Serbia and Montenegro - IPI/SEEMO supports amendments to draft law on personal data protection

Country/Topic: Serbia and Montenegro Source: International Press Institute (IPI) Urgency: Bulletin (IPI/IFEX) - The following is a 9 October 2008 press release by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate: IPI/SEEMO Voices Support for Amendments Proposed to the Draft Law on Personal Data Protection in Serbia The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), voices its support for proposed amendments forwarded to the Serbian National Parliament on 18 September 2008, altering the Draft Law on Personal Data Protection. SEEMO particularly welcomes the proposed amendment to remove section 2 of Article 45, which restricts the role of the Commissioner... [read full story]