Goran Vesic

Serbian Capital to Reward Companies Using Cyrillic

Worried by the declining use of their ancient script, councillors in the Serbian capital, Belgrade on Friday adopted a decision to reward companies that promote use of Cyrillic.

The adopted by-law offers a 5-per-cent discount to companies and people who rent city-owned offices if they write their names in Cyrillic.

Belgrade City Assembly elects new mayor

Radojicic is a surgeon and director of the University Children's Hospital in Belgrade, who topped the election list of the ruling SNS in the March election for the City Assembly, and later became the party's candidate for mayor.

67 out of 110 councilors voted on Thursday to elect Radojici, and Goran Vesic, who until now served as city manager, as his deputy.

President reportedly decided who will be new Belgrade mayor

And Serbian President and ruling SNS leader Aleksandar Vucic "already knows" who that will be, the daily said, quoting a source, and added that Vucic would soon discuss this proposal with his party.

"Only Vucic knows the name of the person who will be the mayor, he has not yet told this to anyone," said the source, adding that "it remains for him to tell the party."

"Four ministers to leave, Belgrade mayor to join government"

The newspaper cited an unnamed source to report that it is certain Mali will not remain in his current position, and that the government reshuffle is expected to take place at the same time as the Belgrade City Assembly vote to elect a new mayor.

According to this, Mali could replace either the current minister of economy, Dusan Vujovic, or Agriculture Minister Goran Knezevic.

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