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Tuesday, 15 February 2005
National Day of Serbia and 170th anniversary of the Sretenje Constitution
The Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Predrag Markovic, attended ceremonies held in Kragujevac to mark 15 February, the National Day of Serbia, and the 170th anniversary of the adoption of the Sretenje Constitution, adopted in 1835 on the day of the Visitation of the Virgin (Sretenje in the calendar of the Serbian Orthodox Church).
The Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Predrag Markovic, attended ceremonies held in Kragujevac to mark 15 February, the National Day of Serbia, and the 170th anniversary of the adoption of the Sretenje Constitution, adopted in 1835 on the day of the Visitation of the Virgin (Sretenje in the calendar of the Serbian Orthodox Church).
Mr Markovic laid a wreath at the monument to Jovan Ristic. Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Markovic said that the state “had to be made complete”, adding that “Serbia had to be a real state in order to live better, since only states could join Europe, and there is no state without a constitution”. He stressed that the situation in Serbia was similar to that in 1835, when there existed “friends and enemies of the international community, there were betrayals, personal tyrannies, and when Serbia was divided.” “It is not enough for me to give you a flag or an anthem – we must ensure a better life for people, as someone said recently, and let me finish that sentence – it is not enough, but having a flag and an anthem is a precondition, as is adopting and obeying laws, and having a Constitution – all of these are needed for a better life”, Markovic said.
At the “Echoes of Sretenje – Serbia in search of a new constitution” roundtable, Mr Markovic reminded all those who undertook, in the Serbian Assembly, a commitment to working on the new Constitution, that there was no more time to waste. He stressed that he had been, since 30 March 2004, asking political leaders to start work on a new Serbian Constitution, but that he would no longer ask, but rather demand that all should respect their own decisions and obey the law.
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9.00 - sitting of the Committee on Spatial Planning, Transport, Infrastructure and Telecommunications (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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9.20 - press conference of the NEW DSS – POKS (NADA) Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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9.30 - sitting of the European Integration Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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9.30 - sitting of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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10.00 - press conference of the Ecological Uprising Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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10.30 - sitting of the Foreign Affairs Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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12.00 - public hearing of the Culture and Information Committee on the topic: Public interview with the proposed candidates for Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media Council members (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street, Small Hall)
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15.00 - the PFG with Italy, the Holy See and the Sovereign Order of Malta meets with the Italian delegation to the Central European Initiative Parliamentary Dimension (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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15.00 - sitting of the Culture and Information Committee (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street, Small Hall)
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16.00 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Head of the EU Delegation to receive the EC Report on Serbia’s Progress in 2025 (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)
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16.20 - press statements on the delivered EC Report on Serbia’s Progress in 2025 (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)