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SERBIA - Television across Europe: Regulation, policy and independence

Since democracy was established in 2000, media reform in Serbia has been slow and inconsistent. Serbia needs to make a clear commitment to end arbitrariness in the field of media law and policy. In the broadcasting sector, it is essential to establish a truly independent and fully functional regulator; to appoint new management and governing bodies of the former State broadcaster, RTS, according to legal procedures; and to ensure that the regulatory framework for commercial broadcasters is implemented in practice.

These are some of the main findings of the Serbia country report included in the monitoring series Television across Europe: regulation, policy and independence. The country report was produced by the Open Society Institute (EUMAP and Media Program) in cooperation with the Belgrade Media Center, and released on 28 March 2006. The monitoring series Television across Europe includes a total of twenty country reports. Each report makes concrete recommendations addressed at bringing the television sector into line with international standards, and with citizens’ needs.

Press Releases

28 March 2006: "Serbia: further media reforms required to adapt to European broadcasting standards"

28. marta 2006: "Srbija: za usklađivanje sa evropskim standardima za radiodifuziju neophodne dalje medijske reforme"

Reports

Television across Europe: Regulation, Policy and Independence.
- Summary Report, including international overview
- Serbia Country report

Televizija u Evropi: regulativa, politika i nezavisnost. Pregled + Izveštaj za Srbiju

Launch

Speakers:

• Penelope Farrar, Programme Director, EUMAP, Open Society Institute (OSI), Budapest
• Dušan Reljić, Senior Researcher, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin, EUMAP Report Editorial Consultant
• Prof. Snježana Milivojević, Faculty of Political Sciences, Belgrade, author of the report
• Aleksandar Lazarević, Serbian Parliament Board for Culture and Information

Moderator: Hari Štajner, Media Center

Agenda

Reporters

Snjezana Milivojevic
Associate Professor, Faculty of Political Science, University of Beograd

Partner NGO

Belgrade Media Center

A joint initiative of:

Open Society Institute - EUMAP

Open Society Institute - Media Program

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