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Wednesday, 18 March 2009
Thirteenth Sitting of the European Integrations Committee
At the sitting held on 18 March, the European Integrations Committee once more discussed the Anti-Discrimination Bill included into the agenda of the National Assembly sitting under urgent procedure.
At the sitting held on 18 March, the European Integrations Committee once more discussed the Anti-Discrimination Bill included into the agenda of the National Assembly sitting under urgent procedure.
Representatives of the Ministries of Labour and Social Policy and Human and Minority Rights stated that the Government withdrew the Bill from Assembly procedure in order to consider the objections of the religious communities regarding the prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion and sexual orientation. The Government amended three articles of the Bill but did not in the process significantly deviate from the previously proposed regulations.
The representatives of the submitters stressed that the adoption of this Bill is vital for the liberalisation of the visa regime and
Certain Committee members from the opposition pointed out that the Bill does not conform to the Serbian legal system and that the subjects of said protection have been introduced arbitrarily, and the Committee members from the Serbian Radical Party reserved their opinion.
The Committee accepted the Anti-Discrimination Bill by a majority of votes.
The sitting was chaired by Laslo Varga, Committee Chairman.
Committees related to this activity
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9.00 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Austrian Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Family (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)
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9.30 - sitting of the Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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11.00 - sitting of the Committee on Labour, Social Issues, Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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11.00 - the Head of the PFG with Cuba meets with the Charge d’Affaires and former Cuban Ambassador to Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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11.00 - press conference of MP Milija Miletic (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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12.00 - sitting of the of the Committee on Finance, State Budget and Control of Public Spending (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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14.00 - eight National Assembly committees meet with a delegation of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)