On the occasion of the International Ombudspersons’ Conference in Belgrade, the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Prof. Dr Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic received a delegation of European Ombudspersons. In addition to the Ombudsman of the Republic of Serbia Sasa Jankovic, the meeting was also attended by the Greek Ombudsman Giorgios Kaminis, Ombudsman of the Netherlands Alex Brenninkmeijer, Deputy Ombudsman of Slovenia Jernej Rovsek, Deputy Director of the European Public Law Centre Piji Protopsaltis and the chairperson of the Austrian Ombudspersons’ Committee Terezija Stoicic.

In the meeting, both sides agreed that cooperation between parliaments and ombudspersons is extremely important and in the interest of protecting and realising citizens’ rights. The officials pointed out that constant contacts, meetings and conferences of ombudspersons are necessary to intensify future work on finding the most efficient solutions to citizens’ problems. The delegation members also expressed pleasure at the good cooperation with the Serbian Ombudsman and commended the organisation of this year’s International Ombudspersons’ Conference held in Belgrade.

The National Assembly Speaker emphasised the important role of the Ombudsman, stressing that the majority of deputies fully support the Ombudsman’s autonomy.