"Vojvodina statute won't spell end of govt."

Speaker Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic says that members of the government have no reason "to part ways" when it comes to the draft Vojvodina statute. “I have information that ministries in charge have finished their work and that proposal of the law on transfer of competencies from the republic to the provincial authorities in Vojvodina will be on the agenda of the government’s next meeting, so parliament could discuss it during November,” Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic told Belgrade daily Blic on Monday. "Vojvodina statute won't spell end of govt." “The problem is that the government has been dealing with other important issues lately and has only now included the law to its list of priorities. As far as Socialist Party of Serbia is concerned, we have already stated that we wouldn’t vote for any anti-constitutional proposal. This is why the law on competencies has to be harmonized with the Constitution and the statute with the law,” she explained. “If the statute is not harmonized with the law it will have to be done in the Vojvodina assembly. It doesn’t mean it will happen, but it will depend on that how fast the statute and the law will become a part of the parliamentary agenda,” the speaker continued. “I can’t say how the parliament groups will vote because they haven’t said anything about it. But the cut down won’t be so drastic because other parts of the state will be stronger and they will provide employment in other areas,” Djukic-Dejanovic said. ’’I don’t think this law applies to the Parliament, but it does to local autonomies and some ministries but not all of them. The number of employees won’t be reduced in the Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Interior,“ she told Blic. As the Serbian parliament meets today, MPs are expected to vote on 17 items of the agenda, which include a set of military laws and two strategies, and to then start a new session, whose agenda has over 50 proposed items. MPs should vote on national security and defense strategies, changes and amendments to the defense law and Serbian Army law, draft laws on military, labor and material obligations, civil service and utilization of the Serbian Army and other defense forces for out-of-country multinational operations. MPs are also to appoint one member of the State Chamber of Prosecutors and another member of the High Judicial Council from the sector of attorneys. The agenda of the new session, which should begin after the voting, also includes the Draft Law on a Maximum Number of Employees in State Administration. “I can’t say how the parliament groups will vote because they haven’t said anything about it. But the scale down won’t be drastic, rather other state sectors will be stronger that should provide employment in other areas,” Djukic-Dejanovic said. ’’I don’t think this law applies to parliament itself, but to local self-governments and some ministries, and not all of them. The number of employees won’t be reduced in the Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Interior,“ she revealed.

"Vojvodina statute won't spell end of govt."

“The problem is that the government has been dealing with other important issues lately and has only now included the law to its list of priorities. As far as Socialist Party of Serbia is concerned, we have already stated that we wouldn’t vote for any anti-constitutional proposal. This is why the law on competencies has to be harmonized with the Constitution and the statute with the law,” she explained.

“If the statute is not harmonized with the law it will have to be done in the Vojvodina assembly. It doesn’t mean it will happen, but it will depend on that how fast the statute and the law will become a part of the parliamentary agenda,” the speaker continued.

“I can’t say how the parliament groups will vote because they haven’t said anything about it. But the cut down won’t be so drastic because other parts of the state will be stronger and they will provide employment in other areas,” Đukić-Dejanović said.

’’I don’t think this law applies to the Parliament, but it does to local autonomies and some ministries but not all of them. The number of employees won’t be reduced in the Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Interior,“ she told Blic.

As the Serbian parliament meets today, MPs are expected to vote on 17 items of the agenda, which include a set of military laws and two strategies, and to then start a new session, whose agenda has over 50 proposed items.

MPs should vote on national security and defense strategies, changes and amendments to the defense law and Serbian Army law, draft laws on military, labor and material obligations, civil service and utilization of the Serbian Army and other defense forces for out-of-country multinational operations.

MPs are also to appoint one member of the State Chamber of Prosecutors and another member of the High Judicial Council from the sector of attorneys.

The agenda of the new session, which should begin after the voting, also includes the Draft Law on a Maximum Number of Employees in State Administration.

“I can’t say how the parliament groups will vote because they haven’t said anything about it. But the scale down won’t be drastic, rather other state sectors will be stronger that should provide employment in other areas,” Đukić-Dejanović said.

’’I don’t think this law applies to parliament itself, but to local self-governments and some ministries, and not all of them. The number of employees won’t be reduced in the Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Interior,“ she revealed.