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Praise of Venice Commission regarding text of constitutional amendments

Belgrade, 28 September 2021

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic held an online meeting today with representatives of the Venice Commission, at which Serbia received praise for the text of constitutional amendments and encouragement to continue further work on the processes that follow.

President of the Commission Gianni Buquicchio told the Prime Minister that the opinion of the rapporteurs at the next session of the Commission would be very favourable for Serbia and that he is convinced that it would be adopted as such.

Brnabic thanked the Commission for its support to Serbia in finding the best solutions regarding the constitutional amendments since 2018, emphasising that the process was very transparent and open, thanks, among other things, to public hearings that were organised on several occasions.

Thanks to that, she added, today we have the application of the best European practice.

According to her, Serbia is completely open to further suggestions regarding ways to make the judiciary and judiciary as efficient as possible.

When it comes to the referendum on constitutional changes, Brnabic pointed out that its holding is expected immediately after the adoption of the amendment.

Minister of Justice Maja Popovic reminded that the work on constitutional changes is the first activity in the revised Action Plan for negotiations on Chapter 23 – Judiciary and Fundamental Rights in the process of negotiations on the membership of the Republic of Serbia in the European Union.

She pointed out that the goal of the public debates was to hear the opinions of the professional, scientific and wider interested public on the directions of changing the Constitution.

The Minister of Justice reiterated that Serbia remains open to all comments that would improve the quality of the existing text, because it is mature enough to change the Constitution in the area of justice.

Popovic concluded that there is a great awareness that this time the changes must be completed successfully, because that is in the best interest of the citizens of Serbia.