Serbian Parliament Concludes General Debate on Legislative Agenda
Lawmakers focus on media laws, housing subsidies, and annual reports as parliamentary session advances.
The National Assembly of Serbia has concluded a general debate on 46 agenda items during an extraordinary session.
The lawmakers will continue discussions on amendments starting tomorrow at 10 AM.
Over the course of the two-day debate, the parliament members primarily addressed a suite of media laws, legislation concerning subsidized housing loans for youth, the establishment of an Alimony Fund, and laws aimed at air quality protection.
Agenda items include proposals for amending the Law on the Establishment of a Guarantee Scheme and subsidizing part of the interest rates as a support measure for young people purchasing their first residential property.
Among the media laws under consideration are revisions to the Law on Electronic Media, amendments to the Law on Public Media Services, and updates to the Law on Public Information and Media.
Lawmakers are also expected to review annual reports from the Ombudsman, the Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection, and the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality for the years 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Additional considerations include the examination of reports from the State Audit Institution, the Anti-Corruption Agency, the Fiscal Council, and the Commission for the Control of State Aid for the year 2024, as well as a number of intergovernmental agreements.
Further items on the agenda encompass a proposal regarding the presentation of the European Commission's Report on Serbia for 2024, a decision to terminate the function of the President of the State Audit Institution and to elect a new president, and the evaluation of candidates for the position of President of the Commission for the Control of State Aid.
The assembly will also consider a proposal to elect MP Dunja Simonović Bratić as Vice President of the Assembly.
The lawmakers will continue discussions on amendments starting tomorrow at 10 AM.
Over the course of the two-day debate, the parliament members primarily addressed a suite of media laws, legislation concerning subsidized housing loans for youth, the establishment of an Alimony Fund, and laws aimed at air quality protection.
Agenda items include proposals for amending the Law on the Establishment of a Guarantee Scheme and subsidizing part of the interest rates as a support measure for young people purchasing their first residential property.
Among the media laws under consideration are revisions to the Law on Electronic Media, amendments to the Law on Public Media Services, and updates to the Law on Public Information and Media.
Lawmakers are also expected to review annual reports from the Ombudsman, the Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection, and the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality for the years 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Additional considerations include the examination of reports from the State Audit Institution, the Anti-Corruption Agency, the Fiscal Council, and the Commission for the Control of State Aid for the year 2024, as well as a number of intergovernmental agreements.
Further items on the agenda encompass a proposal regarding the presentation of the European Commission's Report on Serbia for 2024, a decision to terminate the function of the President of the State Audit Institution and to elect a new president, and the evaluation of candidates for the position of President of the Commission for the Control of State Aid.
The assembly will also consider a proposal to elect MP Dunja Simonović Bratić as Vice President of the Assembly.
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