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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.
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.
"Scum, wretch, degenerate": REM concluded that the TV Informer broadcast does not contain information, but rather a torrent of insults.
Due to a series of insults and offensive remarks made by BIRN journalist Radmila Marković, the professional service of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media has proposed initiating proceedings against TV Informer.
Inappropriate interference by the President of the Republic in the electoral process for the members of the REM Council.
In last night's appearance on the news program of Radio-Television of Serbia, President Aleksandar Vučić expressed views that can be characterized as unlawful interference in the process of selecting members of the REM Council and its future operations, according to the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM), which is the authorized proposer of candidates for the REM Council.
Threat of resignations in REM: Dispute over candidates for national councils has reopened the issue of the legality of the elections.
The announcement of resignations by four newly elected members of the Council of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM) has once again raised the question of whether the election of this body was conducted lawfully or if it is yet another political maneuver by the authorities to maintain control over the media regulator. Attorney and elected member of the REM Council Rodoljub Šabić claims that the election process grossly violated both the "letter and spirit of the law," while retired professor of Political Science Rade Veljanovski assesses that the threat of resignations is a poor decision that could enable the authorities to secure even absolute control over REM in the future.
Letter from the Four Elected Members of the REM Council: Resignations if Voting Does Not Take Place Again
Selected members of the Council of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM) Rodoljub Šabić, Mileva Malešić, Ira Prodanov Krajišnik, and Dubravka Valić Nedeljković announced today that they will officially resign on Friday at 12 PM if the National Assembly of Serbia does not repeat the voting and conduct an election between the two legally established candidates for the Council of National Minorities by then.
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