October 15, 2024<\/p>\n
Reporters Without Borders previously published analysis showing that Serbia doesn\u2019t adhere to Brussels\u2019 sanctions against Russian propaganda media and requested that the EU hold the country accountable during its membership negotiations.<\/p>\n
According to a new RSF report, it is thanks to the Serbian authorities that RT Balkan is able to use its Belgrade office to promote the Kremlin\u2019s narrative around Southeast Europe, with the report claiming that Serbia is \u201chosting Putin\u2019s factory of lies\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cRussian propaganda is everywhere in Serbia \u2013 on national television, on the internet and at the local level. It is spread by politicians and representatives of the Serbian authorities,\u201d said RSF\u2019s Pavol Szalai, adding that, by allowing RT Balkan to operate, the Government of Serbia is \u201cviolating the EU\u2019s sanctions against Russia Today\u201d.<\/p>\n
Arno Gujon, director of the Serbian government\u2019s Office for Public and Cultural Diplomacy, says that RSF\u2019s claims represent \u201can attempt at media censorship\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
October 15, 2024 Serbia must \u201ctake urgent measures\u201d in the struggle to combat Russian media disinformation, said European Union spokesperson Peter Stano in response to a recent Reporters Sans Fronti\u00e8res report, adding the warning that Belgrade\u2019s failure to align with EU policy in this regard represents a \u201cserious problem\u201d on the country\u2019s European integration journey. Reporters Without Borders previously published analysis showing that Serbia doesn\u2019t adhere to Brussels\u2019 sanctions against Russian propaganda media and requested that the EU hold the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4197,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-content-en"],"yoast_head":"\n