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Friday, 19 October 2012
National Assembly Speaker Addresses Conference on Media and Equality
National Assembly Speaker Nebojsa Stefanovic addressed the international conference on Media and Equality, co-organised by the European Union and Equality Commissioner, saying that freedom of speech needs to be protected, and opinions need to be conveyed clearly, without censorship.
“The citizens of Serbia have the right to correct and timely information which is sometimes sacrificed under the pressure of political and other influence. That is the intolerance and discrimination we must combat. The crisis of credibility and reputation often leads to the conclusion that the freedom of the media is threatened and brings into question the processes and freedom of the journalist profession. Lack of transparence in media ownership is one of the problems, because how can one combat intolerance and discrimination when one does not know who stands behind the media and how the public word would be presented. The state and Assembly’s goal is to combat censorship and auto-censorship, protect the right to privacy, equality, human dignity, honour and reputation of the media, and in particular protect the dignity of children and ban discrimination of any kind. The media are participants in the process, in which they should take part in an honest and objective manner, protected from pressure coming from political and other centres of power”.
The conference on Media and Equality was opened by Suzana Grubjesic, Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration.
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9.00 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the delegation of the Venice Commission (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)
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11.00 - the Head of the PFG with Turkey meets with the Turkish Ambassador to Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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11.00 - press conference of the WE POWER OF THE PEOPLE PROF. DR BRANIMIR NESTOROVIC Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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12.00 - sitting of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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14.30 - the representatives of the parliamentary majority meet with the delegation of the Venice Commission (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)
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15.30 - the representatives of the opposition meet with the delegation of the Venice Commission (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)