OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media

During his first official visit to Germany on Wednesday, Prime Minister Vucic said that recent allegations of censorship in the Serbian media were false.

BELGRADE - OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic said that good cooperation with the Serbian government does not mean that she will stop pointing to violations of media freedoms, stressing that the message to Serbia's leaders remains the same.

"Censorship, self-censorship, pressure on media"

BELGRADE -- Freedom of the media in Serbia is facing serious problems, Deputy Head of the OSCE Mission in Serbia Paula Thiede has said.

This official took part in B92 TV's "Impression of the Week" talk show late on Sunday, when she noted that she expected the situation to "soon change for the better."

BELGRADE - Deputy head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia Paula Thiede said late on Sunday that there were serious problems in terms of media freedom in Serbia, and the government, NGOs and intellectuals had already been engaged to work together with the OSCE on the promotion of freedoms of speech and the media.

BELGRADE - OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic has said that she has discussed the media situation with Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and received assurances that he personally and his government will tackle these issues.