Maja Gojkovic

BELGRADE - Serbian parliament speaker Maja Gojkovic said Thursday that she initiated the formation of a parliamentary task force that would start a dialogue on changes in the political system, election law and finally the Constitution of Serbia.

Besides the economic reform, the country also needs reform of the political system, she stressed.

ZVORNIK - The streets of Zvornik, Republika Srpska, were calm on Tuesday morning, but with a noticeably increased police presence, Klix.ba news portal reported.

More police personnel has been deployed to guard the police station in which one officer was killed and two wounded late Monday.

BELGRADE - The Embassy of Israel in Belgrade held a reception on the occasion of its Independence Day, during which Ambassador Yossef Levy said that the Serbian and Jewish peoples are bound together by deep bonds, historical ties and fight for identity.

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic stated Thursday that the body's agenda envisages that Serbia's legislation should be fully harmonized with the EU acquis by 2018.

BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament is debating a bill on the use of sign language on Wednesday, and for the first time hard of hearing citizens are able to follow more easily the broadcast of the session on Radio-Television of Serbia.

ROME - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic, who is attending the EU Speakers Conference in Rome, said that she expects the first chapters in the EU accession talks to be opened this year, the parliament speaker's office said in a release on Tuesday.

ROME - Serbia's Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic will participate in a two-day EU Speakers Conference that begins in Rome on Monday.

Parliament speakers will discuss new paths of growth after the economic and financial crisis in Europe, human rights and freedoms, solidarity and security, as well as the role of parliaments in the negotiations on international agreements.

BELGRADE - The two-day Conference of parliament speakers of EU member countries which will gather parliament speakers of EU member countries will begin in Rome on Monday and it will be attended by Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic, her cabinet announced.

BELGRADE - Belgrade-Budapest relations are at a historically high level and the two countries do not have a single open issue, Hungarian Parliament Speaker Laszlo Kover said on Thursday.

ANKARA - Serbia and Turkey are ready to strengthen their cooperation and Serbia-Turkey relations are hugely important for the region, Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu noted on Tuesday.