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Friday, 8 November 2013
National Assembly Delegation Pays Study Visit to Hellenic Parliament
A National Assembly delegation visited the Hellenic Parliament, from 4 to 6 November 2013, as part of the Twinning project – Strengthening the Capacities of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in the EU Integration Process.
The visit was realised as one of the sub-activities of component 3 - Improving the organisational structure, internal procedures and work practice, raising the level of professionalism at the National Assembly.
The delegation comprised National Assembly Secretary General Jana Ljubicic and members of the Committee on Administrative, Budgetary, Mandate and Immunity Issues Katarina Rakic, Branislav Blazic and Sinisa Lazic. The delegation also comprised National Assembly Service staff members Svetlana Dedic, secretary of the Committee on Administrative, Budgetary, Mandate and Immunity Issues, Aleksandra Saso, senior officer at the Constitutional Law System and Organisation of Power Department, and Dara Kupusinac Popovic, independent officer at the Budget Planning, Analysis and Reporting Section.
The purpose of the visit was to learn how the Hellenic Parliament operates, with a special focus on the organisation of the administrative and financial directorates of the Hellenic Parliament responsible for human resources and MP and staff training, budget and financial management, public procurement and the use of new technologies at the Hellenic Parliament.
The delegation comprised National Assembly Secretary General Jana Ljubicic and members of the Committee on Administrative, Budgetary, Mandate and Immunity Issues Katarina Rakic, Branislav Blazic and Sinisa Lazic. The delegation also comprised National Assembly Service staff members Svetlana Dedic, secretary of the Committee on Administrative, Budgetary, Mandate and Immunity Issues, Aleksandra Saso, senior officer at the Constitutional Law System and Organisation of Power Department, and Dara Kupusinac Popovic, independent officer at the Budget Planning, Analysis and Reporting Section.
The purpose of the visit was to learn how the Hellenic Parliament operates, with a special focus on the organisation of the administrative and financial directorates of the Hellenic Parliament responsible for human resources and MP and staff training, budget and financial management, public procurement and the use of new technologies at the Hellenic Parliament.
The National Assembly delegation had the opportunity to learn about the work of the Parliament’s State Budget Office, Court of Audit Commissioner at the Parliament, as well as the scope of the Hellenic Parliament’s Committee on Economic Affairs. The delegation also learned about the work, duties and authorities of the staff working in the human resources, public procurement, budget and accounting departments and in the special agency supporting the work of the parliamentary committee supervising the MPs’ and political parties’ finances.
The National Assembly delegation met with the Secretary General of the Hellenic Parliament who said he was pleased with the implementation of the Twinning project and cooperation between the two parliaments, sure that both sides would benefit from the exchange of parliamentary experience and best practice examples.
The National Assembly delegation met with the Secretary General of the Hellenic Parliament who said he was pleased with the implementation of the Twinning project and cooperation between the two parliaments, sure that both sides would benefit from the exchange of parliamentary experience and best practice examples.