Education

16January 2024 Sanja Zrnić

Salary increase for Belgrade teachers: Recognition that change is necessary

Starting this year, Belgrade teachers will have a starting salary higher than the basic salary of teachers in primary and secondary schools. The spokeswoman of the Branch Union of Educational Workers Nezavisnost (GSPRS), Vesna Vojvodić Mitrović, tells "Vreme" that she sees this as an acknowledgment by the city authorities that the salaries of education employees are not sufficient for a dignified life.

Mental health

15January 2024 Sanja Zrnić

Blue Monday: Making fun of depression

"Blue Monday" has been declared the most depressing day of the year. It was designed as a marketing strategy of a British travel agency. Like many cheap tricks, it contributes to making sense of the real problems that millions of people struggle with every day

15January 2024 Milica Srejić

Scientists: Perennial problems with earnings

Years ago, scientists were in an unequal position. It happened that they progressed in the job categories, but not in earnings. That has now been corrected, but only to a certain extent, Radmila Panajotović, scientific associate and president of the trade union organization of the Institute of Physics, told Vreme.

Society

13January 2024 S.Ć./FoNet

Indicators of the nation's mental state

Last year, 14,5 million antidepressants were sold in Serbia, and in Niš, there were the most examinations with suspicion of depression. And yet, there are not enough specialists

Health care

12January 2024 MS

Flu hits Serbia: Will the school holidays be extended?

Due to the large number of people suffering from flu, respiratory diseases, corona virus, whooping cough and other diseases, the question arises: how to protect yourself, whether you should wear masks again and whether the winter vacation will be extended for students

Health care

12January 2024 Milica Srejić

Rare diseases: No plan and program in 2023

Despite promises, the new Program for Rare Diseases for 2023 has not been implemented. The purpose of the Program is to enable timely diagnosis, effective treatment and improvement of the quality of life of those suffering from rare diseases. NORBS warns of the urgent need for the development and adoption of a new strategic document

Migrations

12January 2024 Z.S.

Settlement of the village: Search for peace and nature

In two and a half years, 2.650 rural houses were revived in Serbia. A third of the new residents of the village have exchanged city addresses for rural ones, and the interest is still growing. "So far, 10.000 people have received rural empty houses, which is one smaller municipality, like Ada in Vojvodina or ten Crni Trav in the south of Serbia. It is the best thing that is currently happening in our country, but also something that will continue," the Minister for Rural Affairs Milan Krkobabić told Vreme.

Internet

11January 2024 MS

Danger from social networks: It is important to educate children

Facebook and Instagram will hide content about self-harm from minors. Journalist An Mari Ćurčić, one of the creators of the "Za tebe #važno je" platform, tells "Vreme" that children's safety on the Internet also depends on how well adults educate them about the Internet.

Person of the year

11January 2024 F.Š.

Bjelogrlić: I'm hitting from the left, and I'm about to

In a big interview for "Vreme" ("All my rebellious career"), which declared him the person of the year, Dragan Bjelogrlić talks about his student days, beginnings as an actor, cheering for Partizan and standing up for the little man

Society

09January 2024 D,W.

The "new elite" of Serbia: The "poor" have expensive feathers

Based on the official salary, it could be concluded that the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, belongs to the European presidential poor, writes the German "Noye Osnabricker Zeitung". The "new elite" of Serbia, however, is getting rich through corruption, and they are often betrayed by branded clothes, watches and handbags.