In the Serbian Parliament about the Council of REM, will the students interrupt RTS blocks – BBC News in Serbian

Two weeks lasts a blockade of radio television facilities in Belgrade, public service, which can pay all citizens, but it could be suspended today.

The condition for this is for the Committee of the Assembly of Serbia to be a new procedure for electronic media members (REM), which, it is possible to be interrupted by RTS building, which began on 14. April. April. April

At that time, students of the Novi Sad University blocked the Radio-Television of Vojvodina, and at the same time, the University’s students employed RTS facilities in the center of Belgrade and the city settlement Košutnjak, where a large study complex.

They said they were dissatisfied with RTS reported on their actions and protests.

Students, who block the faculties for months, asking for the Novi Sad tragedy when 16 people were killed, and another girl was still fighting for life, Mneki citizens joined in blockade.

From the beginning of the blockade, RTS management calls students an action in illegally and asks that it is interrupted.

RTS continued to broadcast the program, but the program was significantly changed and there are no common shows, especially not live, because due to blockade in public service building, no one can enter.

RTS administration also filed criminal charges against NN persons due to ‘disabling the right to work’, as well as ‘persecution of journalists and editors’.

What is regulatory for electronic media (REM)?

Independent independent regulatory organization The successors of the Republic Broadcasting Agency (RBA) established 9. July 2003. in accordance with the 2002 Radio Diffusion Act. Years.

RBA is 2014. changed the name to the regulatory body for electronic media (REM).

REM makes advice that has nine members and president of the Council.

Among other things, REM is in charge of To control the work of electronic media, especially those with the national frequency – therefore, which are seen in the entire country.

REM can also explicit measures of television that violates the rules.

In previous years, the opposition parties accused the REM that the lever was in the hands of Aleksandar Vučić.

When the RTS and RTV blocks started in Novi Sad, on social media they wrote That « public service works against all ».

« How does REM do not work – no one can tame them. The protest lasts until a new competition for REM or while RTS does not go out. »

Two weeks later, on the order ‘Students_U_LOOKDI’ on the IX network They corrected the attitude:

« We do not call on the extinguishing of RTS, but we are looking for something completely different, that RTS becomes an independent public service, which objectively reports and respect legislation. »

The same request also has a collection of public service workers, which is 20. April called on the Parliamentary Committee for Culture to respond urgently.

What was announced from the Assembly of Serbia, and what do students say?

According to the announcement from the Assembly of Serbia, in the session of the Cultural and Information Committee, the previous procedure should first be annulled for the proposing candidates for the election of the Members of the REM Council from November 2024. years, and then the new procedure was initiated.

Previous procedure for the selection of new members of the REM Council was practically suspended, because seven out of a total of 18 candidates have withdrew candidates, claiming that the process abounded in irregularities and illegalities.

Another candidate, professor of the Faculty of Teacher Education and Political Analyst Dejan Vuk Stankovic, meanwhile he was appointed Minister of Education.

The majority in the Cultural and Information Committee consists of MPs of the ruling coalition, led by the Serbian Advanced Party (SNS).

This means that it is possible that the proposed items of the agenda are not adopted, ie that a new process will be announced.

The term of office of the previous convocation of the Council of REM expired 4. November 2024. years, and the new was not elected for almost six months.

If the Parliamentary Board calls a new competition for the Council of REM, student representatives that block colleges, they announced In the show on television N1 That will suspend the actions in front of RTS buildings.

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