Rodoljub Sabic, Commissioner for Information of Public Importance, had talks today with a delegation from the Independent Association of Serbian Journalists (NUNS), led by the Association's President, Mrs. Nadezda Gaće. The representatives of NUNS stated their commitment to the view that the public has the right to know about public decision-making processes.    

The representatives of NUNS informed the Commissioner in particular about their efforts to make the Republic Broadcasting Agency publicize the criteria on the basis of which members had been appointed to the managing boards and broadcasting boards of the Broadcasting Institution of Serbia and the Broadcasting Institution of the Province of Vojvodina, as well as to provide justification for these decisions to the public. They expressed their dissatisfaction with the fact that a number of their nominations of professional and competent persons had been rejected without adequate explanation.

The representatives of NUNS filed also a formal complaint to the Commissioner, seeking protection under the Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance.

The Commissioner commended all efforts to provide the public with as broad access as possible to information concerning the operations of public authorities, particularly where such efforts are made by professional associations of journalists. The Commissioner gave firm guarantees to the representatives of NUNS that their request would be considered and decided upon within the time limit set by the law.