Comprehensive judicial reform is fundamentally important for the future of Montenegro, said Minister of Justice Andrej Milović at a meeting with the director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Mateo Mekaći.
The Ministry of Justice announced that the results in the area of judicial reform and the Ministry's commitment to progress in key chapters 23 and 24 for accession to the European Union (EU) were discussed at the meeting.
Milović introduced Mekaći to the key activities and initiatives implemented by the Ministry in order to meet EU standards in the field of justice.
He explained that the intensity and dynamics of the Ministry's work are unprecedented in Montenegro.
"We are working on amendments to the entire set of laws that will make our legislation effective and fully compatible with the EU acquis. With this, along with the reform and arrangement of judicial institutions, our judicial system will be fully ready for Montenegro's accession to the EU", Milović said.
He explained that the Ministry of Justice sees legislative changes as a priority, but that the modernization and construction of the judicial infrastructure and the process of digitalization of the judiciary are equally taken into account, where the Ministry has started work on capital projects.
Milović said that he highly appreciates ODIHR's support to Montenegro, and that reaching the highest European standards in that field is one of the conditions for EU integration.
He, as it is added, emphasized that Montenegro does not have an alternative plan and that is why he has high expectations that the effort will be confirmed by receiving the Report on the assessment of the fulfillment of temporary benchmarks by the end of the first half of the year.
Mekaći, as stated, expressed his satisfaction with the cooperation with Montenegrin institutions.
He said that Montenegro is sending very positive signals by working on judicial reforms.
Mekaći pointed out that ODIHR is ready to support and provide assistance through analysis and in technical matters.
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