Europe Parliamentary Assembly

Kovac: No consensus on sanctions, EP resolution to be non-binding

BELGRADE - Commenting on a draft European Parliament resolution calling on the EU to impose sanctions against Serbia that would be similar to those against the so-called Kosovo, Elvira Kovac, a member of the Serbian delegation to the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, said on Wednesday the resolution would not be binding.

Vucic, Agramunt discuss current international issues

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic on Tuesday received the President of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) Pedro Agramunt to discuss the current international issues such as the refugee and the migrant crisis, the rise of nationalism and extremism in Europe and the fight against terrorism.

A humorist as prime minister

The country has been passing through such horrible days that perhaps it would be great to have humorists occupying governmental seats. Even if there might be a president acting as if he has become a sultan or emperor, no one of course can claim that the prime minister and other ministers have started acting like imperial jokesters.

Terror as a political factor

In all surveys, terror is the number-one issue. Of course, terror is Turkey's number-one problem. And indeed, it affects politics too as the first factor. Leaving aside factors such as unemployment, economy and foreign policy, when the government that conducts major operations against terror, it increases its votes.

Heads of delegations in parliamentary assemblies appointed

BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament appointed on Friday the heads of ten permanent delegations of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in international parliamentary institutions.

Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic has been appointed as the head of the Serbian parliament standing delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union.

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