Informing the Citizens in an Objective and Timely Manner on the Process of European Integration
Informing the Citizens in an Objective and Timely Manner on the Process of European Integration

Author(s): Sofija Mandić, Maja Bjeloš
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Civil Society, Communication studies, EU-Approach / EU-Accession / EU-Development, EU-Legislation
Published by: BCBP Beogradski centar za bezbednosnu politiku
Keywords: Activism; Serbian Security Policy; Transparency
Summary/Abstract: BCSP research team offers recommendations for the improvement of informing citizens on European integration and points out that the existing approach prevents the interested public from following the process of accession negotiations, analyzes, proposes and evaluates been done in the area of EU integration.The latest report of the Belgrade Center for Security Policy (BCSP) indicates that the Government of Serbia tends to limit citizens’ access to information of public interest in European integration.Six-month study found that the availability of information is unconstitutionaly regulated through bylaws and that these acts change frequently. The process of negotiations with the European Union becomes one-sided, because this data becomes the exclusive property of the state authorities.

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