The proposed amendments to the Law on Public Service aim to guarantee the neutrality of civil service and avoid a situation where the civil servants show publicly their party affiliation or political preferences. This aim is in line with the principle of the rule of law. The implementation of these requirements proposed in the draft law might be challenging, as the borderline between proposals based on expertise and political proposals is not clear. The civil servants also enjoy the freedom of speech and any restrictions thereof have to be stipulated clearly in the law. It is important to avoid disciplinary measures against civil servants based on pure political will based on vague criteria such as “political restraint” (see proposed Article 27.1.1) or “discussions of political nature” (Article 27.1.6). Instead, it is recommended to provide for norms forbidding to state publicly political party affiliation both by the civil servant and by the political party, and to participate in campaign activities organised by the political party as an official (i. e. while fulfilling official duties).