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16 December 2013 Commemorative Gathering for Roma Holocaust Victims
Monday, 16 December 2013
National Assembly Hosts Commemorative Gathering for Roma Holocaust Victims
Today, the National Assembly House hosted a commemorative gathering for the victims of the Roma Holocaust. The Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day was established to commemorate 16 December 1942 when the Roma from European countries under Nazi and fascist occupation were deported to the “family camp”. 26,000 Roma were deported into the camp.
The commemorative gathering was attended by MPs, members of the diplomatic corps, representatives of the Office for Human and Minority Rights, Office for Cooperation with Churches and Religious Communities, Association of Jewish Municipalities of Serbia, Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Policy and others.
Click here to watch the commemorative gathering.
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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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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)