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An opposition lawmaker warns that the term of a parliamentary commission of inquiry into corruption claims against four former Cabinet members is about to expire, before it has even held a substantial meeting

An opposition lawmaker has warned that the term of a parliamentary commission of inquiry into the alleged corruption claims against four former Cabinet members is about to expire without even holding a single meeting

The European Commission for Democracy through Law, better known as the Venice Commission, has advised Macedonia not to adopt seven constitutional changes while the country's opposition MPs are absent from parliament.

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Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev is set to meet on Wednesday all parties and coalitions entering the new Parliament after the October 5 early elections.

They will discuss the date for Plevneliev to convene Parliament.

On this date the 43rd National Assembly will also hold its opening session.  

GENEVA - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic attended the session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) dedicated to gender equality in Geneva on Monday and said that Serbia is committed to the promotion of gender equality and the elimination of violence against women.

BELGRADE - Women MPs Dubravka Filipovski and Marija Obradovic have presented the activities, results and plans of the Serbian Women's Parliamentary Network at a World Bank (WB) panel titled Women In Parliament, the Serbian parliament said in a statement on Monday.

President Rosen Plevneliev is to have talks with the eight parties that entered the legislature as early as October 15, or next Wednesday, Presidency sources say.

A date for the first session of Parliament is to be set during the meeting.

A prosecutor on Wednesday rejected a request by six jailed Golden Dawn MPs to attend ongoing parliamentary proceedings for a vote of confidence.

The request was made by party chief Nikos Michaloliakos, as well as Christos Papas, Ilias Kasidiaris, Yiannis Lagos, Giorgos Germenis, and Nikos Kouzilos who remain in custody pending trial of belonging to a criminal organization.

BELGRADE - The adoption of the draft law to ratify the International Labour Organisation's Convention concerning Labour Clauses in Public Contracts will introduce order into road maintenance companies, primarily in terms of employee safety, Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic said on Tuesday.

After an 18-month delay and four failed votes in parliament, Montenegrin MPs looked set on Tuesday to finally elect a new Supreme State Prosecutor.

Supreme Court Judge Ivica Stankovic was tipped to take over as head of the state prosecution office, tasked with cracking down on organized crime and corruption - on which the European Union wishes to see much more progress.