General Director of the Radio Television of Montenegro (RTCG) Boris Raonic resigned today, "Vijesti" was told unofficially.
According to the same information, he submitted his resignation today to the members of the RTCG Council at the meeting that preceded the session of that body.
The council then appointed him acting general director, until the end of the new competition.
"In order not to divert the focus from the indisputable successes of RTCG, after the entry into force of the new Law on the National Public Broadcaster, I decided to resign from the position of general director in accordance with Article 38 of the Law and ask the Council to confirm the resignation at the first session. I believe that This is precisely the way to put the reforms of the Public Media Service in focus and further intensify them, and the Council and the management relax from the pressures that are exerted on them," Raonic's resignation states.
He claims that "the success of RTCG means large private financial losses for those who are used to financing their media business and political ambitions through it from the budgets of our and neighboring states and state-owned companies - what hinders our growth - we are witnessing a continuous campaign against RTCG ".
"In addition to the multi-year, daily-led negative campaign, two court proceedings were also abused to review the Council's decision on the appointment of the general director of RTCG," said Raonic.
He emphasized that he is proud of the results they have achieved so far, "achieving a significant increase in television viewership, a multiple increase in portal readership, an increase in own production, a green transition through the purchase of electric cars, a solar power plant, energy-efficient devices, renovation of 5000 square meters of space , modernization of technological equipment, opening of new TV studios and radio channels, launch of film music production".
"With the balanced news program, we have earned praise from the EC, OSCE, Freedom House and numerous NGOs. All this has resulted in us becoming the most trusted media. And, success is generally hard to forgive in Cmoja Gora," concluded Raonic.
The council appointed Todor Brajković, a longtime employee of the daily newspaper "Dan", as the RTCG ombudsman.
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