Deadline for reports on party financing expires

A legal basis for penalizing political parties that fail to submit 2010 reports on financing to the Anti-Corruption Agency still does not exist. The problem still has not been fixed even though the law on financing of political parties has been implemented for seven years. Deadline for reports on party financing expires A deadline when parties should have submitted their reports to the Anti-Corruption Agency expired on Friday. It is still unknown how many parties have submitted their reports. The law does not envisage a specific deadline and April 15 has been set as an unofficial one. This way political parties practically get to decide whether they will submit the reports or not. Justice Ministry State Secretary Slobodan Homen told B92 that it was about time that all parties submitted their reports, adding that they would otherwise face stiff punishments and public pressure. Slobodan Homen (Beta)

Deadline for reports on party financing expires

A deadline when parties should have submitted their reports to the Anti-Corruption Agency expired on Friday. It is still unknown how many parties have submitted their reports.

The law does not envisage a specific deadline and April 15 has been set as an unofficial one.

This way political parties practically get to decide whether they will submit the reports or not.

Justice Ministry State Secretary Slobodan Homen told B92 that it was about time that all parties submitted their reports, adding that they would otherwise face stiff punishments and public pressure.