Government of Serbia

Education

10.October 2023 BG

Educators: There will be no strike

In a joint statement, the unions stated that they are informing the Government that after consultation with the committees and the membership, they have decided to accept the protocol proposed by the Government of Serbia.

Politics

08.October 2023 S.Ć.

The lex specialis for the Expo is against the Law on Public Procurement

It is another robbery of SNS, says Marinika Tepić. It is already a tried-and-tested recipe in Belgrade on the water, the Moravian Corridor and the South Stream, they say in Transparency Serbia

Economy

07.October 2023 BG

Fuel prices and elections: Do they stand still for votes?

"Well, according to some semi-official information, there is an agreement between the Prime Minister and transport operators, large importers and NIS that the price of diesel remains as it is. The price of gasoline will vary," says Nebojsa Atanacković

Education

05.October 2023 MJ

While waiting for the fulfillment of the demands: Educators start a strike on October 16

The agreement is to submit a draft document of the Government of Serbia to the representative trade unions in education as soon as possible, which would determine the dynamics of the fulfillment of the requirements

Politics

29.September 2023 BG

Brnabić: It is incorrect that the elections will be held on December 17

The media will soon hear when the Government will send a reasoned proposal for the dissolution of the Assembly, the Prime Minister stated

Economy

27.September 2023 S.Ć.

An 8 percent increase in the price of electricity costs up to 1500 dinars

The Government of Serbia claims that the electricity price increase on November 1 is necessary so that energy companies can operate positively and make money for investments

Kosovo

26.September 2023 BG

The Government of Serbia declared a day of mourning, does that postpone the derby?

The Government of Serbia is asking all the media and organizers of public events to adapt their program to the Day of Mourning on Wednesday, September 27, and thus pay respect to the victims of Kosovo and Metohija

Economy

16.September 2023 BG

Serbia's new borrowing: Money for roads to the National Stadium

Two loans in the total amount of about 190 million euros will be taken for the works. The line infrastructure will be built by "Power Construction Corporation of China"

Criminal

14.September 2023 BG

In Serbia, between one and two and a half billion euros of laundered money

Serbia should submit its progress report this year. The country was on the gray list of the Interstate Body for the Control and Prevention of Money Laundering from February 2018 to June 2019.

Culture

10.September 2023 S.Ć.

Strategy, Yugoslav Cinematheque, Hilandar and other legal changes

Without discussion, the government adopted two important laws that will affect the future of culture. One of them concerns the Culture Development Strategy

River pollution

06.September 2023 Damjan Martić

Nothing comes before profit

Instead of introducing draconian penalties for the so-called poison plants - factories and industrial plants that significantly pollute the environment - the Government practically exempted them from responsibility. Symbolic penalties are an incentive to continue polluting freely. Faster, stronger, better

Education

05.September 2023 S.Ć.

The salaries of educators are not equal to the average salary

After today's meeting in the Government, where no agreement was reached on salary increases, the educators say that they only have a trade union fight left.

Society

04.September 2023 AE

Ambulance drivers: Vital, but undervalued

There are a little over 2.000 ambulance drivers in Serbia. There were between 600 and 700 of them at today's protest. Their current salaries are twice less than the average salary in Serbia, and apart from transporting people to hospitals, together with nurses and doctors, they participate in patient care. Government representatives proposed partial solutions to their problems, and the story of people saving lives will continue

Research

31.August 2023 BG

A company from the "black list" of the USA cooperates with the Government of Serbia

Researchers believe G42 is an extension of the UAE's digital autocracy and warn of its hidden tendencies towards collecting health data

Economy

31.August 2023 BG

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

Economy

25.August 2023 BG

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.

Government of Serbia

25.August 2023 Z.S.

A set of educational laws regarding the prevention of violence in schools was adopted

At today's session, the Government of Serbia adopted a set of educational laws whose goal is to strengthen the educational function of educational institutions and to implement a set of measures for better prevention and more effective response and action in cases of violence in schools.

Government of Serbia

23.August 2023 Vremena editorial office

After five years of darkness: Electricity, water and gas for owners of illegal homes

Citizens living in illegal buildings will be able, starting September 15, within 30 days, to submit applications for connection to electricity, heating, water and sewerage by filling in a form that will be delivered to the municipalities, it was announced after the Government session. Only owners of houses and apartments who permanently solved their housing issue by building or buying can get a connection

Economy

21.August 2023 BG

Rejected minimum wage increase for this year

The unions propose to increase the minimum wage by at least ten percent this year from September, and then by around 20 percent next year.

Society

15.August 2023 BG

Dzamonja on the dismissal: They behaved as if I were an enemy of the state

The professor of psychology was dismissed from the position of coordinator of the team of the Society of Psychologists of Serbia engaged in the project of providing psychosocial assistance after mass murders

Economy

10.August 2023 BG

Air Serbia: Thanks to the Government of Serbia, we are paying 20 million euros

In the first six months, the national airline made a profit of 22,4 million euros, so in accordance with domestic laws, it will pay the money into the budget of the Serbian state during this year.

Politics

05.August 2023 BG

Serbia recalled a third of its ambassadors: Purge or standard procedure

Everyone's term of office will last four years, all those over four years have been dismissed, says Ivica Dačić

Ecology

17.July 2023 BG

Another machination by Ziđin in Majdanpek was prevented

The Government of Serbia allowed the company Srbija Ziđin Koper to expand the flotation capacity of the copper mine in Majdanpek without assessing the impact on the environment. The administrative court annulled that decision

Politics

07.June 2023 BG

Aleksandar Vučić: We will have early elections

The President of Serbia said that he will wait for the opposition parties to respond to his call for talks and that the government will not change on the street.

Politics

06.June 2023 BG

Victory for the public: The controversial law on public enterprises is withdrawn

The bill envisages that public companies, including national parks, become joint-stock companies or limited liability companies

Serbia against violence

06.June 2023 I.Đ.

UN: Government of Serbia to take measures against hate speech by tabloid media

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression, Irene Khan, recalled that thousands of people took to the streets demanding accountability for the crimes committed, better arms control and strong action against hate speech and incitement to hatred and violence.

Politics

04.June 2023 Jelena Zoric

Proposal for a law on the management of business companies: Litigation, opela and sale of Serbia

The draft law on the management of business companies has arrived in the National Assembly. If that law is adopted, a group of powerful people will be able to manage Serbia's forests, mountains, waters, and nuclear facilities. After that, it is no longer important who is the government or who is the opposition in the country, only the leaders of Serbia will be asked about everything important, and that according to the law.