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"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."

Ljiljana Kovacevic, head of Serbia's Tax Administration, said they had started checking up on the earnings and businesses of folk and pop stars in the country after news broke of singer Svetlana Seka Aleksic's latest gift.

"Right now, we are checking the origin of the money with which Seka Aleksic's husband bought her a car for 100,000 euro for her birthday," she said.

15 years since NATO airstrike on Chinese embassy

BELGRADE -- Wreaths were laid on Wednesday at the site in Belgrade where three Chinese journalists died 15 years ago in a NATO airstrike on the Chinese embassy.

China's Ambassador to Serbia Zhang Wanxue and Journalists' Association of Serbia (UNS) President Ljiljana Smajlović took part in the ceremony.

"Croatia wants to be a country where everyone has the opportunity to affirm their culture and tradition," Croatian President Ivo Josipovic said at Thursday's opening of the Serbian Cultural Centre in the town of Pula, on the tip of the Istrian peninsula.

"Croatia is ready to lend a hand to all people of goodwill, including friends from the Republic of Serbia," Josipovic said.

EU calls for Serbian media sector to be better regulated

BRUSSELS -- Poor condition of the media sector in Serbia is caused by a lack of regulation and clear market rules, said participants of a panel on freedom of the media.

“Speak Up, Serbia” was held on Tuesday at the European Parliament (EP).

BRUSSELS- Poor condition of the media sector in Serbia is caused by the lack of regulation and clear market rules, participants of the panel discussion on freedom of the media “Speak Up, Serbia” agreed on Tuesday at the European Parliament (EP).

BRUSSELS - The European Parliament (EP) will hold a panel on media in Serbia featuring participation by representatives of journalists’ associations in the country and its government on Tuesday afternoon.