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12 July 2018 The National Assembly Speaker at the 3rd summit of parliament speakers of Central and Eastern Europe in Warsaw
Thursday, 12 July 2018
Gojkovic with Heads of Central and Eastern European National Parliaments
Taking part in the 3rd summit of parliament speakers of Central and Eastern Europe in Warsaw, the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia Maja Gojkovic said that migration is a complex issue which calls for a coordinated, decisive and carefully thought-out action at the national, regional and global level.
Gojkovic stressed that since the onset of the refugee and migrant wave, Serbia insisted on a common response and solidarity, and had in the meantime done in its power to take care of the migrants and provide them with adequate living conditions and basic human rights, necessary care, medical attention and education possibilities during their stay in Serbia.
Gojkovic reminded the attending that so far approximately a million refugees and migrants have gone through Serbia as the key transit country of the Western Balkan route.
The Parliament Speaker went on to say that at the same time Serbia responded responsibly and decisively to illegal migration, with a special focus on human smuggling and trafficking, protecting its own and its neighbours’ territory, as well as certain EU member states which are the final destination for migrants.
“To be efficient, the solution must be accepted by all the stakeholders with full responsibility, with a special focus on sources, and sensibility for social, economic and cultural differences. This approach is essential for the protection of democracy, humanity, solidarity and human rights, values that make up the European identity, with full understanding that there are no quick and easy solutions”, said Gojkovic.
In addition to the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia the summit is also attended by the heads of the national parliaments of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Slovenia, Albania, Macedonia and Malta, as well as the deputy heads of the national parliaments of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Georgia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the attendance of parliamentary delegations from Greece, Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Ukraine and Croatia.
Besides migration, the heads of parliament are also discussing strengthening parliamentary cooperation as a development opportunity for the region and within it cooperation relating to infrastructure, energy transformation and security, transport policy and sustainable development and the role of parliamentary diplomacy in contemporary international relations.
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11.00 - sitting of the Committee on the Economy, Regional Development, Trade, Tourism and Energy (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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12.00 - the members of the PFG with Israel meet with the Israeli Ambassador to Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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12.00 - the members of the PFG with Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Island States meet with the Australian Ambassador to Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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12.00 - press conference of the Movement of Free Citizens (PSG) – Party of Democratic Action of Sandzak (SDA Sandzak) – Party for Democratic Action (PDD) and the Green-Left Front – Don’t Let Belgrade D(r)own parliamentary groups (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)
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13.00 - press conference of the MP Radoslav Milojicic (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)
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15.00 - sitting of the Committee on Labour, Social Issues, Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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15.00 - sitting of the Committee on Administrative, Budgetary, Mandate and Immunity Issues (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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16.30 - sitting of the Committee on Administrative, Budgetary, Mandate and Immunity Issues (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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18.15 - solemn academy “Under the Same Sky”, commemorating the National Day of Roma victims of WWII, accompanied by exhibition “Combing Through Time” (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)