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Sanja Zrnić

Graduated journalist and communication specialist. She has been writing for "Vreme" since 2012, and has also worked for "Večernji novosti". She trained in media communications, public relations and human rights.

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Adoption of children

Đukanović on "state ownership of children": I am right, I am not changing my position

SNS MP Vladimir Đukanović does not renounce the position that a child is the property of the state, and subsequently added god and parents. Social workers distance themselves from such attitudes and claim that they are dangerous

Headquarters of the Oil Industry of Serbia in Novi Sad

International relations

"An ideal opportunity for Serbia to take over NIS from the Russians"

The oil industry of Serbia will hardly be able to operate under Western sanctions, economist Saša Đogović told Vreme. That is why, he adds, Serbia should take over NIS

Bullying

What can schools do about violent students?

"Vreme" wrote about a case of terrible sexual violence at a school in Sokobanja. Where to go with the student when primary education is compulsory?

Women often complain about negligent or violent behavior of staff during childbirth

Health care

Run through the town and shout that the maternity hospital is open again

There is one maternity hospital in Petrovac na Mlava. There is one delivery table in it that has broken down. After a month and a half and public pressure, a new one arrived

Education

Educators' strikes: The noise that the government ignores

Schools across Serbia are still on strike. In some places, classes are shortened because of low salaries, in others they "give out high fives" because teachers are afraid of students and their parents. In a deeply divided society, even the educational unions failed to unite. Separate actions do not bring any results. Why teachers do not dare to stop work completely

New teacher suspension

Why are educators and students the target of the government?

The Independent Union of Educational Workers of Serbia (NSPRS) has announced that it will organize a one-hour work stoppage in all educational institutions on December 6.

Winter spells

Let's go further: The city has launched a tender for "Belgrade Winter"

While activists and the opposition are organizing protests under the slogan "Bloody on your hands" due to the death of 15 people in Novi Sad, the City Secretariat for Culture has announced a tender for winter magic: New Year's concerts, children's events, installation of lighting in Belgrade

Pensioners

Aging of Serbia

What do we need kindergartens, we need nursing homes

The population of Serbia is getting older. The president of the Gerontological Association of Serbia, Nataša Todorović, tells "Vreme" that we will need more and more services in the community, and that care starts right from kindergarten.

Dating apps

Dinner with full pages

A jump from the monitor to real life. The uncomfortable, slightly terrifying, exhilarating and liberating experience of having dinner with five complete strangers that the app connected me to

Protests in Serbia

Civil resistance: The persistent and aimless pursuit of justice

For more than a decade, the inhabitants of Serbia have been looking for answers to the numerous tragedies that society is going through on the streets, due to the silence of the authorities and institutions. This search, it sometimes seems, is hopeless, and the interlocutors of "Vremen" say, because it is without a clear goal

"Free those arrested in Novi Sad"

Baucal: We are fighting for a more normal society

One of the signatories of the open letter from the professor of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Belgrade, Professor Aleksandar Baucal, tells "Vreme" that they are considering whether there will be stronger statements

Comment

Humiliating the teacher in front of the students

The students of Srpska are infected by the despair of their parents, the dissatisfaction of teachers and the arrogance of the state. The system is rotten, so money is unlikely to solve the problem

Many schools are not working despite the union's agreement with the government

Education

Educators' strike: Change of collective agreement or complete suspension of work

After the final offer of the Government of the Republic of Serbia to increase the salaries of educators by 11 percent, school principals began to threaten teachers to give up. Four representative trade unions made a new proposal to change the salary calculation. If this is not adopted, a complete suspension of work will follow

Caring for the elderly

Illegal homes for the elderly are life-threatening

Dozens of illegal facilities for the care of the elderly and infirm throughout Serbia have been reported to the authorities, but some are still operating without a permit. In one of them, two women were killed in a fire on Sunday, and the president of the Association of Private Social Protection Institutions, Radoslav Milovanović, told "Vreme" that he fears that such events will happen again.

Air traffic

Niš Airport: Less and less passengers, more and more goods

"Konstantin the Great" airport had fewer passengers in October compared to the previous five months, while from January to the end of October 2024 there were about 76.000 fewer passengers compared to the same period last year. At the same time, cargo transportation recorded growth

Tourism

Utah is about to shut down due to debt

The National Association of Utah Travel Agencies could be shut down after 70 years due to blocked accounts and a debt of about 16 million dinars. Director of Juta, Aleksandar Seničić, tells "Vreme" that the help of the state, but also the political will, is necessary for the survival of such an association.

Education

Schools on strike: "We are running away from politics, and politics is chasing us"

A number of schools in Serbia are on strike for the second day in a row. For every 15 minutes, by which the lessons are shortened, teachers' salaries will be reduced. The President of the Belgrade School Union, Snežana Romandić Petrović, tells "Vreme" that no one is ready to fail, and that the tragedies we are going through as a society prove that the system does not work.

Environment

Millions of plastic cups are used unnecessarily in kindergartens in Serbia

They were introduced due to the pandemic, but they have survived to this day in many kindergartens. Why do children in Serbia still drink from plastic cups and why are we accumulating new waste?

Urbanism

Concreting of Belgrade

For the third year in a row, construction is being carried out in the capital of Serbia without the adopted General Urban Plan, according to which it should be built and developed until 2041. That is why there are almost no larger municipalities in Belgrade where citizens have not stood in front of the machines

Education

Educators' strike: "Unworthy" offer of the Government

On Tuesday, the Government of Serbia offered an 11 percent salary increase for all employees in education. Four representative trade unions are leading the protest and strike

Apartments under construction

Real estate market

Fall in real estate turnover in Belgrade: "There are no apartments for the people"

The real estate market in Belgrade has been "not cooling down" for years, say experts. However, he was surprised by the data of the Republic Geodetic Institute (RGZ) that the turnover of apartments in Belgrade has decreased, while it is increasing in other cities. Why is that so?

International relations

Europeans instead of non-aligned brothers: What message is Vučić sending to the West?

Absence from the summit in Russia is interpreted as a clear message to Europe that Vučić is no longer Putin's puppet

High School of Internal Affairs

Sremska Kamenica: Six female professors lost their jobs due to the alleged arbitrariness of the director

Part of the employees of the Secondary School of Internal Affairs (SŠUP) "Jakov Nenadović" in Sremska Kamenica accused the acting director Vesna Đurović of mobbing and numerous unprofessional actions. Đurović, on the other hand, claims that he does everything in accordance with the law

Insight

Violence against women

A man in Čačak seriously injured his wife: Appeal to all who knew that she was abused

Since the beginning of the year, 15 cases of femicide have been recorded that occurred in a family environment. Vanja Macanović from the Autonomous Women's Center tells "Vreme" that it is necessary for citizens to get involved in helping women they know are living in violent relationships

Education

Teachers' protest: A strike and a total work stoppage follow

Four representative unions of educators have announced that they will suspend work on November 1, and then begin a "series of strikes" in all schools in Serbia. The members of the Independent Union of Education Workers of Serbia continue with the "white strike" and only give high fives. The Government's response is still is waiting

Education

The white strike continues: Why are the educational unions not united?

Members of the Independent Union of Educational Workers of Serbia (NSPRS) began the second phase of the white strike on Monday, October 14, by writing an "excellent 5" grade to every student. Dušan Kokot says for "Vreme" that compromises cannot be made until there are systemic changes

World Mental Health Day

Young people in Serbia want psychological support, but for many it is unattainable

On the occasion of World Mental Health Day, we spoke with young people from Belgrade about how they take care of their mental health and how much help is available to them.