All News on Social Issues in Serbia
Average household income in Serbia totals RSD 55,280
BELGRADE - The average monthly income per household in Serbia totalled RSD 55,280 in the second quarter of the year, of which 95.7 percent accounted for cash income and 4.3 percent accounted for in kind income, the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia released on Monday.
Straesser: Holding LGBT gathering is very important
BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic met Sunday with Christoph Straesser, German federal government commissioner for human rights policy and humanitarian aid, who stressed that holding a gathering of LGBT people in Belgrade would be of great importance.
Police arrest three persons who attacked German citizen
BELGRADE - Serbian police arrested Saturday three persons who had attacked D.H. (27), a German citizen who had arrived in Belgrade to take part in an international conference on LGBT rights.
"The attackers were arrested in two cities in Serbia and are currently in the hands of the police," the Serbian Interior Ministry (MUP)said in a release on Saturday.
Social partners reach no agreement on minimum cost of labor
BELGRADE - Serbia's Social and Economic Council (SES) has not reached a decision on minimum wage, because the social partners failed to reach an agreement, Labor Minister Aleksandar Vulin has said.
Straesser: Important that pride parade be held
BELGRADE - Germany's Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy Christoph Straesser noted on Friday that it is important for Serbia, in the context of EU integration, that a pride parade be held, as the country would thus show that it protects and respects the rights of all citizens, including the LGBT population.
Serbia welcomes dialogue on conflict resolution in Mali
BELGRADE - Serbia welcomes the dialogue aimed at reaching a comprehensive resolution of conflict in the Republic of Mali, and stresses its support to the country's territorial integrity and sovereignty.
Relations between Serbia and Germany improved
BELGRADE - Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic and German government official Christoph Strasser met on Thursday to discuss human rights and the battle against discrimination in relation to Serbia's accession talks with the EU.
Serbia has 160 inapplicable strategies - minister
Serbia has 160 inapplicable strategies - minister
BELGRADE -- Serbia has 160 strategies that remain in force despite being mutually non-compliant and impossible to implement, Kori Udovički said on Thursday.
Dacic and Kirby discuss Kosovo
BELGRADE - Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic met in Belgrade Thursday with U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Michael Kirby, the Serbian Foreign Ministry said in a release.
Dacic and Kirby discussed bilateral issues, European integration of Serbia and the process of normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina.
International conference on LGBT rights starts on Friday
BELGRADE - International conference 'The future belongs to us: LGBT rights on the road to the European Union' opens on Friday at the Metropol Hotel in Belgrade.
In addition to long-standing issues such as discrimination, violence and hate speech, the two-day conference will also tackle the quality of social services and cooperation with social work centers.
Udovicki: Serbia has 160 inapplicable strategies
BELGRADE - Serbia has 160 strategies that remain in force despite being mutually non-compliant and impossible to implement, Serbian Minister of State Administration and Local Self-Government Kori Udovicki said on Thursday, adding that the Secretariat for public policies has been established to help solve that problem.
IMF calls for 10 pct cut in pensions, salaries
BELGRADE - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended to the government of Serbia to cut the funds for public sector salaries and pensions, Belgrade-based daily Blic reports in the Thursday issue.
Laws on elections for NMCs available in 11 languages
BELGRADE - Laws and instructions relevant to the upcoming elections to National Minorities' Councils (NMCs) are now available in 11 minority languages, the OSCE Mission to Serbia said in a release Wednesday.
Pension system reform discussed in debate
BELGRADE - The government has insufficient funds for pensions, but pension cuts alone will not be sufficient to ensure the sustainability of the pension system unless they are accompanied by financial consolidation in all sectors, the participants in a debate on pension system reform said on Wednesday.
'For Bosniak Unity' slate formed
NOVI PAZAR - The Party of Democratic Action (SDA) of Sandzak has announced that a slate titled "For Bosniak Unity" has been formed in Novi Pazar that will take part in the elections for the new composition of the Bosniak National Council.