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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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Protest of educators

Education

Disappointed teachers: The president's apology is nice, but we can't pay the bills with "sorry".

"Something happened this summer, which is why the approach to education has changed," Mirjana Gašić, spokeswoman for the Union of Educational Workers of Serbia (USPRS), told Vreme. On Monday, October 14, educators will announce a decision on how to continue the strike, there are three options on the table

Public finances

Economist for "Vreme": What does it mean that Serbia finally has an "investment rating"

Serbia received a new investment credit rating. Economist Saša Đogović explains for "Vreme" what exactly this means for the economy and citizens

War in the Middle East

Eisenhammer: Fear of an escalation of war raises the price of oil

Vladimir Eisenhamer, associate professor of the Faculty of Security at the University of Belgrade, tells "Vreme" that the further rise in oil prices may be a consequence of the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, regardless of which direction it will take. He is also afraid of a conflict with the Houthis

State aid

Here's the money, give the twins: A video that insults parents

In the video promoting the birth rate, the ministry of Milica Đurđević Stamenkovski suggests that children should be born only because the state gives some money

Education

To the teachers everything according to the list

The Government of Serbia has promised the teachers that they will restore their dignity by raising their salaries and protecting them from violence in the workplace. However, due to other priorities, the state allegedly does not have the money that the educators are asking for, and the response of the relevant ministries is - give us the lists of strikers

Strike

Educator's protest: Possible radicalization, fear of dismissal decreasing

Aleksandar Makov from the Forum of Belgrade High Schools tells "Vreme" that if a common language is not found with the Government, radicalization of the protest is also possible.

Studies

The math is clear: Why won't anyone study mathematics?

Not so long ago, three to four candidates fought for one place at the Faculty of Mathematics, but this summer, in the second enrollment period, there were only twenty candidates for three majors of this faculty. College is hard, but above all, it seems that young people do not want to be math teachers for little money

International relations

The mystery of the MiG-29 fighters: Will the Ukrainians get Serbian fighter planes?

The former deputy speaker of the State Duma, Elena Vladimirovna Panina, stated, and the media reported, that the contract with the Dassault company on the purchase of 12 new Rafale aircraft contains a clause on the transfer of Serbian Mig 29s to France and their subsequent delivery to Ukraine. Defense Minister Bratislav Gašić denied this information

Workers' rights

Who delivers food in Serbia: Russians can't, cheaper labor is required

After Volt denied that it was preventing the employment of Russians in Serbia, an intermediary agency pointed the finger at Volt and admitted that cheap labor from Pakistan and Bangladesh is preferred

Freemasonry and knightly orders

Secret societies, public shop: The first Serbian shop for freemasons and those who feel that way

Discreet societies of Freemasons and Templars exist all over the world, but gather members in Serbia as well. Goran Benić founded the first online store that, in addition to products, offers reading on the activities of these organizations

Food industry

Zar and Plasma: How fake products are made illegally in Serbia

In Belgrade and Novi Sad, a chain of production and sale of counterfeit household chemicals and famous Plazma biscuits was broken up. Fighters for consumer protection appeal not to shop in unregistered stores because counterfeits are often on the market

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Elections in Belgrade

Manojlović can become the first violin of the opposition: "Nobody has stayed in that role for long"

Savo Manojlović decided to switch from activist to political, and in front of the "Kreni-promeni" movement he will be a candidate for mayor. "Vremen" interlocutors assess that Manojlović's participation in the June elections is not necessarily bad. politically inactive voters, but also that the timing for entering the pre-election race is strange

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Rights of the child

Baby slapping on TikTok: Why it's illegal to spank children

"The beating came out of heaven", is often heard in Serbia to justify raising children with violence. The law does not explicitly prohibit all physical punishment, but its change is requested

Interview

Jelena Jerinić: The call for a boycott was actually reduced to a call not to vote in Belgrade

A priority for the Working Group for the implementation of ODIHR recommendations is the rule that people who have changed their place of residence in the last 12 months cannot vote in local elections. Green-Left Front MP Jelena Jerinić tells "Vreme" that SNS steals and relocates voters because their support in Belgrade is falling and that the opposition can win despite everything

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Social measures

Parisier again before the elections: High prices are eating up the consumer basket

The Minister of Internal and External Trade in the technical mandate, Tomislav Momirović, said that last year's "Better Price" action significantly contributed to lowering prices and announced a new one "coming soon". Dejan Gavrilović from the Association "Effectiva" tells "Vreme" that the state should not agree, but apply the laws.

