The EC could send an official letter to Belgrade on Friday, stating that dual excise taxes on oil derivates violate European regulations, B92 has learned.
Serbian parliament Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović told B92 that she expected the government to propose changes to the Excise Tax Law in order to harmonize it with the European standards.
There are more important tasks in 2011 than changing the Constitution, says Serbian parliament Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović.
She explained that blank resignation letters could be revoked with changes to the law.
The Serbian parliament has prepared answers to its part of the EC questionnaire.
“Blank resignation letters are not included in the questionnaire,†says parliament Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović.
Parliament Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović has said she is convinced the 2011 budget will be adopted by December 29. She added that this could also happen “by the last sitting of the parliament fall session”.
Parliament Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović has stated that the idea of amending the Constitution has been mentioned, but that no formal talks are being held.
Given the problems Serbia currently has, including the European roadmap, the Belgrade-PriÅ¡tina dialogue, and the fight against organized crime, the issue of amending the Constitution will not be on the agenda for at least a year, Äukić-Dejanović said.
Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović is advocating changes to the Constitution to revoke MPs’ blank resignations which is one of conditions for EU integrations.
One third of so-called “ten European commandments†that Serbia needs to fulfill in order to obtain candidate status refer to parliament.
An international conference opened today in Belgrade to coincide with European Day Against Human Trafficking. The gathering is being held at the Serbian parliament building, and Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović stated that this institution is an important partner in the implementation of the national mechanism for prevention of human trafficking, underscoring that there is no successful processing of those who exploit others or successful protection of victims without concrete laws.
Parliament Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović greeted Serbian Muslims celebrating Ramadan Bayram on Thursday. She sent greeting for the holiday to the Reis-Ul-Ulema (the Grand Mufti) Adem Zilkić and all Muslims in Serbia.
Parliamentary Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović said that the European perspective of the Western Balkan countries helps to maintain peace in the region. She opened a two-day meeting of the Political Affairs Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Belgrade.
Parliament Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović announced on Tuesday that she will schedule an extraordinary session for mid-September. “I think it could be around the middle of the month. I need time to prepare the session as I expect more bills to come in,” Äukić-Dejanović told Tanjug.
Serbian Parliament Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović congratulated the advent of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan to the country’s Muslim population. Äukić-Dejanović said she wished to all Muslim worshipers to spend the festive days “in bliss and full health, cherishing the spirit of tolerance and mutual understanding”.
Newly elected judges and deputy public prosecutions were sworn in before Parliament Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović. These court officials were elected on July 28 on the proposal of the High Council for Courts and the State Prosecution’s Chamber.
The Serbian parliamentary is expected to hold a meeting to discuss the Kosovo situation next week.
The meeting could be held on Monday, Parliament Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović said.
The chairman of the Committee of the All-Chinese People’s Congress, Wu Bangguo, and Serbian Parliament Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović, have met in Belgrade. They spoke about strengthening of economic and parliamentary cooperation between the two countries.
The chairman of the Committee of the All-Chinese People’s Congress, Wu Bangguo, and Serbian Parliament Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović, have met in Belgrade. They spoke about strengthening of economic and parliamentary cooperation between the two countries.
A delegation of the Chinese National People’s Congress Standing Committee headed by Chairman Wu Bangguo arrived in Belgrade on Wednesday.
The Chinese officials werer welcomed by Serbian Parliament Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović at Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla International Airport.
Serbian Parliament Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović will visit Ukraine on Monday with a view to enhancing the two countries’ parliamentary cooperation. She will be meeting with with Ukrainian high state officials.
Serbian Parliament Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović met Friday with Podgorica Mayor Miomir MugoÅ¡a, who is on an official visit to Belgrade. “I am convinced that we will soon have more of these kinds of meetings between Serbian and Montenegrin officials, which will benefit both our people,” said Äukić-Dejanović.
Serbian Parliament Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović says that parliament will adopt a declaration condemning crimes against Serbs by October 1. According to her, “everything would have taken its normal course and the declaration would have been adopted already if there parliament had been in a regular sitting”.
Spain will continue to advocate Serbia’s rapid integration into the EU even after the ICJ announces its opinion on Kosovo.
This is according to Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, who made the statement after his meeting on Wednesday in Madrid with Serbian Parliament Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović.
