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Serbian local administration able to fulfil all international standards
Belgrade,
14 July 2007
Serbian Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government Milan Markovic said today that the decentralisation system in Serbia has essentially good grounds and that the rights in this field are protected even better than in some EU countries.
Milan Markovic
In an interview with Tanjug, Markovic said that unlike some EU countries, higher bodies of authority cannot assess the decisions made by local self-government bodies, which is the essence of decentralisation.
Speaking on legislation regulating the field of local administration and local self-government, Markovic said that Serbia does not lag behind EU countries much, noting that the adoption of some new legal acts and regulations would fully comply with all international standards.
The Law on civil servants is in full accordance with European standards, and we will continue with public administration reform, the Minister said and announced the passing of a law on protection of rights of national minorities and a law on citizens’ associations, as well as fast ratification of the European Charter of Local Self-Government.
He pointed out that municipalities in Serbia should be territorially smaller, with between 10,000 and 15,000 citizens, so that they could function better, and recalled that municipalities in Serbia have on average 50,000 citizens, which makes Serbia the first in Europe.
At the moment, we cannot carry out all-encompassing reforms and therefore I think that we should work on gradual reorganisation until we establish an adequate system that will function successfully, Markovic said.
He also announced that new laws on local self-government, local elections, capital city and territorial organisation should be adopted by the end of the year.
Speaking on legislation regulating the field of local administration and local self-government, Markovic said that Serbia does not lag behind EU countries much, noting that the adoption of some new legal acts and regulations would fully comply with all international standards.
The Law on civil servants is in full accordance with European standards, and we will continue with public administration reform, the Minister said and announced the passing of a law on protection of rights of national minorities and a law on citizens’ associations, as well as fast ratification of the European Charter of Local Self-Government.
He pointed out that municipalities in Serbia should be territorially smaller, with between 10,000 and 15,000 citizens, so that they could function better, and recalled that municipalities in Serbia have on average 50,000 citizens, which makes Serbia the first in Europe.
At the moment, we cannot carry out all-encompassing reforms and therefore I think that we should work on gradual reorganisation until we establish an adequate system that will function successfully, Markovic said.
He also announced that new laws on local self-government, local elections, capital city and territorial organisation should be adopted by the end of the year.
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