Ciplic told a press conference that journalists need to be protected by law and pointed out that there will be less risk if assault on journalists is seen as criminal offence.
The Minister also talked about Serbia’s presidency over the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005 – 2015 and said that this is a serious task for Serbia and an opportunity to contribute to the creation of a joint European policy in resolving Roma related issues.
He said that this project is of great importance for Serbia and the south-eastern European region, and added that the goal of the project is to reduce the unacceptable gap between the position of the Roma and other population groups, and eliminating discrimination in education, health, housing and employment.
Serbia assumed presidency over the Decade of Roma Inclusion on June 24 this year, and is under obligation to implement the agreement from the Declaration of the Decade of Roma Inclusion, according to which member countries of the conference in Budapest drafted solutions for priority issues, such as housing, affordable construction and elimination of discrimination, said Ciplic.
Montenegro, Hungary, Romania, Macedonia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia and Bulgaria are other countries which have joined the Roma Decade project until now and during its presidency Serbia will invite Turkey, Greece and Italy, as well as other interested countries to join.