Preparation for parliament session

The ruling coalition says it'll do all it can to ensure that parliament’s work, resuming on Tuesday, functions normally. While the ruling coalition accused opposition officials from the Serb Radical Party (SRS) and Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) of obstructing the work of the parliament, DSS official Milos Aligrudic told B92 that these parties were using their right to express their dissatisfaction with the ruling coalition. Preparation for parliament session Ahead of meetings between MP groups scheduled for Monday, G17 Plus official Verica Kalanovic told Tanjug that her party supported the parliamentary speaker in her endeavors to ensure parliament’s work returned to normal, adding that she would support the imposition of fines and punishments if it proved necessary. The next parliamentary session is scheduled for Tuesday, September 2. The ratification of several agreements, including the Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU and the energy agreement with Russia are expected to be on the agenda. Meanwhile, Parliamentary Speaker Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic said that she hoped that an agreement would be reached during next week’s meetings between party representatives. She told the Beta news agency that inter-party talks were already being held with a view to breaking the parliamentary deadlock, adding that she hoped that a compromise would be reached on Monday, and that all parties would make concessions in order for parliament to do its job and pass laws. Djukic-Dejanovic said that the compromise came down to allowing the opposition to use the parliament as a stage for a political rally to get its message across, but also discuss and adopt laws at the same time, which was parliament’s primary function. “It is very important for parliament to work according to the agenda and adopt all of the proposed points that are just as important, and whose enactment is a prerequisite for further economic development,” said Djukic-Dejanovic.

Preparation for parliament session

Ahead of meetings between MP groups scheduled for Monday, G17 Plus official Verica Kalanović told Tanjug that her party supported the parliamentary speaker in her endeavors to ensure parliament’s work returned to normal, adding that she would support the imposition of fines and punishments if it proved necessary.

The next parliamentary session is scheduled for Tuesday, September 2.

The ratification of several agreements, including the Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU and the energy agreement with Russia are expected to be on the agenda.

Meanwhile, Parliamentary Speaker Slavica Đukić-Dejanović said that she hoped that an agreement would be reached during next week’s meetings between party representatives.

She told the Beta news agency that inter-party talks were already being held with a view to breaking the parliamentary deadlock, adding that she hoped that a compromise would be reached on Monday, and that all parties would make concessions in order for parliament to do its job and pass laws.

Đukić-Dejanović said that the compromise came down to allowing the opposition to use the parliament as a stage for a political rally to get its message across, but also discuss and adopt laws at the same time, which was parliament’s primary function.

“It is very important for parliament to work according to the agenda and adopt all of the proposed points that are just as important, and whose enactment is a prerequisite for further economic development,” said Đukić-Dejanović.