Two controversial bills backed by Serbian lawmakers this week have sparked fears of more state control over the media and another setback for press freedom in the Balkan nation.
If President Aleksandar Vucic signs the legislation into law, it will notably enable state-owned telecoms provider Telekom Srbija to acquire media outlets -- something that was prohibited up to now.
The information and communications ministry called the adoption of the two laws an"important step towards the further improvement of the media scene in Serbia". Opponents to Vucic, whose conservative Serbian Progressive Party dominates parliament, have accused him of relying on harsh measures to keep the opposition in disarray and media outlets under his thumb.
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