Total of 3m EUR for financing media production in Serbia

The Delegation of European Commission in Serbia has announced the open competition for financing media production for better understanding of the processes of European integrations and European Union, which will be open prior to December 11th. The aid for media in Serbia is intended for raising the awareness of the public in Serbia of the process of admission to European Union, and total of 3m EUR will be set aside from the Instrument of Pre-Accession Aid (IPA) for the programmes whose implementation will take up to two years.

The Head of the Delegation of European Commission in Serbia, Vincent Degert, said that EU had set aside 17m EUR for the support to media in Serbia since 2000, and he estimated that Serbia had accelerated the process of European integrations and that the role of media in the next phase would be even more significant.

- Media have crucial role in informing the citizens on what EU is. We do not want propaganda, but fair and objective presentation of what EU means in everyday lives of citizens - said Degert.