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Mrdić's laws

17.June 2026 IN THE

Venice Commission: Serbia implemented seven out of nine recommendations, two key ones are still pending

In a subsequent opinion on changes to judicial laws, known as the "Mrdić Laws", the Venice Commission assessed that Serbia had implemented seven of the nine recommendations, but that two key areas - the position of prosecutors in the Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime and the autonomy of the Department for High-Tech Crime - were not yet fully regulated.

Judiciary in the service of politics

05.May 2026. IN THE

"Defense of the profession": VST knowingly ignores the recommendations of the Venice Commission

The Association of Judges and Prosecutors "Defense of the Profession" claims that the High Council of Prosecutors ignored the recommendations of the Venice Commission and implemented, as they say, punitive measures against ineligible prosecutors

Mrdić's law

04.May 2026. B. B.

Packe from Brussels: Are Mrdić's laws going down in history?

There is no official EU decision on freezing, suspending or canceling funds to Serbia, claims the head of the Operational Team for EU Accession, Danijel Apostolović. And he says that the authorities will change Mrdić's laws

Mrdić's laws

28.April 2026. IN THE

Today: The High Prosecution Council rejected the recommendation of the Venice Commission

The High Prosecution Council refused to include on the agenda the recommendation of the Venice Commission on the return of prosecutors to specialized prosecution offices, despite warnings about jeopardizing the continuity of investigations.

Venice Commission

24.April 2026. B. B.

The Venice Commission recommends an essential correction of the "Mrdić Laws"

The Venice Commission believes that the changes adopted through the "Mrdić Laws" threaten the previously established guarantees of the autonomy of the public prosecutor's office and the independence of the judiciary.

Laws

10.march 2026 B. B.

The delegation of the Venice Commission is coming to Serbia

After harsh criticism of the adoption of the so-called "Mrdić Laws", the delegation of the Venice Commission will be on a working visit to Serbia on March 16 and 17

Justice

03.February 2026. B. B.

Minister Starović: Judicial laws will enter into force regardless of everything

The Venice Commission will be asked to analyze the new set of judicial laws, but they will enter into force regardless

Personal attitude

15.November 2022 Jelena Jerinić

Opinion of the Venice Commission: Positive, but what - until it is read

The Venice Commission disclosed its opinion on constitutional changes related to the judiciary in Serbia. Minister of Justice Maja Popović immediately happily announced that it was "positive". The commission, however, points out the aspects that essentially retain the control of the executive power in relation to the judiciary, enable political influence on the selection of prominent lawyers, members of the High Council of the Judiciary and the courts... You just have to go to their website and read what it says, because the Serbian Ministry of Justice does not publish translation

Referendum in 2022.

21.December 2021 A.I

Sofija Mandić: The proposed amendments to the Constitution increase the influence of politics on the judiciary

In an interview with DW in Serbian, lawyer Sofija Mandić explains that the Venice Commission, contrary to what government representatives claim, wrote that it is "worrying" that six of the eleven members of the council would be practically directly elected by the Assembly. Because the selection of judges and prosecutors is completely transferred to legal councils, and there the people elected by the ruling majority in the Assembly play a crucial role. That is why you should go to the referendum on January 16 and vote against