Representatives of the ruling coalition's parliamentary groups met today in the National Assembly House with a delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Monitoring Committee.
The meeting was chaired by Aleksandar Mirkovic, on behalf of the largest parliamentary group, who highlighted the importance of the meeting as an opportunity to view the current situation in Serbia from multiple angles. He stressed that the ruling majority is open to dialogue and ready to answer all questions.
"For the ruling majority, the Council of Europe is one of the most important institutions and we devote full attention to every session and cooperation," said Mirkovic.
The Monitoring Committee delegation was particularly interested in the process of prosecutorial reform following the amendments to the Constitution and the adoption of accompanying laws. They were also interested in the progress of investigations into corruption cases, the functioning of the Prosecutor's Office for Organised Crime and its role in the investigations of high-level corruption and the tragedy in Novi Sad, as well as the work of the Office of War Crimes Prosecutor.
The discussion was attended by MPs Zivota Starcevic, Dunja Simonovic Bratic, Boris Bajic, Branimir Jovanovic and Risto Kostov. They stressed that all adopted laws were enacted with the aim of improving the efficiency and quality of the judiciary, and that all recommendations of the Venice Commission would be considered with a view to their further improvement.
They also emphasised that the ruling majority insists on a full investigation into the Novi Sad canopy case. Mirkovic stressed that it is important for the competent authorities to establish all the facts and circumstances of the case, adding that in the past period, representatives of the authorities have been exposed to various forms of violence.