Serbia`s legislation is harmonised with international regulations to a great extent, but its implementation is missing; this was heard within the workshop “Horizontal screening of anti-corruption legislation”.
Report from PLAC project experts on harmonisation of legislation between Serbia and the European Union will clearly show what needs to be done next, stated today Advisor to Minister of Justice and Public Administration Radomir Ilic, while presenting that document.
He said to the participants of the workshop “Horizontal screening of anti-corruption legislation” that the EU Delegation to Serbia and PLAC project experts had made comparative review of international and Serbia`s anti-corruption legislation and thus helped to clearly perceive next steps.
Serbia`s legislation is harmonised with international regulations to a great extent, but its implementation is missing, said Ilic, adding that the first results of the Anti-corruption Strategy are expected by mid-year.
Existing Law on Police is not appropriate for the needs of fight against corruption, said State Secretary in theMinistry of Interior Vladimir Bozovic and announced change of organisational structure, under which new unit for the fight against corruption will be established.
By implementing the best practices from the EU we will take our system on the next level, he said.
This report will be important for the negotiation process under Chapter 23, said Deputy Head of the EU Delegation Oskar Benedikt and assessed that in-depth analysis of the situation was developed on 1500 pages of the report.
He pointed out that today`s meeting is also important as an opportunity to present efforts of the Ministry of Justice.
PLAC project team leader Marija Pejcinovic Buric stated that the project should help Serbia on the path to the EU, specifically in 11 chapters, and added that this should be useful instrument in which every institution will find its share.
The idea was to do something new and to set out benchmarks for other countries in the EU accession process, she said.
There is a series of standards, not only for the EU, but also for the Council of Europe and the UN, and it is not easy to see what everyone should do in its segment through those numerous standards, she said.
