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European Commission gives positive assessment of Justice Ministry’s work
Novi Sad,
24 March 2005
Serbian Minister of Justice Zoran Stojkovic said in Novi Sad last night that, according to the assessment by EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn, the Serbian Ministry of Justice has achieved very good results.
Zoran Stojkovic
Speaking at a panel at Novi Sad’s Faculty of Law, Stojkovic said that, according to an action plan for EU accession due to take effect after signing the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, all that is left for the ministry is to adopt a law on the creation of an independent body for the implementation of the anti-corruption action plan.
He noted that the level of corruption in the judiciary is much lower than is thought and he added that key problems in the judiciary lie in the lack of efficiency and expertise.
Stojkovic said that the judiciary has “caved in” over the past 15 years, because judges and prosecutors have been chosen according to their party allegiance. He expressed the hope that the latest two appointments of judges and prosecutors will help to change that.
Stojkovic recalled that 15 judiciary bills have been passed since he took office, all of them in line with European standards, adding that eight more bills are pending and six are under public debate.
He noted that the level of corruption in the judiciary is much lower than is thought and he added that key problems in the judiciary lie in the lack of efficiency and expertise.
Stojkovic said that the judiciary has “caved in” over the past 15 years, because judges and prosecutors have been chosen according to their party allegiance. He expressed the hope that the latest two appointments of judges and prosecutors will help to change that.
Stojkovic recalled that 15 judiciary bills have been passed since he took office, all of them in line with European standards, adding that eight more bills are pending and six are under public debate.
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