Constitutional amendment

BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament adopted Wednesday the amendments to the Laws on Judges and on Public Prosecution which stipulate that judges and prosecutors have to end their service when they reach 65 years of age.

The amendments repealed an earlier provision, which had forced judges and prosecutors to retire after 40 years of service.

Budget revision adopted, cuts from Nov. 1

BELGRADE -- After a debate on amendments that lasted more than 12 hours, the Serbian parliament has adopted a budget revision and accompanying laws....

Macedonia's Teachers Union, SONK, has condemned amendments to the Education Law, which the ruling parties passed in express procedure on Tuesday, as intimidation.

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National Liberal Party (PNL) chairman Klaus Iohannis Tuesday evening said in Alba Iulia (central Romania) that the separation of powers must be a reality not a desideratum and the president must have the role of guaranteeing it.

Lawmakers failed to reach quorum on Friday, when they were to hold their last regular meeting before President Rosen Plevneliev dissolves Parliament on August 6.

Amendments to the Waste Management Act and the Protection of Competition Act were on the MPs' agenda after Plevneliev vetoed changes to the latter text.

BELGRADE - The Serbian Government adopted on Thursday the Strategy for agriculture and rural development of Serbia for the period of the next ten years.

Media bills welcomed, amendments proposed

BELGRADE -- The set of media bills to be discussed during the current parliament session is in line with the fundamental intentions of the Media strategy.

This was announced by the Independent Journalists' Association of Serbia (NUNS) and the Center for Advanced Legal Studies (CUPS).

BELGRADE - The set of media bills to be discussed during the current parliament session is in line with the fundamental intentions of the Media strategy, the Independent Journalists' Association of Serbia (NUNS) and the Centre for Advanced Legal Studies (CUPS) say.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government adopted on Sunday the bills of amendments to the second set of reform laws, including the laws on privatisation and bankruptcy procedure, and forwarded them to the parliament for debate and adoption on urgent procedure.

BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament will discuss at its Tuesday session the bill of amendments to the labour law which the government adopted on Saturday despite the pressures and protests of trade unions.