IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS FROM 2012 PROGRESS REPORT Recommendation or observed No. Comment Source (if available) deficiency 1. POLITICAL CRITERIA Government The situation slightly improved and more public The drafting process continues debates are organized about draft legislation. However, to lack transparency, sufficient some important acts are adopted without public debate structure and time for effective (e.g. changes of Budget System Law). Changes of consultation of all interested governments Rules of Procedure, that show moderately Transparency Serbia research on public parties, would also make improve situation, are in force since April 2013. debates, 2013, the legal environment more Amended Rules of Procedure of Government. predictable. ( p. 7 in EC report) There is no significant improvement in implementation of legislation, or in monitoring mechanisms. Reports of Ombudsperson, Commissioner, The implementation and Anti-corruption Agency and Supreme Audit monitoring of adopted The implementation of independent bodies' Institution for 2012 and Transparency legislation needs to be recommendations and decisions is not yet ensured. The Serbia monitoring project, published on improved. (p.7) Parliament did not discuss reports for 2011 and 20th, 2013: conclusions about 2012 reports were adopted in late Ministries do not always June 2013. Parliamentary conclusions do have some Transparency Serbia overview of draft follow up and even in some monitoring mechanisms for recommendations related Parliamentary conclusions, June 2013, instances openly challenge the to the Ombudsman and Supreme Audit Institution, but opinions and not for Commissioner for information and recommendations of Agency. independent regulatory bodies,
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS FROM 2012 PROGRESS REPORT No. Recommendation or observed deficiency Comment Source (if available) 1. POLITICAL CRITERIA Government The drafting process continues to lack transparency, sufficient structure and time for effective consultation of all interested parties, would also make the legal environment more predictable. ( p. 7 in EC report) The implementation and monitoring of adopted legislation needs to be improved. (p.7) Ministries do not always follow up and even in some instances openly challenge the opinions and recommendations of independent regulatory bodies, The situation slightly improved and more public debates are organized about draft legislation. However, some important acts are adopted without public debate (e.g. changes of Budget System Law). Changes of governments Rules of Procedure, that show moderately improve situation, are in force since April 2013. There is no significant improvement in implementation of legislation, or in monitoring mechanisms. The implementation of independent bodies' recommendations and decisions is not yet ensured. The Parliament did not discuss reports for 2011 and conclusions about 2012 reports were adopted in late June 2013. Parliamentary conclusions do have some monitoring mechanisms for recommendations related to the Ombudsman and Supreme Audit Institution, but not for Commissioner for information and Agency. Transparency Serbia research on public debates, 2013, Amended Rules of Procedure of Government. Reports of Ombudsperson, Commissioner, Anti-corruption Agency and Supreme Audit Institution for 2012 and Transparency Serbia monitoring project, published on 20th, 2013: Transparency Serbia overview of draft Parliamentary conclusions, June 2013,
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