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20 April 2012 Participants of the Electoral Congress of the World Roma Organisation
Friday, 20 April 2012
World Roma Organisation Electoral Congress Opened
The Electoral Congress of the World Roma Organisation - Rromanipen was opened today at the National Assembly House to the sounds of the national anthem of the Republic of Serbia and the Roma anthem.
The Congress was opened by Slavica Denic, State Secretary at the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights, Public Administration and Local Self-Government, and the guests welcomed by the MP and President of the World Roma Organisation Jovan Damjanovic. Greeting the participants of the Congress, he thanked the representatives of the 25 states who responded to the invitation, expressing pleasure at the fact that many of the projects realised by the organisation in the previous period have born fruit. Damjanovic reminded that Europe is home to between 12 and 15 million Roma whose status is not determined, which should be the reason to continue the struggle to ensure a better position of the Roma in the world, as well as adopt decisions to profile future actions. We must oppose the rampant xenophobia, segregation and discrimination present in Europe today, added Damjanovic. He stressed that it would be suggested that the World Roma Organisation become an international organisation.
On the behalf of the National Council of the Roma ethnic community the participants of the Congress were also greeted by MP Vitomir Mihajlovic who said that Serbia had taken a step toward helping the Roma community and that there is political will in the country to improve the position of the Roma.
The Electoral Congress of the World Roma Organisation – Rromanipen takes place from 20 to 22 April 2012 and gathers representatives of 25 countries. The Congress will deliberate on such issues as the organisation’s legal status, economic empowerment of the Roma and the status and position of Roma in the countries around the world, on which the participants will submit official papers. On the last day of the Congress, the World Roma Organisation will adopt a Declaration of the First Congress and elect new management.
Activities
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9.30 - National Assembly Deputy Speaker and Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee meets with members of the National Council of the Parliament of the Swiss Confederation (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)
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9.30 - press conference of the opposition MPs (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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10.00 - 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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10.30 - sitting of the European Integration Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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10.30 - sitting of the Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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10.30 - National Assembly Deputy Speaker and Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee meets with a delegation of the Public Services and Transportation Committee of the Parliament of Jordan (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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11.00 - sitting of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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11.30 - the Chairman and members of the Committee on Spatial Planning, Transport, Infrastructure and Telecommunications meet with the delegation of the Public Services and Transportation Committee of the Parliament of Jordan (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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12.30 - sitting of the Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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13.00 - sitting of the European Integration Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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13.00 - sitting of the of the Committee on Education, Science, Technological Development and the Information Society (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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14.30 - sitting of the Committee on Spatial Planning, Transport, Infrastructure and Telecommunications (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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15.00 - sitting of the Environmental Protection Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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16.00 - sitting of the Committee on the Economy, Regional Development, Trade, Tourism and Energy (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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17.00 - sitting of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)