National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia / Activities / Activity details
Friday, 8 October 2004
Anti-discriminatory legislation presented
The National Assembly saw the presentation of model anti-discriminatory legislation and model legislation to counter discrimination against disabled persons.
The National Assembly saw the presentation of model anti-discriminatory legislation and model legislation to counter discrimination against disabled persons. The presentation was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Issues.
The chairperson of the Gender Equality Committee, Leila Ruzdic, reminded the deputies of the state’s obligation to implement the highest Council of Europe and European Union legal standards in the field of anti-discriminatory legislation as soon as possible. Representatives of working groups for drafting model anti-discriminatory legislation from the Comparative Law Institute and the Legal Studies Advancement Centre presented the draft legislation, especially its provisions on the prohibited forms of discrimination and mechanisms designed to efficiently protect persons discriminated against, to deputies from the Gender Equality Committee, the Inter-ethnic Relations Committee, the Committee on Labour, Ex-servicemen’s and Social Issues, and the European Integrations Committee.
The meeting ended with all participants declaring their commitment to continued discussion of anti-discriminatory legislation, both in the Serbian Assembly and in the Republic Government’s appropriate ministries.
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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)