The Seminar aimed to present the Women’s Parliamentary Network, its work and results achieved so far, as well as its future endeavours to the MPs to entice them to join it.
MPs Jovana Jovanovic, Aleksandra Jerkov, Gordana Comic, Dubravka Filipovski, Nevena Stojanovic, Ljiljana Kosoric, Nada Lazic, Ljiljana Beronja, Ljibuska Lakatos, Olivera Pesic, Marija Stevanovic, Stefana Miladinovic, Mirjana Dragas, Slavica Djukic Dejanovic, Anamarija Vicek, Gordana Zoric, Aida Corovic, Sonja Vlahovic, Tanja Tomasevic Damjanovic, Velinka Tosic, Ljiljana Malusic, Marija Obradovic, Vesna Rakonjac, Olivera Pauljeskic, Vera Paunovic and Jelisaveta Veljkovic took part in the seminar.
The MPs had the opportunity to learn about the activities of the Women’s Parliamentary Network in the previous mandate and take part in the planning and defining of its future activities.
The seminar was opened by the Women’s Parliamentary Network coordinator Stefana Miladinovic who greeted the women MPs present and briefly informed them about the work of the Women’s Parliamentary Network in the previous mandate. The participants of the seminar were also addressed by the OSCE Mission to Serbia Governance Adviser Karin Wagner and Nenad Bosiljcic, the Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence programme coordinator.
MPs Slavica Djukic Dejanovic, Marija Obradovic, Gordana Comic, Dubravka Filipovski, and the MPs from the previous legislature Tamara Tripic and Vesna Jovicki shared their political and parliamentary experience with the MPs serving their first term of office at the National Assembly.
The conclusion of the seminar was that the Women’s Parliamentary Network should continue working toward the goals set when it was established: “Passing new legislation and policies, monitoring the existing legislation, especially those dealing with women’s health and the family, suppressing violence against women, economic empowerment and education of women”.
The MPs also agreed that they should work toward stimulating women in Serbia to take more part in political and public life, raise awareness on women’s solidarity and promote women’s knowledge.