Parliament gives green light to introduce air routes of public interest

MPs also appointed Vladimir Bulatović as Deputy Secretary General of the Parliament.

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Amendments to the Air Transport Law, which propose the introduction of public service airlines - PSO (Public Service Obligation) - into domestic legislation, which is applied by most European Union (EU) member states in accordance with European directives, received the green light from parliament today.

The amendments to this law were proposed by the Democratic People's Party (DNP) parliamentary group through amendments to Article 37 of the current Air Transport Law. The reason for proposing the introduction of PSO is better air accessibility of the country and further development of tourism.

PSO is an arrangement in which the state offers subsidies to airlines through public procurement, so that the airline that wins the tender is obliged to operate air transport on precisely specified routes for a certain period of time, for a certain fee. There are clearly defined conditions that a route must meet in order to be considered a route of public interest.

MPs adopted the first amendment to the Law on Expropriation, proposed by the Europe Now Movement (PES) to make the administrative dispute regarding the expropriation decision urgent.

In addition, Vladimir Bulatović was appointed Deputy Secretary General of the Parliament, while Andrija Nikolić, a member of the Anti-Corruption Committee, was dismissed and Elvir Zvrko was appointed to that position.

The Assembly also adopted Bill on safety measures during offshore hydrocarbon exploration and production, but also on administrative disputes. They were also adopted Amendments to the Law on Alternative Dispute Resolution

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