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Social media

Children of influencers: How childhood became the most expensive content

Commercialization of children on the Internet has become commonplace from America to Russia. Legal regulations around the world are lagging behind this social phenomenon, so many parents cross the line in exposing their children on social networks. "Commercialization is a double-edged sword, because while the public officially condemns influencer parents, the audience is actually hungry for such content," Katarina Jonev, an educator on child internet safety, told Vreme.

Chronicle

Beating to death in Bor: "Our police use torture to get a statement"

Experts say that the brother of the suspect in the murder of a two-year-old girl in Bor was beaten so badly by the police that he succumbed to his injuries. Maja Bjeloš from the Belgrade Center for Security Policy says that the Serbian police contribute to violence in society, instead of preventing it.

Belgrade elections

Miketić for "Vreme": Must fight

The Belgrade committee of the Zajedno party collectively resigned from the party membership, because the party leadership will not participate in the elections. "Are they cheating? They cheat. Is he stealing? They are stealing. Are they beating? And what are we doing? Do we want to let them go? No, but that's exactly why - we have to fight," says Miketić for "Vreme"

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Interview

Dejan Jović: The left in Croatia is responsible for the country's slide to the right

"In Croatian politics, care is taken to create a sanitary corridor around the HDZ, instead of it being created around the Homeland Movement, the radical right," Dejan Jović, a professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Zagreb and the FPN in Belgrade, told Vreme and added that the left is responsible for that

Royally

Privatization of the Kraljevo pharmacy hidden from the public eye

In mid-March, the Management Board of Apoteka Kraljevo passed the Decision on leasing eight of its stores. Everything is done outside of the procedure, hidden from the public, Predrag Voštinić from the Local Front tells "Vreme".

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Relations between Belgrade and Pristina

Arrests of members of the Kosovo MUP: Announced measure, but strange timing

On Wednesday, the Serbian authorities arrested ten members of the Kosovo MUP, both Serbs and Albanians. Milica Andrić Rakić from the non-governmental organization New Social Initiative from Kosovska Mitrovica tells "Vreme" that Vučić "announced" these arrests for "violating the constitutional order", but that the timing is certainly strange

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Passenger transport

Taxi drivers' war against "unfair competition"

Taxi drivers can no longer and will not experience everyday disappointments on the street, Sava Jovanović from the Association of Taxi Drivers Bunt-Sloga told Vreme. He explains that there is a "grey area" from which someone benefits greatly, and taxi drivers who follow all the rules experience defeat

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Chronicle

The case of Danka Ilić: An unusual tragedy that is beginning to fade

The case of the disappearance and murder of the two-year-old girl Danka Ilić is slowly disappearing from the public's attention. Interest, as well as trust in institutions, is fading, says parliamentarian and retired colonel Slavica Radovanović for "Vreme".

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Chronicle

Another citizen passed away: Why doesn't the ambulance go to Kaludjerica?

In less than a month, two lives were lost in the Kaluđerica settlement, because the Belgrade emergency service does not cover this part of Belgrade.

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Pre-election struggles

"Serbia against violence" demands the suspension of election activities and reiterates three conditions

After the negotiation fiasco on Thursday, the coalition "Serbia against violence" sent proposals to the President of the Assembly, Ana Brnabić, regarding the ODIHR's recommendations. The opposition is demanding the suspension of election activities, a single date for holding Belgrade and local elections, and the Commission for Controlling the Electoral Roll.

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Health care

Maternity hospitals as a factory line: The father is treated there as a left-handed nuisance

Women in Serbia are still waiting for birth attendants to be allowed in all maternity hospitals. Even to fulfill this requirement, many delivery rooms in Serbia do not have space for an escort, nor are they adapted to the needs of women

Freedom House report

Escape of the Serbian regime from democracy: Minus two points for the media

According to the Freedom House report, democracy in Serbia is in the greatest decline of all countries in transition. The situation in the country is directly reflected in the media, NUNS General Secretary Tamara Filipović told Vreme

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