Have abandoned the blockade of public media building with Serbian students

The Serbian Public Service Television (RTS) staff could start working on Tuesday, after protesting for months in the country for months with a blockade of public media buildings late Monday night, MTI writes.

For two weeks, students held a public media building in a shortcutimpossible to work. Protesters argued that public service media is not in the interests of the people, but is working against them.

University students demanded a new application to elect members of the Serbian Media Authority (REM) because, as they said, there is no one to curb the RTS « malicious reports ». They said they would stay until a new application was launched or the RTS was terminated. On Monday, the competent body of the Serbian Parliament annulled the earlier application and launched a new one.

The canopy of the Novi Sad Railway Station On November 1 last year, it broke down, causing the deaths of 16 people. Subsequently, national protests have begun to this day. The competent bodies have been charged with 16 people for misconduct and threats, and the Novi Sad Office has launched an investigation into suspicion of possible corruption cases during the renovation.

After the tragedy, civilians, university students, teachers, actors and farmers began to protest. Claims included disclosing and accounting for the renovation of the train station, in recent months, liability for protesters, release of students and teachers due to protests, and a 20 percent increase in higher education budgets in recent months.

Continue to protest

According to the government, the claims have already been fulfilled, as the competent bodies are constantly disclosing the documents of the renovation work, proceedings have been initiated against those who attacked protesters, Formerly detained students and teachers were released by the head of state, and by reallocating budget money, a 20 percent increase in higher education was raised, so further protests are unjustified.

However, according to students, not all requests have been met, for example, construction professionals sympathetic to them believe that there are still missing key documents that can reveal who is responsible For the tragedy of Novi Sad, That’s why they continue the protest.

The building of Novi Sad train station, which was opened in 1964 in 1964, was renovated in several waves in 2021-2022 and the work continued last year. Minister of Construction Goran Vesic announced in July that the renovation had been completed, the entire building can be used again.

The minister has since resigned, but said he did not consider himself responsible for the tragedy. However, the mayor of Novi Sad and the prime minister took responsibility. Milan Djuric and Milos Vucevic announced their resignation at the end of January. The new prime minister and the government were elected on April 16 by parliament.