Today in Šabac, Commissioner for Information of Public Importance spoke with high school graduates of Šabac high schools and their Civil Conduct Teachers on the Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance. They spoke about the rights guaranteed by the Law, procedure for their enforcement and practical experiences gained so far.
Commissioner for Information of Public Importance, Mr. Rodoljub Sabic and Mr. Jernej Rovaek, Deputy Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia, spoke today about results and problems in implementation of transitional laws having for their objective protection and enhancement of human rights, especially the Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance. It has been mutually acknowledged that regarding the plan of implementing the right to access information, there are evident results in Serbia, but there are also very serious obstacles for its qualitative implementation, so in order to remove those obstacles, Slovenian experience and assistance might be very important.
Board for Culture and Information of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia has unanimously supported the Annual Report on Application of the Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance. The Board has also unanimously supported the proposal of the Commissioner for Information that the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia should elect Mrs. Stanojla Mandic for Deputy Commissioner, who is currently serving as the Commissioner's Office Secretary.
Commissioner for Information of Public Importance, Mr. Rodoljub Sabic, and the Ambassador Mr. Hans Ola Urstad, Head of OSCE Mission in Serbia and Montenegro have spoken today about the results of implementation of the Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance. During the talks, it has been acknowledged that besides certain evident results, there are still problems seriously endangering qualitative implementation of the Law. Readiness of the OSCE Mission to assist efforts directed towards elimination of those problems has been confirmed.
