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24 September 2013 National Assembly delegation visits Slovak Parliament
Monday, 30 September 2013
Republic of Serbia National Assembly Delegation Visits Slovak Parliament
A delegation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia paid a study visit to the Parliament of Slovakia, from 24 to 27 September 2013, as part of the Twinning project – Strengthening the Capacities of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in the EU Integration Process.
The delegation comprised National Assembly Deputy Speaker and European Integration Committee member Gordana Comic, Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government Committee member Nedjo Jovanovic and Constitutional and Legislative Issues Committee member Dragan Todorovic.
The delegation also included National Assembly Support Service representatives: Deputy Secretary General Mladen Mladenovic, Assistant Secretary General Mirjana Radakovic, head of the European Integration Department Djordana Kurir and advisor at the Constitutional Law System and Organisation of Power Department Aleksandra Saso.
The delegation had several meetings with representatives of the Slovak Parliament’s support Service who shared Slovakia’s experience of the accession and negotiations process with the European Union. The delegation members learned about the organisational structure, provisions of the Rules of Procedure and the procedures of the Slovak Parliament and also attended a plenary session of the Parliament dealing with amendments to the Rules of Procedure.
The delegation members also met with Slovak Parliament Deputy Speaker Jana Lassakova, and members of the Parliamentary Friendship Group with the Republic of Serbia Lea Greckova and Peter Muransky. In the course of the visit, the delegation had a meeting with the vice-chairmen of the EU Affairs Committee Andrej Kolesik and Ivan Stefanec.
In the course of the meetings the officials drew attention to the exceptionally good cooperation between the Republic of Slovakia and the Republic of Serbia, the fact that the Slovak Parliament was the first of the European Union member states to ratify the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, and that the Republic of Slovakia supports the territorial integrity of the Republic of Serbia in which it intends to remain consistent. They also discussed the possible improvement of economic and other types of cooperation between the two countries, highlighting the excellent cooperation as regards the status and rights of the Slovak national minority in the Republic of Serbia
The meetings also focused on the very good cooperation between the parliaments of the Republic of Slovakia and the Republic of Serbia which opens up room to improve cooperation in other spheres. National Assembly Deputy Speaker Gordana Comic invited the Slovak Parliament Deputy Speaker and the delegation of the Slovak EU Affairs Committee to pay a return visit to the NARS i.e. the European Integration Committee of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia.
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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)