Wednesday, 16 October 2013

European Commission Gives Positive Report on Serbian Parliament

In the Report the European Commission published today on Serbia’s progress in the European integration process, the Parliament’s work was assessed as positive and pro-active.


The Report testifies that the Parliament has been very active in the last legislative year and passed several significant legal documents important for harmonisation with the EU acquis communautaire. The communication process has been improved, with a special focus on public hearings. The Parliament’s work has been made more transparent than before first and foremost by making all the documents from the plenary sessions open to the public via the Internet and via live Internet streaming of all sittings. Urgent procedures with limited consultation and discussion time are still used in the legislative process. In February, the MPs set up the Women’s Parliamentary Network.

The European Commission also assessed the Parliament’s oversight of the executive and gave a positive opinion of the fact that the Prime Minister and his deputy take part in regular sessions, that the Government presents its annual activity programme and that the ministers submit quarterly reports to the relevant committees.

The Parliamentary committees have developed a more pro-active approach. The European Integration Committee continued its reviewing of reports submitted by the Government with the active support of the relevant assembly service. The European Commission also gave recommendations about the independent regulatory bodies.


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thursday, 9 october
  • 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)

  • 9.30 - sitting of the Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)

  • 10.00 - continuation of the First Sitting of the Second Regular Session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in 2025 (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)

  • 11.00 - sitting of the Committee on Labour, Social Issues, Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)

  • 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)

  • 11.00 - press conference of MP Milija Miletic (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)

  • 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)

  • 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)

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