The Administrative Committee of the Parliament of Montenegro confirmed at its session yesterday the list of candidates for the Council of Radio and Television of Montenegro (RTCG), which includes Marijana Camović-Veličković, Nikola Tatar, and Janko Ljumović.

According to Vijesti, the Committee also confirmed the list of candidates for the Council of the Agency for Audiovisual Media Services (AMU), with Jelena Šušanj, Dragoljub Duško Vuković, and Niko Martinović nominated.

Jelena Kljajević, MP from the Democratic People’s Party (DNP) and Chair of the Working Group of the Administrative Committee tasked with verifying the candidacies, stated that Camović-Veličković was nominated by 29 NGOs from the field of human rights, but noted that four of them failed to submit complete documentation.

She added that the nominations of Tatar and Ljumović were submitted on time and with complete documentation. Tatar was nominated by the Confederation of Trade Unions of Montenegro (SSCG), and Ljumović by Matica crnogorska.

The Commission stated that the effective implementation of the new laws on audiovisual media services and on the national public broadcaster in Montenegro is being delayed by slow, non-transparent, and merit-based appointments to the AMU and RTCG Councils.