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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.
IJAS: Ana Brnabić should stop misleading the public.
The Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) strongly condemns yesterday's public appearance of the President of the National Assembly, Ana Brnabić, in which she presented a series of falsehoods and manipulative interpretations of the provisions of the Law on Electronic Media (ZEM) concerning the selection of members of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM).
SĆF on Bojan Bilbija's candidacy for REM: He wants to regulate television, while spreading propaganda and intolerance on TV.
The Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation warns that Bojan Bilbija's candidacy for membership on the REM Council does not meet legal requirements: he has not proven that he has worked for 10 years in electronic media, has appeared on pro-regime TV 448 times, and has spread intolerance and propaganda.
Mirković on the process of electing the REM Council: It feels like we are witnessing something we have already seen a few months ago.
The representative of the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM), Saša Mirković, stated today that the renewed process of selecting members of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM) "is not progressing in a positive direction" and noted that it resembles the previous, annulled process, when seven candidates withdrew due to irregularities.
SĆF: Miloš Garić signed a false statement claiming that there are no legal obstacles to his candidacy for the REM Council.
The Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation is concerned about the candidacy of Miloš Garić, advisor to the Minister of Information, for the REM Council: he works for the executive power, is a regular guest on pro-regime TV, and has signed a statement asserting that there are no legal obstacles to his candidacy despite being the owner of a TV production company.
Meeting of the Committee for Culture and Information on Candidates for the REM Council on May 30.
The meeting of the Assembly Committee for Culture and Information, during which proposals for candidates for members of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM) Council will be discussed, will be held on Friday, May 30th.
Known names of candidates for members of the REM Council
On the last day of the deadline for submitting proposals for candidates for members of the REM Council, some names that will be in the running are already known.
Saša Mirković on the REM Council: Either we all work together or we’re wasting our efforts.
At least six independent and professional (out of a total of nine) members of the REM Council could bring hope that something fundamentally will change regarding the justifiably criticized regulatory body, stated media consultant Saša Mirković.
REM and the request for calling elections: We are facing a campaign that will be dirtier than ever; the government will do everything to keep REM under control.
The new REM Council could be elected as early as mid-June, but our sources believe that this will not affect the campaign, even if the government calls for elections – in the past, REM has not interfered in its work or influenced the media to be fair during the campaign.
Civic Initiatives: The executive authority is exerting unacceptable pressure on the process of selecting the new Council of REM.
Civil initiatives are warning about the direct interference of the executive authority in the process of electing a new Council of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM).
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The Assembly Committee for Culture, without opposition representatives, adopted the proposal for candidates for members of the REM Council.
Amendments to media laws pose a threat to investigative journalists.
ANEM condemns the prevention of journalists from reporting at the event in Zaječar.
