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20 August 2026 The participants of the public hearing

20 August 2026 The participants of the public hearing

Thursday, 20 August 2026

Seventh Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government Committee Public Hearing Held in Novi Sad

Novi Sad hosted the Seventh Public Hearing of the Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government on the topic “Presentation of the Bill on the Judicial Academy, submitted by the Government on 17 July 2026, and the Draft Law amending and modifying the Law on Prevention of Corruption”.

Committee Chairman Dr Ugljesa Mrdic greeted the participants of the public hearing, President of Novi Sad City Assembly Divan Vucinic, members of the Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government, MPs, Minister of Justice Nenad Vujic and his assistant Branislav Stojanovic, MP Miroslav Petrasinovic, as well as representatives of ministries, international organisations, judicial bodies and organisations, the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption, civil society organisations and the City of Novi Sad City Administration.

Mrdic reminded the participants that at its 27th sitting, held on 29 July 2026, the Committee decided to hold public hearings on these topics, with the aim of obtaining expert opinions and contributions from the interested public. He said that the public hearings will enable a wide circle of the interested public to share its opinions and views.

Minister of Justice Nenad Vujic presented the Bill on the Judicial Academy, emphasising that it represents a key step forward in strengthening the system of training and advancement and ensures the quality of the selected candidates, as well as in strengthening the supervisory function of both councils, the Judicial Council and State Prosecutorial Council, over the Judicial Academy

As he said, the Bill incorporates the key recommendations of the Venice Commission, and the new, depoliticised structure of the governing bodies should ensure the independence of the Academy. He particularly highlighted that the reformed composition of the Board of Directors and the Programme Council, aims to make the Judicial Academy a unique and objective system for entering the Serbian judiciary and to contribute to the expertise, integrity and independence of future judges and prosecutors.

MP Miroslav Petrasinovic presented the Draft Law amending and modifying the Law on Prevention of Corruption, stressing that the amendments are aimed, among other things, at improving electoral conditions and implementing ODIHR recommendations. He added that the Draft Law also includes the remaining 13 GRECO recommendations and includes a wider number of people who are now defined as public officials.

Petrasinovic pointed out that the proposed amendments introduce stricter rules regarding the incompatibility of public office, more clearly separate the exercise of public office from party activity on social networks, and improve the transparency of the work of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption.

The amendments additionally regulate the financing of election campaigns, the activities of third parties in the campaign, the control of political party financing and donations, as well as mechanisms for promoting women's equality in the electoral process.

The public hearing was attended by Committee member Risto Kostov, as well as MPs Stasa Stojanovic, Miroslav Petrasinovic and Tomislav Jankovic.

The Committee Chairman announced that the next, Eighth Public Hearing on the same topic will be held on 21 August 2026 in Belgrade.

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