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Mila Jovanovic

Mila Jovanović is a scholar in the weekly "Vreme". He studies at the Faculty of Political Sciences. She previously wrote for the portal nova.rs.

Protest in Nis

Changes are coming from the south.

"There is no going back to the old ways. Many felt freedom and understood its importance. The right way is to support children and support the future. This was also recognized by the old people who barely have a living, who came out with great difficulty, but they did it in order to give a warm welcome to that army that marched into our hearts", says Natalija Jovanović, dean of the Faculty of Philosophy in Nis, summing up her impressions.

School year

Is March 17 really "D-Day" or a day to scare students?

The President of the Assembly talked about the lost materials of students and pupils in a guest appearance on K1 television, mentioning a kind of D-Day, when it will be known what will happen to the academic year. She also missed the number of schools that are blocked, and that significantly

Radical rhetoric

Šešelj's students: Normalization of hate speech

In his public appearances, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić increasingly insults those who publicly refuse to submit to him and spreads hate speech. This kind of narrative, originating from Vojislav Šešelj, Vučić's political father, is still the core of the progressive government's communication with dissidents.

Interview: Katarina Petrović, police major

No one should ask us to do what we are paid to do

"I saw from the signatures of the petition to support the students that a large part of the policemen were afraid. In their demands, the students ask for the work of institutions and the rule of law. That is why MUP exists. But, of course, there is also that smaller part of the police that this system suits, because they are unjustly rich and find themselves in positions that they would never have been in if this country had been organized."

Exspo

Urbanization

What will be at the Expo after the Expo?

The pavilions at the Belgrade Expo 2027 will then be demolished - and it is not known who and what will be built there. Also, it seems that the government intends to put those pavilions into "trial" operation, without a use permit

Beograd

Late state subsidies for private kindergartens

Parents of children who go to private kindergartens have not yet received state subsidies for the previous month. When the editorial office of "Vremena" sent calls to the Secretariat for Education and Child Protection to the mentioned numbers, no one answered two of them, one was constantly busy, and two of the numbers claimed that it was a mistake and that they are not competent at all.

Diary from the Autokomanda blockade

A night we will tell the children about

A voice hums from the megaphone politely reminding the gathered to pick up after themselves and not leave trash. The cleaning operation will start soon and will last for the last three hours of the blockade. Some of the banners are slowly being packed, while those hung on the overpass above the highway remain as a reminder. And then, the students will split up. Someone goes home to rest, and someone goes to university. Blockades continue

Towards a general strike: The situation in the trade unions

Division and distrust

"It is not easy when the Minister of Education and the Prime Minister threaten an inspection, but so far it has turned out every time that the threats created the opposite effect and produced an even bigger rebellion," Aleksandar Markov, former president of the Forum of Belgrade Gymnasiums, told Vreme.

Misogynist of the year

Porphyry: Spokesman for gender inequality

The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Porfirije, won the first place in the survey of the Empowered Association called "Misogine of the Year". Offensive statements about gender-sensitive language and silence on the rise of violence against women are just some of the reasons why the patriarch holds this title.

Reactions to the protest

Who about what, progressives about threats to Vučić

"A smiling face in murderous euphoria tells us from the screen - "It's finished" and "He was a tall man"... This is probably the best image of the wishes of those who, under the guise of legalism, concern for institutions and the common good, have been trying to destroy for weeks democratically elected government on the street"

Electric power industry of Serbia

Support for students: TENT workers went on strike

"In this way, our trade union wanted to send public support to the students who are leading a serious fight against corruption, and for a better future and the country," Dragoslav Ljubičić, president of the strike committee of the Nezavisnost EPS Trade Union, told "Vreme"

Personalities of the year: Rebellious students, collective interview

Now it's your turn

The year behind us was marked by the student rebellion. We were all surprised due to decades of social apathy and the feeling that nothing can change in Serbia. That is why "There is hope" is written on the front page of the New Year's issue of "Vremena". There is - indeed. The rebellious students showed everyone what real courage, solidarity and maturity look like. Also, there is their unprecedented democratic way of making decisions, openness to dialogue and non-violent way of fighting for the public interest despite all slanders, provocations and physical attacks.