Radicals threaten to obstruct parliament

Parliament's debate on amendments to the draft law on changes to the privatization bill is under threat of obstruction. On the agenda is a proposal envisaging the end of the privatization process by the end of 2008 for which 36 amendments have been submitted, of which 23 have been considered thus far. Radicals threaten to obstruct parliament However, at the beginning of the session, some opposition MPs, calling on the Rulebook, demanded an immediate debate on Kosovo. Serb Radical Party (SRS) official Dragan Todorovic announced that his party would obstruct the parliament’s work if the debate did not begin by Wednesday, December 26. “Unless the Kosovo debate gets under way by Wednesday, the SRS will obstruct the parliament’s work and will do nothing else until we receive a draft proposal, otherwise we will formulate that proposal ourselves,” said Todorovic during the session. The MP explained that SRS deputy leader Tomislav Nikolic had spoken with Parliamentary Speaker Oliver Dulic, and that they had agreed that immediately after the UN Security Council session the negotiating team should submit its report on the talks, and that parliament should adopt a new resolution. He said that the Radicals had asked for the session on Kosovo to be held today and said that it was unacceptable for it to be postponed until Friday, December 28, as this was the last day before the New Year holidays. Under the proposed amendments to the privatization bill, companies that have still not been bought by the end of next year would find strategic partners by being sold through receivership. Under another amendment, in the event of a tender winner pulling out a deal subsequently, rather than calling a second tender, consultations would then begin with the second placed bidder.

Radicals threaten to obstruct parliament

However, at the beginning of the session, some opposition MPs, calling on the Rulebook, demanded an immediate debate on Kosovo.

Serb Radical Party (SRS) official Dragan Todorović announced that his party would obstruct the parliament’s work if the debate did not begin by Wednesday, December 26.

“Unless the Kosovo debate gets under way by Wednesday, the SRS will obstruct the parliament’s work and will do nothing else until we receive a draft proposal, otherwise we will formulate that proposal ourselves,” said Todorović during the session.

The MP explained that SRS deputy leader Tomislav Nikolić had spoken with Parliamentary Speaker Oliver Dulić, and that they had agreed that immediately after the UN Security Council session the negotiating team should submit its report on the talks, and that parliament should adopt a new resolution.

He said that the Radicals had asked for the session on Kosovo to be held today and said that it was unacceptable for it to be postponed until Friday, December 28, as this was the last day before the New Year holidays.

Under the proposed amendments to the privatization bill, companies that have still not been bought by the end of next year would find strategic partners by being sold through receivership.

Under another amendment, in the event of a tender winner pulling out a deal subsequently, rather than calling a second tender, consultations would then begin with the second placed bidder.