While the blockade for the election of two new members of the Council of the Agency for Audiovisual Media Services (AMU) continues, the Montenegrin authorities have received a letter from the European Union (EU) expressing concern over delays in the implementation of media legislation, it was announced to Television Vijesti.
They clearly state that in the context of closing the chapter, new members of the AMU Council should be elected without further delay in accordance with the law.
A letter from the headquarters in Brussels, through the EU Delegation to Montenegro, to the Montenegrin authorities.
''In which the European Union expressed concern about the delays in the implementation of media legislation.''
The Delegation notes that in order to achieve the ambitious goal of completing EU accession negotiations by the end of 2026, it is essential to consistently implement all legislation related to the rule of law, including the new laws on audiovisual media services and on Radio Television of Montenegro (RTCG), as the legislation was crucial for obtaining a positive IBAR and Montenegro entering the decisive phase of closing the negotiation chapters.
A clear message from the address we are aiming for.
"It is of utmost importance that the new members of the Council of the Agency for Audiovisual Media Services are appointed without further delay, in accordance with the Law, in order to ensure the efficient functioning and independence of the Council," the letter from the EU headquarters in Brussels states.
In late January, the President of the Assembly, Andrija Mandić, cancelled the Public Call for the Appointment of Two Members of the AMU Council and issued a new one. However, late last month, the Administrative Board failed to elect long-time journalist and media analyst Dragoljub Duško Vuković, who was nominated by NGOs, and academician Niko Martinović, who was nominated by the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences. Both proposals were said to be timely but incomplete.
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While the EU's handouts are arriving, and the stalemate on this issue continues - Mandić's cabinet and the parliamentary majority did not want to answer questions from Television Vijesti about whether they would finally unblock the process of electing new members of the AEM Council.
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