{"id":8654,"date":"2026-04-22T19:39:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T17:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aem.hr\/fond-za-pluralizam-i-raznovrsnost-medija\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T17:34:21","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T16:34:21","slug":"fund-for-media-pluralism-and-diversity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aem.hr\/en\/fund-for-media-pluralism-and-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Fund for Media Pluralism and Diversity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<main class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4feccd42 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group page-header-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"aem-breadcrumbs wp-block-kontra-blocks-breadcrumbs\">\r\n\t<li><a id=\"breadcrumb-home-link\" href=\"https:\/\/aem.hr\/en\/\">Homepage<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"current\">Fund for Media Pluralism and Diversity<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<script>\r\n(function() {\r\n\tvar sekcija = sessionStorage.getItem('navSekcija') || 'main';\r\n\r\n\t\/\/ URLs are generated by PHP (WPML-translated), no client-side language detection needed.\r\n\tvar homeLink = document.getElementById('breadcrumb-home-link');\r\n\tif ( homeLink && sekcija === 'gradani' ) {\r\n\t\thomeLink.href = \"https:\\\/\\\/aem.hr\\\/en\\\/general-public\\\/\";\r\n\t}\r\n\r\n\tvar archiveLink = document.getElementById('breadcrumb-archive-link');\r\n\tif ( archiveLink ) {\r\n\t\tarchiveLink.href = sekcija === 'gradani'\r\n\t\t\t? \"https:\\\/\\\/aem.hr\\\/en\\\/news-general-public\\\/\"\t\t\t: \"https:\\\/\\\/aem.hr\\\/en\\\/news\\\/\";\r\n\t}\r\n})();\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Fund for the Promotion of Pluralism and Diversity of Electronic Media<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile default-page-content is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8071041e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:24px;padding-bottom:64px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column text-align-justify default-page-text is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:58%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8b8766a2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-neutral-900-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"font-size:19px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\"><strong>What is the Fund for the Promotion of Pluralism and Diversity of Electronic Media?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:10px\">The Fund for the Promotion of Pluralism and Diversity of Electronic Media co-finances and promotes the production and publication of audiovisual and radio programmes and electronic publication content on topics of public interest laid down by law. The Fund is managed by the Agency, and its funding is provided under the Croatian Radiotelevision Act, which requires HRT to pay 3% of the total licence fee revenue collected each month into the Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-neutral-900-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2\" style=\"font-size:19px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\"><strong>Who is the Fund for?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:10px\">Beneficiaries of the Fund may be local and regional television broadcasters and non-profit television broadcasters, local and regional radio broadcasters and non-profit radio broadcasters, for-profit and non-profit providers of electronic publications entered in the Register of Electronic Publications kept by the Agency, non-profit radio and television providers referred to in Articles 26 and 92 of the Electronic Media Act, and non-profit producers of audiovisual and radio programmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-neutral-900-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3\" style=\"font-size:19px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\"><strong>What does the Fund co-finance?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:10px\">The topics of public interest for which Fund resources may be awarded are defined by the Electronic Media Act and relate to: exercising citizens&#8217; right to public information; promoting cultural diversity and preserving heritage; developing upbringing and education, science and the arts; promoting creative work in Croatian dialects and special cultural projects and events; national minorities in the Republic of Croatia; raising awareness of gender equality and other highest values of the constitutional order, as well as awareness of the equality of gender identities and sexual orientation; promoting quality programmes for children and young people aimed at their well-being; raising public awareness of the capabilities and contribution of persons with disabilities and promoting respect for their rights and dignity, including combating stereotypes, prejudice and harmful practices towards persons with disabilities; historically accurate portrayal of the Homeland War; developing and promoting media literacy programmes; environmental protection, health promotion and fostering a culture of health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-neutral-900-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:19px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\"><strong>Procedure for awarding and accounting for Fund resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:10px\">Decisions on awarding Fund resources are made by the Council for Media, which, through the <a href=\"https:\/\/aem.hr\/pravilnik-o-fondu-za-poticanje-pluralizma-i-raznovrsnosti-elektronickih-medija-nn-84-2022\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/aem.hr\/pravilnik-o-fondu-za-poticanje-pluralizma-i-raznovrsnosti-elektronickih-medija-nn-84-2022\/\">Ordinance on the Fund for the Promotion of Pluralism and Diversity of Electronic Media<\/a>, lays down the manner and procedure for conducting the public call, the allocation of Fund resources among individual types of beneficiaries (media), and the monitoring of how the resources are spent and whether the programmes and content for which they were awarded are delivered. All beneficiaries must account for the resources received, both in terms of programming and finances, in a timely manner and in accordance with the Instructions provided and published.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:10px\">The public call is published for a one-year or multi-year period <a href=\"https:\/\/aem.hr\/kategorija\/pozivi\/\">on the Agency&#8217;s website<\/a> and in the Official Gazette (Narodne novine). Applications to the Fund are submitted through the <a href=\"https:\/\/aem.aem.hr\/Aem\/Nias\/Home\/IndexPublic\">Agency&#8217;s information system (ISA)<\/a> once the public call has been published.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column other-links is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:342px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:64px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"128\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-556 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/aem.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/other-links-background.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aem.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/other-links-background.jpg 686w, https:\/\/aem.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/other-links-background-300x56.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"1px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#58645f\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Learn more<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons button-links-group is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-poveznica is-style-poveznica--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/aem.hr\/kategorija\/fond-natjecaji\/\">Public call for the award of Fund resources<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-poveznica is-style-poveznica--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/aem.hr\/kategorija\/odluke-o-dodjeli-sredstava\/\">Decisions on the award of Fund resources<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-poveznica is-style-poveznica--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/aem.hr\/kategorija\/odluke-o-pravdanju-fonda\/\">Accounting for Fund resources<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-poveznica is-style-poveznica--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/narodne-novine.nn.hr\/clanci\/sluzbeni\/2022_07_84_1279.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ordinance on the Fund for the Promotion of Pluralism and Diversity of Electronic Media<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-poveznica is-style-poveznica--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/aem.hr\/analize-utjecaja-fonda\/\">Fund impact analyses<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-poveznica is-style-poveznica--6\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/aem.hr\/kategorija\/pozivi\/\">Co-financing and calls<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fbfbbdaa wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-bottom:4rem\"><section class=\"wp-block-kontra-blocks-zadnji-izlist\">\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-kontra-blocks-zadnji-izlist\">\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-kontra-blocks-zadnji-izlist\">\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading heading-line has-custom-neutral-900-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6\" style=\"margin-top:48px;font-size:23px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Latest news<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-kontra-blocks-vijesti-istaknute\">\n\t<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/main>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fund for the Promotion of Pluralism and Diversity of Electronic Media What is the Fund for the Promotion of Pluralism and Diversity of Electronic Media? 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