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11 October 2013 Participants of the conference on Parliamentary Oversight of IPU Funds
Monday, 14 October 2013
MPs at Conference on Parliamentary Oversight of IPU Funds
MPs Prof. Dr Ljubisa Stojmirovic, Zoran Pralica and Prof. Dr Vladimir Marinkovic took part in the conference on Effective Monitoring and Parliamentary Oversight of IPU Funds, from 11 to 14 October 2013 in Ohrid.
The conference was held as part of Macedonia’s presidency of the informal network of Western Balkans parliamentary committees in charge of economy, finance and European integration issues. The informal parliamentary network is supported by the Westminster Foundation for Democracy within the project scheduled for completion by 31 March 2015.
The participants of the conference, members of Western Balkan parliaments, members of the Parliament of Scotland and NGO representatives adopted joint conclusions and recommendations for the network’s future operation. These emphasise the need to improve the parliaments’ oversight role as regards the spending of IPA funds, boost the parliamentary services’ capacities and join the preparations for the use of the new instrument for pre-accession assistance IPA II. The network of parliamentary committees was deemed to have contributed to an improved implementation of reforms and acceptance of good European practices.
On the behalf of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, deputy member of the Committee on Finance, State Budget and Control of Public Spending, Prof. Dr Vladimir Marinkovic took over the six-month presidency of the Regional Network of Committees in Charge of Finance, Economy and European Integration of Western Balkan Countries. The next big conference is planned to take place in Belgrade, in March 2014, with the topic: Direct Foreign Investment and Government Assistance.
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9.00 - the National Assembly Speaker and Acting President of the Republic of Serbia meets with the delegation of the PACE Observation Mission (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street, Green Salon)
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9.45 - the PACE delegation meets with the “Aleksandar Vucic – Serbia Must Not Stop” Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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10.30 - the PACE delegation meets with the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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11.15 - the PACE delegation meets with representatives of national minority parties (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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12.00 - the PACE delegation meets with the “MPs stand with the students” Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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12.30 - the PACE delegation meets with the Party of Freedom and Justice Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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14.00 - the PACE delegation meets with representatives of the Ministry of the Interior (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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14.45 - the PACE delegation meets with the Chair and members of the Commission for the Revision of the Voters’ Register (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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15.15 - the PACE delegation meets with the representatives of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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16.00 - the PACE delegation meets with the Chairperson and members of the Republic Electoral Commission (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)