The government will not interfere in the election of members of the Council of the Agency for Audiovisual Media Services (AMU), nor in the appointment of the director of Radio and Television of Montenegro (RTCG), because these processes are the exclusive competence of the Parliament, said Minister of European Affairs Maida Gorčević.
In this year's report for Montenegro, the EC warned that the members of the AMU Council have not yet been appointed and stated that a swift judicial resolution of the case relating to the appointment of Boris Raonić as director of RTCG is essential to ensure that the Public Service fully complies with the law.
When asked by journalists at a working breakfast to comment on that part of the report, Gorčević said that a new, third call for two members of the AMU Council was announced a few days ago and that this issue is the exclusive competence of the Assembly.
"The government cannot influence them, except for the recommendation that this is very important not only for the sake of the chapter, but for the sake of our European path," Gorčević stated.
Speaking about the election of the RTCG director, Gorčević said that this issue is tendentiously attributed to the Government, even though it is known that the RTCG Council elects the director, and that the members of the Council are appointed by the parliament.
She said that there are certain procedures, judgments, and ongoing court proceedings.
According to Gorčević, the Government will not interfere in this process, either politically or in any other way.
"We are waiting to see how the institutions will react. We support the independence of the media and the Public Service, and on the other hand, we expect all institutions to implement the law and do their job," said Gorčević.
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