of the EU Delegation in Serbia on the social media platform X.
Four selected members of the REM Council have resigned.
The appointed members of the Council of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media Rodoljub Šabić, Mileva Malešić, Ira Prodanov Krajišnik, and Dubravka Valić Nedeljković have officially submitted their resignations.
Lumturije Ameti: I am withdrawing my candidacy for membership in the REM Council.
Lumturije Limani from Bujanovac informs the public that she is withdrawing her candidacy for membership in the REM Council as a candidate of the National Council of Albanians.
Candidates for the REM Council, Fijuljanin and Ameti: We would resign after two years.
We want to demonstrate that we, as legitimate candidates, possess the willingness, responsibility, and openness to find solutions, and that such an approach is essential for concluding the selection process of the REM Council in a manner that contributes to democracy, pluralism, and the rule of law, it is stated in the letter from Muhedin Fijuljanin and Ljumturije Ameti.
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Committee: The new competition for four members of the REM Council has been canceled; there were no applications.
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