Abstract
The Separation of Power Program (SPP) is a five-year program designed to help Serbia move closer to European Union accession by strengthening the division of power and authority more equably among Serbia's three branches of government. SPP is implemented by the East-West Management Institute (EWMI), and has three components, formally known as Tasks. The first two focus on judicial reform, while the third focuses on reform of Serbias parliament, the National Assembly. SPP began in August 2008. The two judicial Tasks are scheduled to end in August 2013, while the parliamentary Task was due to end in December 2011.