National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia / Activities / Activity details
Monday, 15 November 2004
13th session of the Committee on Defence and Security
The thirteenth session of the Committee on Defence and Security of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia was held on 15 November 2004, and was chaired by the Committee’s chairman, Milorad Mircic.
The thirteenth session of the Committee on Defence and Security of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia was held on 15 November 2004, and was chaired by the Committee’s chairman, Milorad Mircic.
The Committee discussed and adopted the Report on the Activities of the Ministry of the Interior and the Security Situation in the Republic of Serbia for the Period from 1 March to 31 October 2004. The session was attended by the Minister of the Interior in the Government of the Republic of Serbia, Dragan Jocic, head of Belgrade Secretariat of the Interior, Milorad Simic, head of the Directorate for the Suppression of Organised Crime, Mladen Spasic, head of the Public Security Service, Miroslav Milosevic, as well as other officials.
Mr Jocic acquainted Committee members with the new strategy of the Ministry of the Interior – reorganising the Ministry and introducing a new finance division to make the Ministry’s affairs more efficient.
A reduction in crime of 20% compared to last year, the introduction of a partnership between the police and the public, and the formation of the Bureau for Co-operation with Inter-ethnic Organisations were among the undertakings Mr Jocic cited as the Ministry’s successfully accomplished tasks.
He announced that a Police Bill would soon enter Assembly procedure, as well as that it was necessary to adopt an act aimed at regulating control of police activities.
The head of the Directorate for the Suppression of Organised Crime, Mladen Spasic, informed Committee members of the Witness Protection Bill and the creation of a special protection unit within the Ministry of the Interior.
Committees related to this activity
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10.30 - the members of the PFG with Italy, the Holy See and the Sovereign Order of Malta meet with the Deputy Prime Minister of Italy (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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11.00 - the Head and members of the PFG with the Benelux meet with a delegation of the Belgian Federal Parliament (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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11.50 - the National Assembly Deputy Speaker and Chairperson of the European Integration Committee and the Committee members meet with the delegation of the Belgian Federal Parliament (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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12.00 - press conference of the Party of Freedom and Justice Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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12.00 - the National Assembly Speaker at the opening ceremony of the Conference of Parliament Speakers of EU Candidate Countries (Palace of Serbia, 2 Mihajlo Pupin Boulevard, Belgrade)
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12.15 - the Serbian youth, members of the folklore group “Morava”, Cleveland, Ohio, visit the National Assembly House (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)
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15.30 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Chairman of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (Palace of Serbia, 2 Mihajlo Pupin Boulevard, Belgrade)
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16.45 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Moldovan Parliament Speaker (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)
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17.30 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Georgian Parliament Speaker (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)