Parliament on government reshuffle laws

MPs will start Thursday a discussion on the amendments to the laws on government and ministries. Both are needed for the completion of the government reshuffle. Parliament on government reshuffle laws MPs have submitted about 30 amendments to the Law on Government and the bill on ministries. The Serbian parliament finished Wednesday the debate in principle on the amendments to the Law on Government and the ministries bill, which lasted eight hours. During the debate, the parties in the ruling coalition expressed support for the reshuffle, while the Liberal Democratic Party, the Serb Radical Party, the Democratic Party of Serbia, the Serb Progressive Party and New Serbia voiced sharp criticism of the proposals. The proposed changes to the government structure envisage that the prime minister can at the same time perform the duties of one of the ministers, and that the members of the government, state secretaries and directors of government's organizations and services are due to support government's views in their public appearances, while under the ministries bill the government would comprise 17 ministries. (Beta)

Parliament on government reshuffle laws

MPs have submitted about 30 amendments to the Law on Government and the bill on ministries.

The Serbian parliament finished Wednesday the debate in principle on the amendments to the Law on Government and the ministries bill, which lasted eight hours. During the debate, the parties in the ruling coalition expressed support for the reshuffle, while the Liberal Democratic Party, the Serb Radical Party, the Democratic Party of Serbia, the Serb Progressive Party and New Serbia voiced sharp criticism of the proposals.

The proposed changes to the government structure envisage that the prime minister can at the same time perform the duties of one of the ministers, and that the members of the government, state secretaries and directors of government's organizations and services are due to support government's views in their public appearances, while under the ministries bill the government would comprise 17 ministries.