{"id":17313,"date":"2014-12-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bezbednost.org\/ministry-of-interior-should-publish-the-draft-action-plan-for-chapter-24\/"},"modified":"2020-07-20T05:47:37","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T03:47:37","slug":"ministry-of-interior-should-publish-the-draft-action-plan-for-chapter-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bezbednost.org\/en\/ministry-of-interior-should-publish-the-draft-action-plan-for-chapter-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Interior should publish the Draft Action Plan for Chapter 24"},"content":{"rendered":"

\tOrganizations led by the members of Working Groups for chapters 23 and 24 under the auspices of the National Convention on European Union (NCEU<\/a>) and SEKO Mechanism<\/a> for Justice and Home Affairs are expressing dissatisfaction due to the lack of transparency on the part of the Ministry of Interior in the process of drafting the Action plan for Chapter 24.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\tBy acting in this manner, the Ministry of Interior is in violation of the governmental Guidelines on inclusion of civil society organizations in the process of creating regulations<\/a> (available only in Serbian).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\tThe Action Plan for Chapter 24, one of the most important chapters in Serbia\u2019s accession process to the European Union, will serve as a benchmark document for harmonization of domestic legislation with European standards in the areas of justice, freedom, and security. The document outlines priorities for the Government in the areas of combating organized crime, drugs, human trafficking, terrorism, border management and migrations, and other topics important for the safety of citizens. The progress of Serbia in the European integration process is depending on the success of its implementation. Therefore, it is unacceptable for the Ministry of Interior, the institution in charge of drafting the Action Plan, to exclude civil society organizations, professional associations, media, citizens, and other interested parties from the process.<\/p>\n

\tWe request from the Ministry of Interior to make the Draft Action Plan for Chapter 24 available to the public and allow for the consultation process with the interested parties to take place in the earliest stage of its preparation.<\/p>\n

\tPostponing the inclusion of CSOs in the process of drafting this document goes against the principle of active participation of civil society in all phases of the legislation process. This is one of the fundamental principles of the European management of public affairs which envisages the inclusion of CSOs from the beginning of the legislation drafting process, including the selection of regulatory instruments, creating regulations and their evaluation through monitoring.<\/p>\n

\tWe appeal to the Ministry of Interior to make the supporting documents of the Action Plan for Chapter 24 accessible to the public.<\/p>\n

\tMinistry of Interior and all other ministries should act in accordance with an example set by the Ministry of Justice<\/a> which made all documents relevant to the Action Plan for Chapter 23 accessible on its webpage: translation of the Screening Report for Chapter 23, first and second draft of the Action Plan for Chapter 23, Report on Inclusion of CSOs and the methodology of cost evaluation. We believe that these documents must be made available to the citizens of Serbia in order to achieve greater transparency of the negotiation process and understanding the process of accession to the EU.<\/p>\n

\tThe Government must assure that all ministries consistently allow participation of civil society in the process of negotiation with the EU, as well as careful examination of all comments submitted by the CSOs with the purpose of contributing to the progress of Serbia in the accession process.<\/p>\n

\tBy involving CSOs in the processes of preparation, creation, and implementation of regulations, their precision and intelligibility is improved, as well as their positive effects, while at the same time facilitating and lowering costs of their implementation.<\/p>\n

\tWe invite all civil society organizations, professional associations, academic community and other citizens interested in the accession of Serbia to the EU to join this initiative by sending an e-mail to <\/strong>office@bezbednost.org<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n

\tSignatories:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t1. Belgrade Centre for Security Policy – <\/strong>BCSP<\/strong><\/a>, a member of the coalition <\/strong>prEUgovor<\/strong><\/a>, coordinator of the Working Group for Chapter 24 in the National Convention on the European Union, the leading organization of SEKO on Justice and Home Affairs<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t2. The Committee of Lawyers for Human Rights – <\/strong>YUCOM<\/strong><\/a>, a member of the House of Human Rights and Democracy, the coordinator of the Working Group for Chapter 23 in the National Convention on the European Union.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t3. The European Movement in Serbia – <\/strong>EMinS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\t4. Civic Initiatives – <\/strong>CI<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\t5. Transparency Serbia, a member of the coalition prEUgovor<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t6. <\/strong>Humanitarian Law Center<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\t7. Center for Investigative Reporting in Serbia – <\/strong>CINS<\/strong><\/a>, a member of the coalition <\/strong>prEUgovor<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\t8. <\/strong>Link Plus<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\t9. Belgrade Center for Human Rights – <\/strong>BCHR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\t10. The Committee for Human Rights – Ni\u0161, <\/strong>CHRIN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\t11. The Committee for Human Rights – Leskovac, <\/strong>CHRLE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\t12. Partners for Democratic Change – <\/strong>Serbia<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\t13. Centre for Euro-Atlantic Studies – <\/strong>CEAS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\t14. Policy Center – <\/strong>PC<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\t15. <\/strong>Praxis<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\t16. <\/strong>Group 484<\/strong><\/a>, a member of the coalition prEUgovor<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t17. <\/strong>ASTRA<\/strong><\/a>– Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, a member of the coalition <\/strong>prEUgovor<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\t18. Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence – <\/strong>BFPE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\t19. <\/strong>Center for Applied European Studies<\/strong><\/a>, a member of the coalition <\/strong>prEUgovor<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\t20. <\/strong>SHARE<\/strong><\/a>Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t21. Asylum Protection Center – <\/strong>APC<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\t22. Center for Civil Society Development – <\/strong>PROTECTA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\t23. <\/strong>Bibija<\/strong><\/a>– Roma Women\u2019s Center<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t24. Association <\/strong>People's Parliament Leskovac<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\t25. <\/strong>Victimology Society of Serbia<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\t26. <\/strong>Novi Sad School of Journalism<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\t27. Becej Youth Association – <\/strong>BUM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\t28. <\/strong>Toplica Center for Democracy and Human Rights<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\t29. <\/strong>Resource Center Majdanpek<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\t30. <\/strong>Association Info Center Brus<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\t31. European Vojvodina<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t32. Farmers' Association for Rural Development of Deliblatska Pescara<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t33. Local Agenda 21 for Kostolac municipality<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t34.\u00a0Sandzak Committee<\/a> for the Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t35. Association <\/strong>Sveti Spas<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\t36.\u00a0Citizen\u2019s association Together together<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\t37. Association Dialogue<\/a>,\u00a0Valjevo<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t38. Association against Corruption, Zrenjanin<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t39. Autonomous Women\u2019s Center <\/strong>– AWC<\/strong><\/a>,<\/strong>a\u00a0member of\u00a0the coalition prEUgovor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\t40. Bureau for Social Research BIRODI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\t41.\u00a0Center for Development of Non-profit Sector – CRNPS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\t42.\u00a0Belgrade Open School, initiative Progovori o pregovorima<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\t43.\u00a0Center for Research, Transparency and Accountability – CRTA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\t44.\u00a0Pe\u0161\u010danik<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\t45. Foundation<\/strong>\u00a0Center for Democracy<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\t46. Alliance for Protection of Nature, Animal and Human Rights EPAR-OIPA Serbia<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t47. Center for Development of Civil Resources, Ni\u0161 – CRCR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\t48.\u00a0Association of Refugees from the Republic of Croatia<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t49.\u00a0European Policy Centre <\/strong>– EPC<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\t50. Citizen\u2019s association \u201cSisyphean Work\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t51. Institute for Territorial Economic Developmen<\/strong>t – InTER<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

\t52. Center for Education of Adults \u201cEduca Humana\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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