29 January 2020 The Serbian delegation at the winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

29 January 2020 The Serbian delegation at the winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

Wednesday, 29 January 2020

PACE Elects New Officials from Serbian Delegation

On 28 January, in Strasbourg, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe appointed Elvira Kovacs Chairperson of the Sub-committee on Gender Equality, while today it appointed Biljana Pantic Pilja Vice-Chairperson of the Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights.


Elvira Kovacs defended the informative memorandum of her Report Preserving Europe’s linguistic, ethnic, cultural and national diversity before the PACE Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination. In debate with Dunja Mijatovic, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, it was concluded that language policies should promote diversity, protect minority rights and reduce tensions.

The Serbian delegation continues to take active part in the PACE winter session which is today set to tackle topics of great importance for the future of the Council of Europe viz. to rule on the complementary joint procedure between the Committee of Ministers and PACE in response to a serious violation by a member State of its statutory obligations, as well as conclude the debate on the ratification of the credentials of the Russian Federation.


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monday, 15 december
  • 11.00 - sitting of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)

  • 11.00 - sitting of the of the Committee on Education, Science, Technological Development and the Information Society (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)

  • 11.00 - judges elected to judicial office for the first time take the oath of office before the National Assembly Speaker (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)

  • 11.30 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Ukrainian Ambassador (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street)

  • 12.00 - opening of the exhibition marking 150 years since the birth of Mileva Maric Einstein (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)

  • 12.00 - sitting of the Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)

  • 13.00 - sitting of the Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)

  • 17.00 - sitting of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)

  • 17.05 - National Assembly Deputy Speaker at the AEPA Association if Lawyers Conference: NO MORE SILENCE – ME AGAIN (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)

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