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Back Strengthening regulation of hate speech and harmful content in Serbia: Council of Europe hosts training for Serbia’s media regulator

Vrdnik, Serbia 29 May 2025
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Strengthening regulation of hate speech and harmful content in Serbia: Council of Europe hosts training for Serbia’s media regulator

In light of ongoing challenges related to online discourse and increasing societal tensions across Europe, the Council of Europe in Belgrade hosted a three-day training for staff of Serbia’s Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media (REM), focusing on effective responses to hate speech and harmful content in line with European human rights standards.

The training aimed to enhance REM’s understanding of European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

A key highlight was the participation of prominent representatives from Ireland’s media regulator, Coimisiún na Meán. Alana Finn, Assistant Director for Policy, and Conor Stitt, Policy Manager, presented Ireland’s progressive Online Safety Framework, including the Safety Act and Safety Code. Their contributions offered a unique comparative perspective on regulatory responses to illegal and harmful online content. The exchange underscores the value of international cooperation and experience-sharing in strengthening national capacities to regulate hate speech in line with European human rights standards.

The event  was organised by the Division for Cooperation on Freedom of Expression, through the action “Protecting freedom of expression and of the media in Serbia (PROFREX)”, which is part of the joint European Union and Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye”.

Projekti u okviru teme IV: Sloboda izražavanja i sloboda medija
  • Sloboda izražavanja i sloboda medija u Albaniji – JUFREX 2   
  • Sloboda izražavanja i sloboda medija u Bosni i Hercegovini – JUFREX 2 
  • Sloboda izražavanja i sloboda medija na Kosovu* – JUFREX 2 
  • Sloboda izražavanja i sloboda medija u Crnoj Gori – JUFREX 2 
  • Sloboda izražavanja i sloboda medija u Sjevernoj Makedoniji – JUFREX 2 
  • Sloboda izražavanja i sloboda medija u Srbiji – JUFREX 2 
  • Sloboda izražavanja i sloboda medija u jugoistočnoj Evropi – JUFREX 2 

*Ovaj naziv je bez prejudiciranja statusa, i u skladu je sa Rezolucijom Savjeta bezbjednosti Ujedinjenih nacija 1244 i mišljenjem Međunarodnog suda pravde o Deklaraciji o nezavisnosti Kosova.