The “Week of Parliamentarism” is a series of events aimed at connecting the citizens of Serbia with the National Assembly and familiarizing them with the Assembly’s work. The basic idea of the concept modelled after the UK Parliament’s “Parliament Week” is to open a debate on civil participation in democratic processes, openness of the parliament as an institution and different ways of communication between the citizens and their directly elected representatives.

At the info session, we will present the “Week of Parliamentarism” concept, details of organisation and ways in which different factors such as local self-government organisations, civil society, cultural and educational institutions can become partners of the “Week of Parliamentarism”, how to take part in the discussion on parliamentary democracy and organise their own events during the Week.

The guests of the “Week of Parliamentarism” info session will be Penny McLean and Emily Unell, members of the UK Parliament’s team that has been organising “Parliament Week” in the UK since 2011. They will share their experiences, advice and suggestions for a successful organisation of events and inclusion of as many citizens as possible into the “Week of Parliamentarism” in Serbia.

Please confirm your participation by Friday, 29 May 2015, at infosluzba@parlament.rs .