Interview: Dušan Pavlović

There is no stable government without an educated administration

It is known that in our public policy we have a lot of problems with defining the priorities of budget projects. Why is spending on the military and police growing faster than spending on, say, education? Why are stadiums being built when parts of Serbia do not have water supply and sewerage? Why are hospitals being built that don't work afterwards? Why is green space in cities decreasing, while business space is increasing

What is EXPO?

Steam washing machine

What can be done with the 17,8 billion euros that will be invested for EXPO and a little more? What kind of investments are we talking about? Where does such an investment lead? And what does that have to do with opening up more space for corruption? The questions keep coming, and the answers are few. What we do know is that this is money with which, according to FEFA faculty professor Goran Radosavljevic, Serbia could be built to look much better than today. Because, as he says, annual investments from public funds at the level of the entire country amount to around seven billion. Economist Milan R. Kovačević points out that a debt that costs more than economic growth is a rush to ruin

Personal attitude

EXPO 2027: Lex specialis is the legalization of corruption

The draft law on special procedures for the implementation of the international specialized exhibition EXPO Belgrade 2027 (Lex specialis EXPO) fundamentally legalizes corruption and allows state money and loans for the construction of all facilities and line infrastructure to be spent bypassing all public procurement procedures

Culture

On Tuesday, the second protest by artists: the Ministry of Culture did not meet the demands

In 2022 and 2023, 214 projects were awarded to "phantom" organizations, amounting to 229,5 million dinars. The budget for culture is lower than last year. The Ministry turns a deaf ear to the suggestions of artists on how to live better

Economy

Budget deficit: Borrowing of 340 million euros

Serbia will issue long-term government securities in the total amount of 340 million euros, "Nova ekonomija" announced today, referring to the Government's decisions that it had access to. The bonds will be sold through direct negotiation with a qualified investor