There were positive steps towards converting the state-owned TBC into a public service. However, a law governing the public service broadcaster should: clearly define the scope of its work and establish concrete public service requirements; require the broadcaster to provide citizens with impartial and balanced information; establish a system of appointments to the management sufficiently independent of the state authorities. As the situation stands now, director generals and directors of the board are appointed by the president of the Union and the minister of information and culture. The EU EOM considers that currently TBC is not independent in its policies and is not free from state interference. State authorities should refrain from any kind of interference in the activities of media and their representatives. Pressures, threats, lawsuits and denunciations discourage the establishment of a free media environment.