National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia / Activities / Activity details
Friday, 27 September 2013
National Assembly Standing Delegation at PACE Autumn Session
The National Assembly’s standing delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), will be taking part in the organisation’s regular autumn session in Strasburg, from 30 September to 4 October 2013.
The plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly will be addressed by the President of the Republic of Serbia, Tomislav Nikolic, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and the Speaker of the Russian State Duma, Sergey Naryshkin.
The session will focus on national security and access to information, the functioning of democratic institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and physical integrity of children. There has been a request for an urgent debate on the situation in Syria.
OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría will address the Assembly in the framework of an annual debate on the OECD’s activities, while Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, will speak in a debate on missing persons from Europe’s conflicts.
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers, will present the traditional communication to the Assembly and answer members’ questions. Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland is also due to address the parliamentarians.
On the first day of the session, a ceremony will also be held to award the first ever Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, which rewards outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights in Europe and beyond.
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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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11.00 - press conference of MP Milija Miletic (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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12.00 - sitting of the of the Committee on Finance, State Budget and Control of Public Spending (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)