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€2.75m donor fund to support Serbian judicial reform
Belgrade,
24 October 2008
Serbian Minister of Justice Snezana Malovic signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with representatives of the World Bank and six countries supporting the joint donor fund for reform and modernisation of the Serbian judiciary system.
Author:
Tanjug
Malovic signed the document, worth a total of €2.75 million. Denmark has pledged €300,000, Norway €250,000, Slovenia €100,000, Spain €490,000, Switzerland €400,000, and UK €1.2 million.
The programme is aimed at establishing a joint fund to support reform and modernisation of the Serbian judicial system, the Minister said, noting that the government is resolved to implement structural reforms, strengthen capacity, improve results, efficiency, responsibility and professionalism.
The Minister stressed that a package of legal regulations will enable the setting up of 2 new institutions, a High Judiciary Council and a State Council of Prosecutors.
Malovic pointed out that the planned reforms will have a positive effect on the protection of basic rights, a more hospitable environment for business, a higher level of justice and an improved fight against corruption.
The programme will help to set up a more efficient and modern judicial system by strengthening the capacity of these judicial organs, as well as help facilitate Serbia’s EU integration, she said.
Director of the World Bank and Coordinator for South Eastern Europe Jane Armitage and ambassadors representing the Memorandum’s signatories said that a joint fund is of great importance for speeding up Serbia’s EU accession.
They pointed out that efficient legal systems are of importance for economic and social development, decrease of corruption and improvement of security, key preconditions for investing in Serbia.
The Memorandum was signed by Danish Ambassador Mette Kjuel-Nielsen, Slovenian Ambassador Miroslav Luci, Spanish Ambassador Íñigo de Palacio España, Swiss Charge d’Affaires and British Senior Advisor for Management at the International Development Department Satyendra Pasad.
The programme is aimed at establishing a joint fund to support reform and modernisation of the Serbian judicial system, the Minister said, noting that the government is resolved to implement structural reforms, strengthen capacity, improve results, efficiency, responsibility and professionalism.
The Minister stressed that a package of legal regulations will enable the setting up of 2 new institutions, a High Judiciary Council and a State Council of Prosecutors.
Malovic pointed out that the planned reforms will have a positive effect on the protection of basic rights, a more hospitable environment for business, a higher level of justice and an improved fight against corruption.
The programme will help to set up a more efficient and modern judicial system by strengthening the capacity of these judicial organs, as well as help facilitate Serbia’s EU integration, she said.
Director of the World Bank and Coordinator for South Eastern Europe Jane Armitage and ambassadors representing the Memorandum’s signatories said that a joint fund is of great importance for speeding up Serbia’s EU accession.
They pointed out that efficient legal systems are of importance for economic and social development, decrease of corruption and improvement of security, key preconditions for investing in Serbia.
The Memorandum was signed by Danish Ambassador Mette Kjuel-Nielsen, Slovenian Ambassador Miroslav Luci, Spanish Ambassador Íñigo de Palacio España, Swiss Charge d’Affaires and British Senior Advisor for Management at the International Development Department Satyendra Pasad.
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