Controversial amendments to the key laws on judiciary approved by the MPs

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In the Parliament in Belgrade, several laws concerning the judiciary were adopted intransparencies. Brussels calls for a review

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The Serbian parliament today adopted a package of five judicial laws that have been opposed by both the opposition and the profession. Critics believe that the laws are intended to weaken the state prosecution, while the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), which proposed the laws, claims that the goal is to make the judiciary more efficient.

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Deputies of the Serbian Parliament will express their opinion today on 25 items on the agenda of the session, among which is a set of judicial laws proposed by the deputy of the Serbian Progressive Party, Uglješa Mrdić.

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"Serbia risks going in the opposite direction. That's not what we want."

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In Serbia, press freedom continues to deteriorate, in the face of student demonstrations against corruption and the authoritarian drift of President Aleksandar Vucic. For more than a year, journalists and independent media have been confronted with an increase in political and economic aggression and pressure.

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The European Commission considers that the most recent judicial reform approved yesterday by the Serbian Parliament “limits the independence” of the system, representing “a serious setback” on Serbia's path towards joining the European Union (EU). “The vote of the Serbian Parliament to limit the independence of the judiciary is a serious setback on Serbia's path to the EU,” said the Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, in a message shared on…