Voting on information bill “won’t be postponed”

Parliamentary Speaker Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic said that the parliament will vote on the Public Information Law on August 31, with no further delays. “The meeting at which the MPs will vote on the package of 24 laws, including the Information Law, is scheduled for August 31, and there are no reasons now for postponing the voting,” Djukic-Dejanovic told daily Vecernje Novosti. Voting on information bill “won’t be postponed” She said that she is convinced that the results of the voting will be the same as if the voting was held a month ago. “In any case, there will be no more postponements, nor will the law be removed from parliamentary procedures. As far as SPS is concerned, we will stick to our stance of refraining from voting,” Djukic-Dejanovic said. She added that new laws for the parliament and rules of procedure could be adopted before the beginning of regular parliamentary sessions, in the second half of September, or in early October at the latest. Djukic-Dejanovic said that these laws must be passed so that the parliament can work more effectively. Slavica Djukic Dejanovic (FoNet archive)

Voting on information bill “won’t be postponed”

She said that she is convinced that the results of the voting will be the same as if the voting was held a month ago.

“In any case, there will be no more postponements, nor will the law be removed from parliamentary procedures. As far as SPS is concerned, we will stick to our stance of refraining from voting,” Đukić-Dejanović said.

She added that new laws for the parliament and rules of procedure could be adopted before the beginning of regular parliamentary sessions, in the second half of September, or in early October at the latest.

Đukić-Dejanović said that these laws must be passed so that the parliament can work more effectively.