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The Trustee for the information of public importance Mr. Rodoljub Sabic estimates that the current events, related to enormous encrease in the naturl gas price as well as to the problems concerning the organisation of Universiade in Belgrade, are another confirmation of the chronically inadequate attitude of the authorities towards public. According to the Trustee the unpreparadeness to make the work of the authorities at all levels as transparent as possible, to provide the maximum visibility of operations, especiallly when it comes to managing material and financial resoources, leaves the society without a control mechanism which has proved as very efficient in the democratic societies, thus causing the damage, not only of financial nature but it reflects at the reputation of the institutions and the state. Concerning all afore said the Trustee Rodoljub Sabic pointed out:

SEEMO/IPI Voices Support for Amendments Proposed to the Draft Law on Personal Data Protection in Serbia

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), voices its support for proposed amendments forwarded to the Serbian National Parliament on 18 September 2008, altering the Draft Law on Personal Data Protection.

On a request from several media to comment the amendment to Article 45 of the Law on Personal Data Protection set by the Judiciary Committee of the National Assembly and accepted by the representative of Serbian Government, Commissioner for Information Rodoljub Šabić said the following: