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26 November 2015 Sixth meeting of the Serbian Parliamentary Energy Policy Forum
Thursday, 26 November 2015
Sixth Meeting of the Serbian Parliamentary Energy Policy Forum
The sixth meeting of the Serbian Parliamentary Energy Policy Forum held on 26 November, at the National Assembly House, was dedicated to the Bill on Mining and Geological Research.
The reasons for adopting the Bill on Mining and Geological Research were presented on the behalf of the Ministry of Mining and Energy by Assistant Minister Sinisa Tanackovic. On the occasion, Tanackovic stressed that the Bill should be passed to ensure the regulation of geological research and mining, adding that the specificities of different types of mineral raw materials and geological resources were taken into consideration.
The Assistant Minister spoke about the most important innovations in the proposed legislation, stressing that the expropriation procedure for certain mineral resources i.e. raw materials of strategic significance for Serbia, is to be conducted according to special regulations.
Tanackovic also said that the Bill gives the local self-government units the right to issue permits for geological research and mining-related activities.
The Forum also discussed the defining of requirements physical entities need to meet for the performance of activities relating to geological research and mining, as well as the requirements for the issuance of licences in said fields envisaged by the Bill.
In the ensuing debate, the participants of the meeting of the Serbian Parliamentary Energy Policy Forum ascertained three amendments, to articles 3, 4 and 71 of the Bill on Mining and Geological Research.
On the behalf of the Ministry of Mining and Energy the meeting was attended by Assistant Minister Sinisa Tanackovic and associates, on the behalf of the Republic of Serbia Energy Agency by Council President Ljubo Macic, and representatives of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce Energy and Mining Association, NIS, EPS, enterprises “Rudnik” and “Teragold”, and “Balkanmagazin” Internet magazine.
In addition to the Chairperson of the Serbian Parliamentary Energy Policy Forum Prof. Dr Aleksandra Tomic, the meeting was also attended by Forum members Zoran Babic, Dr Vladimir Orlic, Vera Paunovic, Milos Tosanic, Dordje Cabarkapa, Goran Ciric, Nada Lazic and MP Milinko Zivkovic.
Activities
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9.00 - sitting of the Committee on Spatial Planning, Transport, Infrastructure and Telecommunications (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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9.20 - press conference of the NEW DSS – POKS (NADA) Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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9.30 - sitting of the European Integration Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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9.30 - sitting of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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10.00 - press conference of the Ecological Uprising Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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10.30 - sitting of the Foreign Affairs Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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12.00 - public hearing of the Culture and Information Committee on the topic: Public interview with the proposed candidates for Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media Council members (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street, Small Hall)
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15.00 - sitting of the Culture and Information Committee (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street, Small Hall)
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15.30 - the PFG with Italy, the Holy See and the Sovereign Order of Malta meets with the Italian delegation to the Central European Initiative Parliamentary Dimension (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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16.00 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Head of the EU Delegation to receive the EC Report on Serbia’s Progress in 2025 (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)
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16.20 - press statements on the delivered EC Report on Serbia’s Progress in 2025 (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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17.00 - press conference of the Green-Left Front – Don’t Let Belgrade D(r)own and Movement of Free Citizens (PSG) – Party of Democratic Action of Sandzak (SDA Sandzak) – Party for Democratic Action (PDD) parliamentary groups (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)