Parliamentary Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović said that the next parliamentary meeting will most likely be scheduled before the end of January. “I will talk next week with MP group chiefs, to agree on a new meeting, because I haven’t received any cases for calling a meeting,†Äukić-Dejanović said.
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New judges, prosecutors sworn in
December 30th, 2009 |
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Newly-elected judges and deputy prosecutors have been sworn in at Wednesday’s parliamentary session by Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović. Once the new judges and prosecutors took their oaths, newly elected magistrates were also sworn in.
Democratic Party MP dies
December 15th, 2009 |
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Ruling Democratic Party (DS) MP Nandor Maraci, 61, died in a Belgrade hotel this Tuesday, it has been confirmed. Parliament Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović reacted by adjourning today’s session of parliament.
MPs to debate audit report no sooner than March
December 9th, 2009 |
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Parliamentary Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović told B92 that parliament would debate the report of the State Audit Institution (DRI) in March of next year. She said that the opposition’s initiative for the debate could reach the parliamentary agenda on March 1, because the proposal was not submitted under emergency procedures.
Budget adoption could miss deadline
December 6th, 2009 |
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It is increasingly likely that next year’s budget will not be passed in parliament by the legal deadline of December 15. Parliamentary Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović said on Saturday that the 2010 budget will be adopted by December 20.
Budget draft forwarded to parliament
December 5th, 2009 |
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The 2010 budget draft has arrived to the state parliament. MPs are scheduled to debate the draft starting next week. “The budget has arrived and it is being copied so that it can be distributed to the MPs. The next session will be held at the end of next week, in order for the MPs to have time to analyze in detail the very important law, which enables the realization of the implementation of other laws,†Parliamentary Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović said.
Final 2008 budget report withdrawn
December 1st, 2009 |
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The Serbian government has withdrawn the final state budget report from the parliamentary procedure. This was confirmed in parliament today by Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović.
Parliamentary debate on statute on Tuesday
November 22nd, 2009 |
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Parliamentary Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović has called a meeting on Tuesday for the debate of the Vojvodina statue draft and accompanying laws. Äukić-Dejanović proposed that the statute and the law on transferring authorities to Vojvodina, approved by the government, begin being debated at Tuesday’s meeting.
MPs to debate draft statute on Nov. 24
November 17th, 2009 |
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Parliament Speaker Slavica Äukic-Dejanović said on Monday that a session on drafts on Vojvodina authorities and statute will start on November 24. After meeting with parliamentary group leaders, Äukic-Dejanović said that most of them agreed to have the current session adjourned twice due to important issues on the agenda such as the draft Vojvodina statute and the draft budget, on which the MP’s will vote during special sessions.
“Law on Parliament on fall agenda”
September 8th, 2009 |
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Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović says the law on parliament will most probably be on the agenda of the first day of the regular fall session. The goal of this legislation is to improve parliament’s functioning, she said, adding that it would “regulate the manner of parliament’s funding and place it in the hands of MPs.”
“Elections not in anyone’s interests”
September 4th, 2009 |
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Parliamentary Speaker Slavica Äukić Dejanović said in Jagodina yesterday that early legislative elections were not in the public interest. “In politics, anything is possible, but I really don’t think elections are in Serbian citizens’ interests,†said Dejanović, adding that new elections would bring “nothing new, nothing spectacular, maybe a minor change, at the most.â€
Speaker found in conflict of interest
August 26th, 2009 |
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The State Committee for Solving Conflict of Interest issued a “non-public measure of warning” to Parliament Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović. Äukić-Dejanović was found in violation of Serbia’s conflict of interest regulations.
Speaker says ruling coalition is “stable”
August 3rd, 2009 |
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Parliament Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović (SPS) said that the ruling coalition is stable despite disagreements over the Law on Information. “The ruling coalition is not at risk despite disputes regarding the changes and additions made to the draft of the Law on Information,†Äukić-Dejanović told daily Danas.
Ruling coalition turns to opposition LDP
July 31st, 2009 |
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The Serbian parliament will vote on August 31 on 24 bills on which the debate ended on Wednesday. Parliament Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović said yesterday that on August 31, MPs will vote for the bills which were on the agenda of the special session which began on July 16.
MPs to vote on controversial law Aug. 31
July 30th, 2009 |
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Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović has announced that MPs will vote on changes to the Law on Information and 23 other items on the agenda on August 31. She denied that the vote has been postponed because the ruling coalition could not agree on the law.
Speaker: Statute on agenda in fall
July 28th, 2009 |
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Parliament Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović said that the timing for introducing the Vojvodina statute to the agenda depends exclusively on the government. She told Novi Sad daily Dnevnik said that she was prepared to have the parliament work during the summer because of the draft statute, but an accompanying law on jurisdiction did not arrive from the cabinet of Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković.
Uncertainty over fate of media law
July 27th, 2009 |
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Parliament Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović said that it is very uncertain whether draft changes to the law on media will pass in parliament. “As the parliament speaker, I believe that it is good that such a law has found its way into the procedures, but the question is how MPs will rate the law’s text,†Äukić-Dejanović told daily Blic.
DSS criticizes work of parliament
July 25th, 2009 |
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The opposition Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) has criticized Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović and her deputies. The party officials say parliamentary rules of procedure were violated during several recent sessions.