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Tuesday, 1 March 2011
Belgrade Students Visit National Assembly
Students of the Belgrade University’s Faculty of Political Sciences discussed the parliament’s mode of operation and its role in Serbia’s political life with the deputies, today at the National Assembly House.
Students of the
The students were mostly interested in the deputies’ views regarding the blank resignations, public property law, as well as amendment of the electoral system and the number of deputies. They also asked why the amendment that would exempt employers from paying contributions if they employ students was not adopted. The deputies did not endorse the proposal because, as they said, employers would then employ only students. As regards the blank resignations, they stressed that a free term of office means that the deputies can perform their duty independently, without the influence of political parties or tycoons. To the question whether the number of deputies would be cut, National Assembly Secretary General Veljko Odalovic said that the Serbian Assembly has the fewest and least paid deputies in the region.
Deputies Gordana Comic, Vesna Pesic, Nikola Novakovic, Miljan Randjelovic, Vesna Marjanovic, Elvira Kovacs, Milos Aligrudic and Dragan Stevanovic took part in the meeting with the
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9.00 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Austrian Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Family (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)
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9.30 - sitting of the Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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11.00 - sitting of the Committee on Labour, Social Issues, Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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11.00 - the Head of the PFG with Cuba meets with the Charge d’Affaires and former Cuban Ambassador to Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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11.00 - press conference of MP Milija Miletic (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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12.00 - sitting of the of the Committee on Finance, State Budget and Control of Public Spending (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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14.00 - eight National Assembly committees meet with a delegation of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)