Serbia End-of-Term Report 2014-2016

In late 2016, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM)The Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) is OGP’s accountability arm and the main means of tracking progress in participating countries. The IRM provides independent, evidence-based, and objective ... published the end of term report for Serbia’s first action planAction plans are at the core of a government’s participation in OGP. They are the product of a co-creation process in which government and civil society jointly develop commitments to open governmen.... The report covers the full action plan implementation period of July 2014 through June 2016.

In Serbia, the IRM researchers Milena Lazarević, Katarina Kosmina and Dragana Bajić from the European Policy Centre (CEP) report’s findings are summarized below:

“Little progress was made during the second half of the action plan cycle. This is attributed partially to the early parliamentary electionsImproving transparency in elections and maintaining the independence of electoral commissions is vital for promoting trust in the electoral system, preventing electoral fraud, and upholding the democr... More in April 2016 and to the lengthy process of forming a new government. The Independent Reporting Mechanism SMART recommendations from the Progress Report 2014-2015 were incorporated into the next action plan to improve cooperation with civil society.”

And in Serbian:

“Mali napredak je ostvaren u toku sprovođenja drugog dela ciklusa Akcionog plana. Razlog za to se delimično nalazi u činjenici da su u aprilu 2016. godine održani vanredni parlamentarni izbori i da je proces formiranja nove Vlade bio spor. SMART Preporuke Mehanizma za nezavisno izveštavanje iz Izveštaja o sprovođenju AP POU za 2014. i 2015. godinu uključene su u određenoj meri u naredni Akcioni plan u cilju unapređenja saradnje sa civilnim društvom. Međutim, i dalje postoji prostor za unapređenje stepena saradnje sa civilnim društvom i daljeg uključivanja privatnog sektora”

The final report is available below. The two-week public comment period closed on 22 March 2017,