ZAGREB, Nov 3 (Hina) - The Croatian Government holds it important for the draft constitutional amendments to be adopted in Parliament by consensus, and assesses that the necessary measure of agreement is possible to be reached
regarding certain open issues.
ZAGREB, Nov 3 (Hina) - The Croatian Government holds it important
for the draft constitutional amendments to be adopted in Parliament
by consensus, and assesses that the necessary measure of agreement
is possible to be reached regarding certain open issues. #L#
The Government will support any solution aiming at this essential
political goal, and will thus at the moment motion no amendments to
the draft constitutional changes, the Government concluded at
Friday's session.
Justice Minister Stjepan Ivanisevic said the Government was not
motioning its amendments, but expected initiatives from parliament
bodies, party benches, etc.
In its conclusion from the session, the Government stated that the
draft amendments to the Croatian constitution, prepared by the
Parliament's Committee for the Constitution, Rule Book and
Political System, was drafted on the basis on a motioned decision on
approaching the amendments to the Constitution forwarded to the
Parliament by the President and Prime Minister on July 3, 2000.
The motion was basically drawn up on the foundations and set frames
of this initiative, Ivanisevic said, explaining some differences
between the draft and motion of constitutional amendments.
He mentioned changes in relations between the Government and
President of the Republic, that is explicit directions that the
President and Government cooperate in the field of foreign policy,
a more detailed regulating of proceedings, and the accentuated
degrees in making decisions on dissolving the Parliament.
Ivanisevic recalled criticisms that exact reasons for when the
President, at the suggestion of the Government, could make the
decision to dissolve the Parliament. We should think about whether
it would make sense to elaborate the reasons in the Constitution, he
said.
Commenting on provisions on directing and controlling security
services, Ivanisevic recalled the Constitution should regulate
what the president can do.
According to the motioned draft changes, the President would direct
and control military security services, and the Government civil
security services.
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