Wednesday, 31 May 2006

Chairman Markovic and Prime Minister Kostunica discuss constitution

The Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Predrag Markovic, and the Serbian Prime Minister, Vojislav Kostunica, today discussed the process of adopting a new constitution for the Republic of Serbia.


The Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Predrag Markovic, and the Serbian Prime Minister, Vojislav Kostunica, today discussed the process of adopting a new constitution for the Republic of Serbia. In a statement issued after the meeting, Mr Markovic underlined that no member of the ruling coalition, including the Prime Minister, had in any way slowed down the adoption of a new constitution. He announced that he would schedule talks as early as today to discuss the issue with the Serbian President, the leader of the largest party in parliament, and representatives of other parliamentary parties. Mr Markovic added that he and the Prime Minister were ready to call a joint meeting with all the relevant officials to accelerate the adoption of a new constitution.

Mr Kostunica expressed his pleasure at the outcome of discussions with the Assembly Chairman, adding that the talks had focused on a single issue only: adopting a new constitution for Serbia. In his address to the media he outlined the timeline of work carried out on drafting a new constitution so far, concluding that it had not borne any fruit yet. He emphasised that Serbia needed a new constitution as the foundation for a strong nation, as well as that this, the most important piece of legislation, needed to be adopted with the maximum of political consensus.


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thursday, 27 november
  • 9.00 - sitting of the of the Committee on Finance, State Budget and Control of Public Spending (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)

  • 9.00 - sitting of the of the Committee on Education, Science, Technological Development and the Information Society (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)

  • 10.00 - continuation of the Third 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 Health and Family Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)

  • 12.00 - sitting of the Culture and Information Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)

  • 13.00 - sitting of the Committee on the Economy, Regional Development, Trade, Tourism and Energy (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)

  • 13.00 - sitting of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)

  • 14.00 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with a delegation of the Italian Parliament’s Committee on EU Policies (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)

  • 14.00 - sitting of the Environmental Protection Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)

  • 14.00 - sitting of the Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)

  • 15.00 - the PFG with Italy, the Holy See and the Sovereign Order of Malta meets with the delegation of the Italian Parliament’s Committee on EU Policies (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)

  • 16.00 - the European Integration Committee Chairperson meets with a delegation of the Italian Parliament’s Committee on EU Policies (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)

  • 16.00 - institute of parliamentary questions on the last Thursday of the month (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)

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