Partizan fan Nikola Jovanović was seriously injured when a group of people in black beat him in front of the Belgrade Arena after the Euroleague match. As "Vreme" learns, it was a wait-and-see, probably because of something that Jovanović wrote on Twitter about Ratko Mladić.
The Center for Local Self-Government states that the Student List program prioritizes the rule of law, the fight against corruption, the strengthening of institutions and the depoliticization of public administration.
Belgrade's public utility companies owe suppliers 30 billion dinars, claims the Center for Local Self-Government. In September, the Government of Serbia transferred almost one billion dinars from the budget reserve to the City due to the risk of insolvency
Belgrade could get a modern civil protection system organized on the model of Madrid, which would represent an additional mechanism of prevention, assistance to citizens and support to the police and other city services, is one of the conclusions of the public discussion "Safe Belgrade: Dialogue on the Future of Public Security", held on September 2, organized by the Center for Local Self-Government (CLS).
Civil protection would not take over the work of the police, nor would its members have police powers, says CLS director Nikola Jovanović
A proposal for a public-private partnership for security worth 696 million euros for the next ten years will soon be before the councilors of the Belgrade Assembly. Director of the Center for Local Self-Government Nikola Jovanović claims that there is no appropriate legal basis for such a model
Our goal is the eradication of corruption and zero tolerance for it. That is why we propose the formation of a special prosecutor's office for high corruption, the existence of the prosecuting police, new competences for the State Audit Institution, the introduction of the new criminal offense "unjustified enrichment" and other measures that will give results already in the first months.
Why is the city government silent after the tram accident in Belgrade and should there have been any resignations?
Director of the Center for Local Self-Government, Nikola Jovanović, warned that with the new decision, private carriers could take over lines in the center of Belgrade
"Every social measure is financed by reducing capital investments, not by reducing corruption or by making the administration cheaper and more efficient. Expenditures in the budget for the bureaucracy are 27,1 billion dinars, which is about 14 percent of the total budget. That is a record! The administration has become more expensive, and that means higher prices for utilities and property taxes. The payment to transporters from the budget for next year is around 400 million euros, another infamous record."
While the city government adopts a budget that part of the public does not consider developmental, Nikola Jovanović from the Center for Local Self-Government warns of its shortcomings, but believes that 2026 will bring a political turn and new energy
In the materials for the session of the Belgrade City Assembly, which will be held on Friday, September 19, a key document is missing, namely the Report on the work of the city administration in the first six months of this year
The attack took place immediately after the President of the Municipality of Budva, Nikola Jovanović, was a guest on the TVCG show, and according to the first information, in the attack in which several people participated, Jovanović suffered serious injuries. Jovanović says that he was attacked by Jovo and Vidak Mitrović, as well as two other people. Jovo Mitrović, suspected of the attack, has been deprived of his liberty, it was confirmed to Vijesti unofficially.
The director of the non-governmental organization Center for Local Self-Government pointed out that Siemens produces trams of the highest quality in Kragujevac, employing Serbian engineers and workers, and assessed that it is "unbelievable that the Belgrade government is not considering purchasing trams from them" for the capital city.
Bearing in mind that a hectare of construction land in New Belgrade is worth at least 10 million euros, it is clear that this is an extra profit for the buyer, and a loss for the Belgrade budget, into which the conversion funds were poured, of at least 260 million euros, Jovanović stated.
The mayor deliberately kept silent about the fact that, in addition to the bus that burned on the Brankov bridge, a Turkish gas bus of the BMC brand also had an accident, because he intends to buy more copies of the same model, says the director of the Center for Local Self-Government
Director of the Center for Local Self-Government, Nikola Jovanović, stated that since July 23, the number of voters in Vračar increased by 460, in Zemun by 464, in Zvezdara by 490, and in Palilula by 693.
Due to this mood of the citizens, the opposition has a historic chance for victory in the city, which it should not miss, the director of the Center for Local Self-Government told the "Vemena" portal.
The revenue from the sale of tickets in the city transport in Belgrade was about 230 million dinars per month in the last three months, which is twice the result compared to the same time last year, claims Nikola Jovanović.
The buildings to be removed are located in the streets of Kralja Milan and Svetozar Marković, and one building was the former building of an old savings bank.
City manager Miroslav Čučković said that "every day" the number of people in Belgrade who, according to the new system, pay for city transport by "text" messages has increased. The Center for Local Self-Government, on the other hand, says that the collection volume is half of what it was before May and that more time is needed for a deeper analysis.
The price of the ticket does not affect the fact that citizens do not use public transport, but that they consider it unreliable and slow, says the director of the Center for Local Self-Government Nikola Jovanović
Debt to suppliers amounts to 6,3 billion dinars. The Center for Local Self-Government says that this indicates systemic problems, and that it is necessary to introduce professional management and initiate investigations into possible abuses.
