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Serbian judiciary must be synchronised with EU’s
Belgrade,
1 May 2010
Minister of Justice Snezana Malovic stressed that with Serbia's priority being EU membership, it must fully synchronise its judiciary with that of EU countries.
In an interview for a May Day edition of the Politika daily, Malovic said that representatives of judicial organs have held numerous meetings with EU representatives during the reform process and received friendly suggestions regarding the explanations for rejected candidates for judges and greater transparency of the procedure.
In this sense, the State Prosecutors' Council and the High Judicial Council adopted a set of measures in line with the European Commission’s suggestions, the Minister said.
She stressed that the judicial reform process implies a careful analysis in the field and a readiness to deal with any problems that might occur.
We are prepared to work together with European experts until the 23rd chapter of negotiations is opened to avoid any mistakes, Malovic stressed.
The Minister announced that a ministerial meeting with EU representatives will be held in May to agree upon further steps of judiciary reform in Serbia.
She reiterated that the judicial reform has managed to stop court cases from lasting too long, which was one of citizens' main complaints to the Constitutional Court, as well as the European Court of Human Rights.
Proceedings will last for up to one year in criminal cases and two years in legal suits, as is the practice in European countries, Malovic explained.
Serbia will no longer be a country in which people have to wait for the execution of court decision for around 500 days, she stressed adding that court sentences in the EU are executed within 30–40 days at the most.
Judicial reform is one of the key elements of Serbia’s economic development, she also noted.
With efficient judiciary and courts, the business environment for domestic and foreign companies will be improved and this is the key basis for attracting more investment, Malovic stressed.
In this sense, the State Prosecutors' Council and the High Judicial Council adopted a set of measures in line with the European Commission’s suggestions, the Minister said.
She stressed that the judicial reform process implies a careful analysis in the field and a readiness to deal with any problems that might occur.
We are prepared to work together with European experts until the 23rd chapter of negotiations is opened to avoid any mistakes, Malovic stressed.
The Minister announced that a ministerial meeting with EU representatives will be held in May to agree upon further steps of judiciary reform in Serbia.
She reiterated that the judicial reform has managed to stop court cases from lasting too long, which was one of citizens' main complaints to the Constitutional Court, as well as the European Court of Human Rights.
Proceedings will last for up to one year in criminal cases and two years in legal suits, as is the practice in European countries, Malovic explained.
Serbia will no longer be a country in which people have to wait for the execution of court decision for around 500 days, she stressed adding that court sentences in the EU are executed within 30–40 days at the most.
Judicial reform is one of the key elements of Serbia’s economic development, she also noted.
With efficient judiciary and courts, the business environment for domestic and foreign companies will be improved and this is the key basis for attracting more investment, Malovic stressed.
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