Montenegro should continue to strengthen the capacity and responsibility of the institutions responsible for the protection of personal data and free access to information, because these areas are important for progress in the rule of law, it was assessed during the visit of the expert mission of the European Commission (EC).
As announced by the General Secretariat of the Government, the final meeting of the expert mission on data protection and free access to information was held today.
During the multi-day mission, independent experts spoke with representatives of ten authorities responsible for data protection and free access to information and got acquainted with the practice in that area.
During the visit of the expert mission of the EC, it was assessed that Montenegro should continue to strengthen the capacity and responsibility of institutions that are responsible for issues of personal data protection and free access to information.
Those areas, as stated, are important for progress in the rule of law, which conditions the dynamics of the negotiation process.
The adviser to the chief negotiator, Dragana Marković, said that the recommendations of independent experts will serve as guidelines for further improving the situation, eliminating shortcomings and reaching European standards in that area, along with findings from this year's EC report.
"In the coming period, we will be dedicated to strengthening the capacity, but also the transparency and responsibility of the competent institutions, so that they can perform their work efficiently and so that the application of the established legal framework produces measurable results," she pointed out.
Marković stated that the EC continuously supports Montenegro in the negotiations, and that this expert mission is a continuation of that support in the direction of fulfilling obligations in that area.
The representative of the Ministry of Justice, Ivana Mašanović, pointed to the favorable moment of organizing the expert mission, since the legal framework in that area is being changed, which is followed by an intensive public discussion.
She added that Montenegro is in the final phase of fulfilling the temporary benchmarks in chapters 23 and 24.
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