The gathering began at 10.30:XNUMX a.m., after which a planned walk to Student Square, where they will greet students from the surrounding faculties, and after that they will pay their respects together to the victims of the fall of the Novi Sad railway, as well as the victims of the Home for the Elderly in Barajevo
Trade union associations retired military personnel Serbia organized protest on Republic Square to support students in their demands.
The gathering began at 10.30:XNUMX a.m., after which a walk to Student Square is planned, where they will greet students from the surrounding faculties, and after that they will pay their respects together to the victims of the Novi Sad railway crash, as well as to the victims of the Home for the Elderly in Barajevo.
"I have grandchildren, I have a great-granddaughter who is three years old, and who is with her parents non-stop on the street. I know it won't work for my age, but I hope it will change something for theirs. I was beaten in the nineties, and my son was taken to war from the school desk. I also participated in the protest on October 5. My children did stay here, but their knowledge was not valued here," grandmother Ljilja Stanojević told Vreme.
"It should be normal to support each other. We should be here. I expect that the children will still leave the kindergarten, so that it is clear to this government that they have reached the end. I have completed 50 years of work", Vesna Marjanović, a pensioner who is still working, takes care of the children, because the pension is not enough.
Pensioner Dragan Šikić is asking that what was taken from his pension be returned to him.
"I have been retired since 2014, my first pension was reduced. We ask that what was taken from us be returned to us. I have been on the street since 1996 and I think that something can be achieved with this. If we remain silent, we won't do anything," he told Vreme.
Pensioner Mirjana Avramović says that it was high time for pensioners to support students.
"We have not been well for a long time. We are here to support the students, those children boosted our morale", she noted.
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