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Authorities say they are open to the idea of stopping attacks on journalists by giving them the same status as officials – as the penalties for attacking officials are tougher, and may make perpetrators think twice.
Unsolved attacks against journalists, political interference with the public broadcaster, smear campaigns carried out by progovernment tabloids, and unfair treatment and economic pressure from government ministries and agencies against independent and pro-opposition media remained a significant problem, it is cited in State Departments’s report for Montenegro for last year.
Restrictions on media freedom, unpunished violations by officials and alleged violence by police continued to be problems in south-east European countries in 2020, said a new US State Department report.
The A1 Hrvatska telecommunications company said that no agreement had been reached with the United Media Group on the distribution of the N1 TV channel.
Authorities in Serbia have largely blanked sharp criticisms of the country's handling of corruption and the media, contained in the latest European Parliament report on the country.
Media freedom advocates in Croatia have slated the cable television provider's decision to pull the plug on the popular and provocative N1 TV station – some calling it a deliberate move to silence a critical voice.
Albania has ranked as one of the worst-performing countries on the European continent in terms of media literacy in the Media Literacy Index for 2021 compiled by the European Policies Initiative of the Open Society Institute in Sofia.
The situation in the area of freedom and independence of the media in Montenegro is worrying, and it must be improved, said the Rapporteur of the European Parliament for Montenegro, Tonino Picula .
Serbia needs to prioritize the protection of human rights, democracy, inclusivity, media freedom, and an independent justice system, according to the Council of Europe.
The Ministry of Culture and Media said, commenting of the dismissal of HRT reporter Hrvoje Zovko, that it condemned all forms of violence and abuse and advocated clearer procedures and equal treatment in all cases of suspected violence.
