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Four members of the Council of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM), who resigned following the controversial actions of the Committee for Culture and Media, announced that they will not return to their positions solely based on the committee's conclusion. They stated that the legal uncertainties arising after their resignations can only be resolved by the National Assembly, in accordance with the law.

Professor Dubravka Valić Nedeljković, who resigned from her position as a member of the REM Council along with three other elected members, stated on the UNS website that their agreement is to return only if they receive guarantees that the ninth member will be elected after the elections for the national councils and on the condition that Ištvan Bodžoni is not on the list for candidate alignment.

Without a new REM Council, Serbia will not make any progress on its path to the EU or receive the 1.6 billion euros from the Growth Plan, yet the election process has been stalled for nearly six months. The OSCE stated to Cenzolovka that discussions are ongoing, while the Serbian Assembly remains silent. At the same time, Ana Brnabić sharply criticizes the alleged interference of the European Union, despite having sought its assistance in this process herself.

The formation of the Council of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM) is still at a standstill, and the way out of the situation primarily depends on political will, assesses Saša Mirković from ANEM for N1. While the European Commission insists on a swift and credible selection of a new Council composition, Mirković warns that without a clear position from the authorities, it is impossible to predict how the crisis in REM, which has lasted for 19 months, will be overcome.

In 2025, the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM) received 131 complaints regarding electronic media content, with the majority directed against Pink Television – a total of 43 complaints – and against TV Informer – 38 complaints, as stated in the annual report on REM's activities.

The Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM) announced that it fully supports the proposal of the Working Group for the establishment of a Memorial Center in memory of the victims of the mass murder at the Vladislav Ribnikar Elementary School. This initiative was established by a decision of the Government of Serbia regarding the commemoration of the anniversaries of the mass murders at this school, as well as in Dubona and Mali Orašje, to be included in the programming of television and radio media service providers. The aim is to preserve and nurture the memory of this tragedy, so that as a society we can recognize the magnitude of the tragedy that has occurred.

In the offices of the Storyteller editorial team, a panel discussion was held yesterday on the deep social divisions that have long been a source of conflict and misunderstanding in Serbia. The conversation also addressed the media landscape, which is dominated by outlets that do not adhere to professional standards and instead contribute to the creation of two opposing sides.

Between 220,000 and 250,000 dinars are deposited monthly into the accounts of four members of the REM Council, despite the fact that the Council does not exist. The four candidates who resigned in December refused to accept compensation for the first month. Ivana Stevanović from the Ćuruvija Foundation believes that any honorable member of the Council would have resigned on their own long ago.

The authorities benefit from the vacuum in which the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM) does not exist, meaning that members of the Council have not been elected for nearly a year and a half, which coincides with the largest socio-political crisis in Serbia to date, says Saša Mirković, a representative of the Association of Independent Media (ANEM), in an interview with Danas.