Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said Wednesday's meeting between the ruling coalition and the opposition on electoral conditions had been the best yet but that no agreement had been reached because the discussions had come down to the date of the upcoming Belgrade local elections, called for June 2.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he had had an open discussion with the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Matteo Mecacci on Wednesday about ODIHR recommendations for advancement of the electoral process.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he had had an open discussion with the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Matteo Mecacci on Wednesday about ODIHR recommendations for advancement of the electoral process.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he had had an open discussion with the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Matteo Mecacci on Wednesday about ODIHR recommendations for advancement of the electoral process.

BELGRADE - Representatives of the opposition Serbia Against Violence coalition walked out of Thursday's meeting with the ruling coalition on implementation of ODIHR recommendations.

At a press conference in the lobby of the parliament building, the representatives did not elaborate on whether they would take part in further dialogue on the matter.

BELGRADE - Between 2019 and 2023, Serbia implemented 54 ODIHR recommendations and formed a unified electoral roll connected to the central population register, while governments before that period - made up by the current opposition - did not implement a single recommendation, Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said on Monday.

BRUSSELS - European Commission (EC) spokesperson Peter Stano said on Thursday the EC stood ready to support Serbia in implementing all recommendations of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).

BELGRADE - The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has officially released its final report on the December 17 Serbian elections, giving a positive assessment of the work of the national electoral commission and issuing recommendations for legislative and procedural changes before the next elections.

"I regret that I am holding this conference before the final report that will come out later today.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said on Wednesday recommendations from an ODIHR report showed that the December 17 Serbian elections had been fair, transparent and democratic.

"Having worked with the ODIHR since 2019, we already have recommendations that are much softer than those in many EU member states," Brnabic said.