Accreditation

Extension of accreditations to colleges annulled by top court

Ljubljana – The Constitutional Court has annulled in an unanimous decision the implementation of a provision from one of the legislative packages for mitigating the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic that extends accreditations to higher education institutions.

The provision was stayed in late January, and the country’s top court announced the final ruling on Tuesday.

WADA suspends credentials of Greece’s dope-testing lab

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended the accreditation of the Doping Control Laboratory at the Olympic Stadium of Athens (OAKA) for six months for failing to meet the necessary standards, the General Secretariat for Sports said Thursday.
The decision was communicated in a letter by WADA President Sir Craig Reedie that was received by Greek authorities on Tuesday.

Accreditation Body signs EA MLA

BELGRADE - The Accreditation Body of Serbia (ATS) has signed a new multilateral agreement (MLA) on the mutual recognition of the equivalence of the accreditation systems within the European Cooperation for Accreditation (EA), thus becoming one of the first Serbian institutions to bring its work in line with the EU Acquis and international standards, Freek Janmaat, head of the EU Integration Sec