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THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION WELCOMED THE PRESIDENT OF THE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE
13.03.2013.
The Minister of Justice and Public Administration Nikola Selaković met today with the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Jean Claude Mignon. Results of the work of the Ministry were presented at the meeting, as well as its future steps for improving the state of the judicial system in Serbia.
“The Ministry made significant steps towards improving human...more
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE JRGA PROJECT OF THE US AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID) IN OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
12.03.2013.
Assistant Minister for Justice and Public Administration Ljiljana Blagojević met with the representatives of the Judicial Reform and Government Accountability (JRGA) project initiated by USAID in 2011.
JRGA representatives pointed out that the aim of the project was to assist the Ministry of Justice and Public Administration and the High Judicial Council to strengthen the rule of law,...more
THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION NIKOLA SELAKOVIC IN VISIT TO CROATIA
12.03.2013.
The Minister of Justice and Public Administration Nikola Selaković met today with the Minister of Justice of Croatia Orsat Miljenović in Zagreb, where they discussed legal cooperation between two countries involving general forms of providing legal aid, cooperation in terms of mutual enforcement of court decisions in criminal matters, and extradition.
They also discussed the existing legal...more
MINISTER SELAKOVIC MEETS WORLD BANK REPRESENTATIVES
11.03.2013.
Minister for Justice and Public Administration Nikola Selaković met with the World Bank representatives comprising Loup Brefort, Country Manager for Serbia, and Edgardo Moskqueira, Senior Public Sector Specialist and Team Leader from Washington. The meeting focused on improving cooperation and the World Bank’s future assistance under the Multi-Donor Trust Fund.
Minister Selaković...more
DRAFT NATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY
11.03.2013. A working group tasked with the production of anti-corruption strategy for 2013-2018 completed its draft on 11 March 2013. The working group comprised the representatives of relevant government agencies and institutions: Anti-Corruption Agency, Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Civil Engineering and Urbanism, Internal Affairs Department, Ministry of Finance and Economy, State Audit Institution, Public Procurement Administration; the representatives of judiciary: Supreme Cassation...more
VENICE COMMISSION GIVES POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON SERBIAN DRAFT LAWS
8.03.2013.
At its 94th plenary meeting, the Venice Commission gave a positive opinion on the three draft amendments to the laws on judges, court organisation and public prosecutor’s offices respectively, sent by the Serbian Ministry of Justice and Public Administration, says Minister Nikola Selaković.
Minister Selaković reported that the Ministry of Justice and Public Administration had sent draft...more
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SIGNS PROTOCOL WITH SOPOS
6.03.2013.
On behalf of the Ministry of Justice and Public Administration, the State Secretary for Justice and Public Administration Danilo Nikolić signed a protocol on the improvement the financial situation of justice administration employees with the Syndicate of Judiciary Organisations (SOPOS). On behalf of SOPOS, the document was signed by its President Dragan Nedeljković.
State Secretary Nikolić...more
THREE LEGAL COOPERATION AGREEMENTS SOON TO BE SIGNED WITH TURKEY
5.03.2013.
Serbia and Turkey are soon to sign three important agreements on legal cooperation in civil and criminal matters, further strengthening cooperation between the two countries, said the Minister for Justice and Public Administration Nikola Selaković after the meeting with the Turkish Justice Minister Sadullah Ergin in Ankara.
According to Minister Seleković, todayʼs meeting with the Turkish...more
FIRST DRAFT OF THE NATIONAL JUDICIAL REFORM STRATEGY
4.03.2013. Based on the results achieved by the working group for development of the National Judicial Reform Strategy (the Strategy) for the period 2013-2018, and the accompanying Action Plan, the first draft of the Strategy was developed on 1 March 2013. The Ministry invites all the citizens and experts to read the text of the Strategy and give their comments on the draft version of the Strategy. All interested persons can submit their comments in the comments form and send them via email...more
TO REPEAL THE SUSPENSION
1.03.2013.
The Minister of Justice and Public Administration Nikola Selaković demands from the deputy warden of the Penitentiary Niš to, without delay, repeal the decision on suspension of Valentina Krstić.
Valentina Krstić, who was suspended yesterday from the position of the Head of the Department for Commercial Affairs at the Penitentiary Niš, was assigned the status of whistleblower by the Anti-Corruption Agency....more