Officials on nature of statute changes

The head of the DS-led For a European Vojvodina MP group says changes being made to the draft Vojvodina statute "will not disturb its essence". Dragoslav Petrovic told daily Danas that all changes and agreement regarding the statute will be finished in the next two weeks. Officials on nature of statute changes Commenting the statement of Vojvodina Provincial Secretary Tamas Korhec that there could be a referendum announced for the Vojvodina statute, Petrovic said that this is an old statement and a personal opinion, but that there are no indications that the job will not be finished in the next two weeks. Meanwhile, Parliamentary Speaker Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic said that she expects the draft law for the transfer of jurisdiction to Vojvodina to appear in the parliament “any day now” which must happen in order for the draft statute to get on the parliament’s agenda. Commenting information that the ruling coalition on the state level has reached an agreement to make essential changes to the document, Djukic-Dejanovic said that she is not aware of any agreement and that she has not been notified of this by the Vojvodina assembly president officially or unofficially.

Officials on nature of statute changes

Commenting the statement of Vojvodina Provincial Secretary Tamaš Korhec that there could be a referendum announced for the Vojvodina statute, Petrović said that this is an old statement and a personal opinion, but that there are no indications that the job will not be finished in the next two weeks.

Meanwhile, Parliamentary Speaker Slavica Đukić-Dejanović said that she expects the draft law for the transfer of jurisdiction to Vojvodina to appear in the parliament “any day now” which must happen in order for the draft statute to get on the parliament’s agenda.

Commenting information that the ruling coalition on the state level has reached an agreement to make essential changes to the document, Đukić-Dejanović said that she is not aware of any agreement and that she has not been notified of this by the Vojvodina assembly president officially or unofficially.