In its latest publication, the Centre for Contemporary Politics states that when informing citizens about EU reports on Serbia, there is a lack of reporting of direct findings, conclusions, and independent interpretations of the Commission Report’s original text. It asserts that the EU report presents a situation that is not in line with the country’s political leadership, government’s narrative, the media’s fear of censorship, and journalists’ access to objective information. On the other hand, the critical media conveyed the EC Report’s findings from CSOs, pro-European opposition politicians, and, somewhat by government officials’ statements, which included parts concerning political criteria, the judiciary, the rule of law, the fight against corruption. This reporting type shows the polarization of narratives on the Serbian media scene and the lack of debate between the government’s representatives, opposition, and civil society. Read more here.
Source: European Western Balkans