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To open competent debate ABOUT Conflict of interest draft law

Government of Serbia announced on April 2nd glad news that draft Law on preventing conflict of public and private interest in performing of official duties passed the government procedure and National Assembly was asked to enact it in an urgent procedure. It means that we are now closer than ever before to have such important law, aimed to curb opportunities for political corruption and increase accountability of state officials.

Our organization, since 2001 highlights weaknesses in current legislation which enables threatfull overlapping of economic and political sphere and performance of several public function at the same time, which makes state administration work slower. Such comprehension is accepted by Anti-corruption council from the day of its establishment; accepted by the citizens of Serbia, majority of which understand that conflict of interests provides base for misuse of state functions; accepted by MEDIA, which investigate cases where suspicion on possible conflict of interests exist.

After announcements of political parties during electoral campaign, that conflict of interest law would be enacted soon, we are witnesses nowadays, that such approach is accepted by government of Serbia too, and that no political option opposes the need to adopt new legislation. In such atmosphere of common consensus ABOUT necessity to enact the law, Transparency Serbia would like to stress the need to have competent public dialogue ABOUT draft itself, in order to consider all aspects essential for future implementation of the law and to avoid traps that some of our neighboring countries fell in. The discussion would help to everyone to acknowledge innovations that law would provide for, which will facilitate significantly law’s implementation in the future.

Transparency Serbia will make efforts to improve such debate by transmitting of experience that Transparency International network compiled in more than 10 years.

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