Serbian Parliament to convene late August for anti-corruption law amendments

Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabić announced that the next parliamentary session is anticipated by the end of August. The primary focus will be the adoption of amendments and additions to the law on preventing corruption.

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We are waiting for their final comments, but in this first interaction, they said the draft represents a great improvement.

Brnabić explained that these legislative changes are in line with recommendations from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). She noted that while awaiting final comments from ODIHR, initial interactions indicated the draft represents a significant improvement.

Addressing the upcoming elections, Brnabić characterized the choices presented to citizens as starkly different, describing them as "black and white." She contrasted President Aleksandar Vučić's engagement with the public across Serbia to understand their needs with what she termed the "catastrophe" that would follow the opposition's policies, suggesting nothing would be left standing.

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Citizens are being offered two completely different policies, black and white.

Furthermore, Brnabić responded to statements made by former prosecutor Jasmina Paunović, who had previously announced her intention to sue. Brnabić stated she was not informed if the lawsuit had been filed but welcomed it, specifically requesting to be sued for damage to her honor and reputation. She questioned the basis for such a claim, referencing Paunović's alleged comments about Vučić's family, and expressed a desire to address these matters in court.

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I would like to see where the honor is in a person who says Vučić's father is not his father, that his mother is of questionable morals at best, who targets an entire family in that way. What honor could I have possibly violated, I would ask her in court.