27 September 2017 Marija Obradovic, Chairperson of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee, at the panel on “The role of parliaments in the democratic control of the armed and security forces”

27 September 2017 Marija Obradovic, Chairperson of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee, at the panel on “The role of parliaments in the democratic control of the armed and security forces”

Thursday, 28 September 2017

Marija Obradovic on Role of Parliament in Democratic Control of Security Sector

At the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MP Marija Obradovic, Chairperson of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee, took part in the panel discussion held at the OSCE HQ in Vienna on 27 September 2017, entitled “The role of parliaments in the democratic control of the armed and security forces”.


As one of the keynote speakers, Marija Obradovic, presented the position and role of the National Assembly in the supervision of the security sector in the Republic of Serbia, as well as the key legal and parliamentary mechanisms at the Assembly/MPs’ disposal in the pursuit of their oversight duty over the executive. She emphasized the importance of the established practice of having the relevant ministers appear before the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee to respond to the MPs’ questions related to their work.

The panel discussion was held under the auspices of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation, chaired by the Republic of Serbia from 6 September to 20 December 2017.


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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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