|
Issues |
Present situation |
Goals |
Instruments |
| 1. Continuation of
economic reforms |
- The country is half
way through transition on the way to a full fledged market economy
(which corresponds to a similar process of accession to the EU)
- Social costs of transition and high unemployment (underemployment)
are striking concerns
- Public support for transition has persistently weakened since 2001 |
The second stage of
transition |
- Update of the program
of structural reforms
- Social dialogue and safety net for those affected by transition
- Three-year social contract between the government and trade unions |
| 2. National issue |
-
Serbs are currently living in different states while minorities have
their homelands in neighboring countries
- Poor relationship between Serbian Diaspora and homeland
- Policy of democratic integration of minorities is threatened by the
policy of secession
- Notwithstanding ethnic origin, everybody is afraid to lose identity
within the globalization process |
-
Serbs and all ethnic minorities living in unified state with no internal
borders |
-
Reunification of Serbs and ethnic minorities through EU accession
- Action plan for cooperation between homeland and Diaspora
- Constitutional guarantees for minority rights and freedoms (no
discrimination)
- Territorial autonomy and decentralization of state (asymmetrical
status of provinces and regional self-governance on own matters i.e.
police matters, health, education and social security) |
| 3. Country's
international position |
- Good reputation has
worsened since 2000
- UNSC warned authorities to comply with their international
obligations relating to full cooperation with ICTY |
- Regaining
international prestige |
- Strict implementation
of the Law on cooperation with ICTY
- Improving domestic judiciary to qualify for processing any
additional war crime cases |
| 4. Relations with
Montenegro |
- Union of two
independent states existing in reality (with separate legal and market
systems), with no international recognition
Complex representation in IFIs |
- Attaining a functional
state |
- Fixing the deadline
for harmonization of internal markets
- Protection of the national interests of Serbia in case of a failure
of harmonization (new constitution should enable full independence and
separate accession to EU and WTO) |
| 5. Kosovo and
Metohija |
- Deficient protection
for Serb minorities
UNSC Resolution 1244 is not properly implemented
- Process of full independence is underway with assistance of UNMIK |
- Protection for Serbian
population |
- Initiation of a
dialogue between official Belgrade and Priština
- Achieving self-governance of northern Kosovo along the rules set by
the Council of Europe
- Achieving specific protection for Serbian monasteries
- Facilitating the return of refugees and IDPs |
| 6. Accession to EU |
- Feasibility study is
postponed
- SA process has come to a standstill |
- Accession timetable:
- Feasibility study in II quarter of 2003
- SA agreement in IV quarter of 2003
- Status of candidate country in 2007
- Full membership in 2010 |
- Achieving credible
action plan for market harmonization
- Applying for a separate SA tracking mechanism in case the plan is
late or not implemented
- Adopting new constitution based on EU standards |
| 7. Constitution |
- The constitution in
force is an obstacle for breaking with the past
- New constitution should be amended or adjusted to provisions of the
Constitutional Charter |
- Constitution in
accordance with EU standards and values |
- Forming a respected
commission to draft the constitution
- Passing the constitution in parliament in July 2003
- Parallel holding of a referendum on popular acceptance of
constitution and parliamentary elections in autumn 2003 |
| 8. Balance of power |
- Shattered balance of
power between legislative, judiciary and executive authority
- Executive authority has drifted to the office of Prime Minister
- Failure to elect President is an indicator of political crisis |
- Restoring the balance
of power between three branches of authority
- Restoring executive authority |
- New constitution
- Abolishing census for presidential elections |
| 9. Democracy |
- Inefficient
parliamentary control over the government
- Insecure status of MP mandates in parliament
- No stable working majority in parliament (reform agenda is stalled) |
- Achieving responsible
government and representative parliament |
- New constitution
- New electoral law |
| 10. Rule of law |
- State apparatus is
costly, inefficient and burdened with bureaucracy
- Inherited corruption still prevails
- Private property and contractual rights are not protected |
- Achieving rule of law
that is efficient and limited by citizens' freedoms and rights
- Private property rights should be inviolable |
- Radical reform of
state administration and building HR capacity
- Establishing special judiciary and prosecution institutions to
combat crime and corruption
- Lustration
- Restitution of nationalized property |
