Economy
Dušan Nikezić: Siniša Mali, take responsibility for Air Serbia
It would have been better for Serbia if we had never given Etihad an ownership stake and the right to manage Air Serbia," the Vice President of SSP believes.
Air traffic
Air Serbia is 100 percent state-owned
Minister of Finance Siniša Mali said that the state of Serbia will complete all the necessary paperwork today and take over the remaining share in Air Serbia from Etihad Airways.
Economy
Republic Institute on Inflation: As much as Mali says
October inflation was 8,5 percent, the Republic Institute of Statistics announced. Before the Institute, this information was announced by the Minister of Finance, Siniša Mali
Students
Starting today, applying for student cards: New discounts or old tricks
Starting today, around 240.000 students in Serbia can apply for new student cards. Finance Minister Siniša Mali said that they bring numerous discounts, benefits and conveniences. Students say that the ultimate goal is for these cards to replace the index, and some argue that it is a "cheap attempt to smear the eyes" of students' parents and that the card is not a revolutionary solution
Economy in a progressive way
Nikezić for "Vreme": The government, hooked on debt, is gambling with our destiny
Of the twenty billion euros by which the SNS government increased the public debt, only a small part of the money went to investments, while the rest was wasted, and we return it with interest, says Dušan Nikezić from the Freedom and Justice Party.
Economy
Mali: No electricity and gas price increases next year
No increase in electricity and gas prices was agreed with the International Monetary Fund mission, which was discussed two weeks ago, says the Minister of Finance.
Politics
The government is afraid of Styrofoam's Dragan Đilas
Since the members of the ruling majority repeat "619 million Dragan Đilas" as a mantra, the opposition decided to bring a styrofoam doll of the SSP leader to the parliamentary session. Đilas from Styropor, however, was not even allowed in the hall of the National Assembly
Economy
SSP: Billions for Expo 2027 without explanation, plan and analysis
If this is as good a project as the Government and Minister Mali present it, the question arises why they hide the documentation, why they don't share it with the people so that we can all look forward to this excellent undertaking, the press release points out.
Economy
Pension cards: Benefits apply from today
The application of pensioner cards begins, which should enable a direct increase in the standard of living of the oldest citizens. Pensioner cards will enable benefits in more than 620 facilities, institutions, trade chains. As of today, pension increases of 5,5 percent have been announced.
Economy
New discounts starting today, Mali boasts that he saved 1.000 dinars
As part of the campaign "Better price - price for the people", the prices of another 16 products were reduced. "When I added up and bought all these 16 products, the total bill was 1.493 dinars, and if there had been no discount, this bill would have been 2.644 dinars," said Finance Minister Siniša Mali.
Politics
With Vučić to eat a Parisian - and a quarter of bread
The president announced that on Wednesday, he will go to the store with Sinisa Mali and Tomislav Momirović to have a Parisian breakfast, which will have a lower price from that day along with 19 other products.
Politics
Chaos in the Parliament of Serbia: Opposition MPs are not allowed to move by security
People's deputy and head of the parliamentary group "Pravac Evropa" Marinika Tepić confirmed the prevention of MPs from moving freely. She said that the security in the parliament surrounded the members of the opposition and that they were "handcuffed in chains".
Economy
Agreed minimum, but they won't tell us how much it is yet
The official news was that yesterday's meeting of union representatives, employers and the Government ended without an agreement, and then that an agreement was reached after all. Details will be announced on September 7
Society
Pensioners at a meeting in the Government: Only a 5,5 percent increase is possible, and the rest - we'll see
From October, pensions will be higher but not 10 percent, the National Council for the Elderly will be established, and as for the fulfillment of other requirements, the Government will "try to catch up"
Economy
No agreement on the minimum wage: The state offers 47.000
The unions state that the request to first negotiate the correction of the minimum wage for this year, and only then for the next year, has not been fulfilled.
Doctoral sciences
Siniša Mali received his doctorate from the Technical University in Slovakia
Siniša Malom received a recognized PhD degree from the Technical University of Slovakia. He previously wrote on his Instagram profile that "he does it for his soul". Mali also obtained a doctoral degree at the University of Belgrade, which was canceled due to plagiarism, and then returned
Economy
One-off state aid: Millions of euros spent on upgrading the payment system
The money, in addition to being wasted and used to bribe citizens, is also used to improve the information systems through which citizens apply to receive financial assistance.
Politics
The Serbian EXPO is not the World Exhibition: Billions for a secondary matter
The Zajedno party says that the government is deliberately not saying that this is not the EXPO World Exhibition and that the famous world exhibition will be held in 2025 in Osaka, Japan.
Politics
Similarity between Vučić's post today and the Prime Minister's about the protests
Today's message from the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, "Yes, I am an SNS bot" is in the same provocative manner as the Prime Minister's post in which she multiplied herself Vučić and Mali in order to show how the pictures of a large number of people at the "Serbia against violence" protests were edited
Region
Humanity knows no bounds: Brothers from Croatia sold donuts to help little Nina
Two brothers from Kraljevica near Rijeka collected 650 euros by selling donuts for the Ninković family from Novi Sad and helped little Nina collect money for her dad's treatment in Moscow
Beograd
Strong support for "Boško Buka": The city wants to close the children's theater
The petition "Give the actors their house back. Give children back the flea" in a few hours, about 6000 people signed it. The announcement of the relocation of the theater is proof of the unscrupulousness and violence that the government is using against the institutions, according to the opposition parties
Society
Administrative court: Sinisa Malog's doctorate is not plagiarism
The decision of the Senate of the university was contested, which means that Sinisa Malog's diploma was not annulled and that he was deprived of the scientific title of Doctor of Science without legal grounds, Politika reports.
Beograd
Theater "Boško Buha": Owned by Aleksandar Kajmaković?
The oldest children's theater in Belgrade has been waiting eight years for reconstruction due to unresolved property relations. Yesterday it was revealed that the foyer and hall were bought by Aca Bosanac. Until then, the entire space used by the theater was owned by the City
Society
PIO Fund: Smearing pensioners' eyes
The PIO fund is satisfied with the interest of pensioners in the cards that will allow them various kinds of discounts, but it does not mention the companies and firms that will accept these cards. It is also not clear why the PIO fund did not send them to home addresses, just as the Guide for pensioners
Economy
State investment: Why the national stadium matters now
Minister Mali announced the start of the construction of the national stadium, and Minister Momirović is promoting it as part of Expo 2027, which will be more important than the ring road, the high-speed railway and Belgrade on the water. They act as if the Fiscal Council did not warn them that it cannot be done that way. "Together" requests that the Parliament set up a Commission of Inquiry because of this
Standard of living
Outsmarting Inflation: An egg is an egg when it's curdled
An egg costs 25 dinars. On Belgrade's Banjička market, it is also sold for 16, but only if it is cracked. Vendors say these eggs are in high demand and sell as soon as they are put on the counter
Economy
Should Serbia introduce a tax on extra profits: We would earn a billion euros
Why does the government reject the opposition's proposal that Serbia, like Europe did, introduce a tax on extra profits? That is why some director of Gazprom would take 800 million euros out of the country, says Dušan Nikezić