EK: Privatizacija nije donela veću transparentnost vlasništva medija - EK: Privatisation has not brought greater transparency in media ownership

                  

Objavljeno : 09.11.2016.                             

Paket zakona za medijski sektor Srbije tek treba da bude primenjen u punoj meri a privatizacija državnih medija nije dovela do veće transparentnosti vlasništva, niti izvora finansiranja medija, uključujući državno, ocenjuje se u izveštaju EK o napretku Srbije na putu u EU objavljenom 9. novembra. Srbija je postigla određeni nivo pripreme u oblasti slobode izražavanja, navodi se u Komisijinom godišnjem izveštaju ali i konstatuje da u poslednjih godinu na tom planu nije zabeležen nikakav napredak.

Kako bi uklonila nedostatke u sektoru slobode izražavanja, Srbija u narednom periodu treba posebno da se fokusira na stvaranje okruženja u kome će se sloboda izražavanja iskazivati bez prepreka, pretnji, fizičkih napada, podsticanja na nasilje i u kome će slučajeve narušavanja privatnosti novinara i blogera rešavati pravosudni organi a ti slučajevi biti javno osuđeni.

Takođe Srbija treba da obezbedi punu primenu medijskih zakona, kao i da Regulatorno telo za elektronske medije (REM) bude operativno u punoj meri kako bi se podržala uređivačka nezavisnost u medijima.

Srbija treba i da obezbedi finansiranje javnih servisa i podrži ih da rade u javnom interesu, kao i da obezbedi sredstva države za kofinansiranje medijskih sadržaja u javnom interesu u skladu sa važećim propisima radi osiguranja transparentnosti i jednakih mogućnosti.

U delu izveštaja o poglavlju 10 u pregovorima o članstvu u EU, koje se odnosi na informaciono društvo i medije, navodi se i da pravni status novinske agencija Tanjug i njenog finansiranja mora da se razjasni i dovede u sklad sa postojećim zakonima.

Upozorava se i da REM radi sa samo šest umesto devet članova i da parlament treba da odobri novi statut i poslovnik REM u skladu sa zakonom o elektronskim medijima.

REM, kako se ocenjuje, i dalje nema nezavisnost za praćenje elektronskih medija sa ciljem da se osigura da ispunjavaju programske obaveze.

U domenu audiovizuelene politike ukazuje se i na privremeno rešenje za finansiranje javnih servisa koje za posledicu ima neizvesnost oko uređivačke nezavisnosti i stabilnog finansiranja Radio-televizije Srbije i Radio-televizije Vojvodine.

Zakoni o javnom informisanju i medijima, o elektronskim medijima i o javnim servisima ne primenjuju se u punoj meri, ukazuje Evropska komisija.

Ukupna ocena za Srbiju u vezi informacionog društva i medija je da je umereno spremna i da je ostvarila određeni napredak, naročito usvajanjem zakona o informacionoj bezbednosti.

Posebnu pažnju, navodi se u izveštaju, Srbija u narednom periodu treba da posveti obezbeđenju operativne nezavisnosti Regulatorne agencije za elektronske komunikacije i poštanske usluge (RATEL) i jačanju administrativnih i inspekcijskih kapaciteta resornog ministarstva, kao i obezbeđenju sveobuhvatne regulative sektora reklamiranja.

Izvor: EurActiv.rs

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Posted: 09.11.2016.

The legislative package for the media sector Serbia is yet to be implemented fully and the privatization of state-run media did not lead to greater transparency of ownership, or source of financing of the media, including the state, it is estimated that the EC report on Serbia's progress in the EU published on 9 November. Serbia has achieved a certain level of preparation in the field of freedom of expression, according to the Commission's annual report, while noting that in the past year in this area has not recorded any progress.

In order to remove shortcomings in the field of freedom of expression, Serbia in the upcoming period should particularly focus on creating an environment in which freedom of expression to express without obstacles, threats, physical assaults, incitement to violence and in which the cases of invasion of privacy of reporters and bloggers addressed judicial authorities and these cases will be publicly condemned.

Also, Serbia should ensure full implementation of the media laws, as well as regulatory body for electronic media (REM) is fully operational in order to support the editorial independence of the media.

Serbia needs to ensure the financing of public services and to support them to work in the public interest, as well as to provide funds for co-financing of the state media in the public interest in accordance with the applicable regulations in order to ensure transparency and equal opportunities.

The part of the report on Chapter 10 of the negotiations for membership in the EU, concerning the Information Society and Media, said that the legal status Tanjug news agency and its funding needs to be clarified and brought into line with existing legislation.

Warns that REM works with only six instead of nine members and that Parliament should approve the new statutes and rules of procedure of REM in accordance with the law on electronic media.

REM, as it is estimated there is still no independent monitoring of electronic media in order to ensure that they meet the programming obligations. In the field of Audiovisual Policy points to the interim solution for the funding of public services, which results in uncertainty about the editorial independence and stable funding of Radio Television of Serbia and Radio-Television of Vojvodina.

Laws on public information and media, the electronic media and the public services do not apply to the full extent, indicates the European Commission. The total score for Serbia regarding information society and media is that it is moderately ready, and that has made some progress, notably by adopting the law on information security.

Special attention, according to the report, Serbia in the upcoming period should devote ensuring the operational independence of the Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Services (RTA) and the strengthening of administrative and inspection capacity of the line ministries, as well as providing comprehensive regulation of advertising sector.

Source: EurActiv.rs

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Nebojša Vladisavljević

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