A bill on 'Agents of foreign influence' was submitted to the Serbian Parliament, which first appeared in Russia, and then led to last year's protests in Georgia. This is reported by the Balkan service of Radio Liberty, UNN reports.
It is noted that deputies from the Socialist Movement party, founded by pro-Russian Vice-President Aleksandar Vulin, submitted a bill providing for mandatory registration of organizations with foreign funding in the Ministry of Justice.
In case of non-compliance with this requirement, it is proposed to impose fines or prohibit the activities of such organizations altogether. The amount of fines varies from 5,000 dinars (approximately EUR 42) to 2,000,000 dinars (approximately EUR 17,000).
According to Vulin, the proposed bill corresponds to the practice of the United States, where, as he claims, funding of non-governmental organizations from foreign sources is prohibited.
In an interview with TV Pink, Vulin said that the bill developed by his movement is an analogue of the American law on registration of foreign agents, “which prohibits funding of NGOs from abroad.” Meanwhile, the opposition believes that it is more similar to the Russian or Georgian laws 'On Foreign Agents.'
