Veroljub Arsić

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Deputy Speaker Veroljub Arsic on Monday met with a delegation of Czech MPs, who expressed confidence that the European Commission report on Serbia, which is due to be adopted this week, will be positive and that it will contribute to Serbia's further accession to the European Union.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Minister of Culture and Information Ivan Tasovac on Wednesday backed the establishment of a parliamentary television channel that would contribute to keeping the citizens well-informed, but noted that the technical capabilities and the funding required are in doubt.

SEECP adopts Ukraine document, Serbia "has reservations"

BUCHAREST -- Parliamentary delegations of the Southeast European Cooperation Process member states adopted in Bucharest on Sunday a statement about the situation in Ukraine.

BELGRADE – Parliamentary delegations of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) member states adopted in Bucharest on Sunday a statement about the situation in Ukraine, and the Serbian delegation did not block it despite having reservations about positions taken regarding Crimea, head of the Serbian delegation Veroljub Arsic said on the same day.

BELGRADE - MP of the Serbian Progressive Party Veroljub Arsic was appointed chair of the Serbian Parliament Committee on Finance, State Budget and Control of Public Spending on Friday, while caucus whip of the Democratic Party (DS) Dragan Djilas assumed office as the committee's deputy chair.

BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament concluded late Thursday the debate in principle on the new bill on ministries and amendments to the law on government, which are a prerequisite for electing the new government.

The parliament will be in recess on Friday, with the amended bills to be discussed and adopted on Saturday, April 26.

BELGRADE - Setting up working bodies and standing delegations to international parliamentary institutions marked the end of the constitution of the Serbian National Assembly on Thursday, and a new session is about to start to discuss amendments to the laws on government and ministries, whose passage is a prerequisite for forming a new government.

Serbia's new parliament constituted

BELGRADE -- The setting up working bodies and standing delegations to international parliamentary institutions on Thursday marked the end of the constitution of parliament.

BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament elected six deputy speakers on Wednesday in a roll-call vote, following the election of Maja Gojkovic, an MP of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), for speaker.

SNS official elected parliament speaker

BELGRADE -- Maja Gojković, a member of parliament from the Serb Progressive Party (SNS), was elected as new Serbian parliament speaker by a majority vote on Wednesday.