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Vrdnik/Serbia 29 June - 1 July 2026
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High Prosecutorial Council of Serbia developed amendments to the regulatory framework

A Working Group of the High Prosecutorial Council developed key amendments to its regulatory framework bylaws, during the last meetings in Vrdnik.

The meetings, supported by EU and Council of Europe, involved discussion on identified challenges in the implementation of several bylaws of the High Prosecutorial Council, as well as proposals on improvement and clarification of certain procedures. Draft amendments were prepared for the Rules of Procedure of the High Prosecutorial Council and the Rulebook on acting of the High Prosecutorial Council. They aim to address undue influence on the work of prosecutors, whereby important changes specify the obligations of the Commissioner for Autonomy of Prosecutors and the Council itself. The composition and functioning of the commissions for election and promotion of prosecutors were further specified, based on deficiencies identified in implementation.

Finally, the provisions of several bylaws were aligned with the new laws on the High Prosecutorial Council following the Venice Commission Follow-up Opinion to the Urgent Opinion on the 28 January 2026 Amendments to Laws governing the Judiciary and the Prosecution

This meeting was organised within the framework of the Action “Strengthening legal culture in Serbia and capacities of the judicial and prosecutorial councils”, as a part of the joint European Union and Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye”, in co-operation with the High Prosecutorial Council.

Horizontal Facility III

The joint European Union and Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye” (Horizontal Facility III) is a co-operation initiative, running from 2023 until 2026. The programme covers actions in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Türkiye. It enables the Beneficiaries to meet their reform agendas in the fields of human rights, rule of law and democracy and to comply with European standards, which is also a priority for the EU enlargement process.

The envelope of this facility amounts to ca. 41 million EUR (85% funded by the EU, 15% by the CoE).

Find out more about the Horizontal Facility III programme >>

*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.