Ljubisav Orbovic

BELGRADE - Zorana Mihajlovic, Serbian deputy prime minister and minister of transportation, construction and infrastructure, stated on Friday that the business environment in Serbia is improving, adding that the government is open for entrepreneurs' proposals for its further improvement and strengthening of the economic sector.

BELGRADE - The Alliance of Independent Unions of Serbia (SSSS) and the United Branch Trade Unions (UGS) Independence became members of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), SSSS President Ljubisav Orbovic and UGS Independence President Branislav Canak released on Friday.

"There are solutions for 40 restructuring companies"

BELGRADE -- Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić said Wednesday he believed it possible to find a solution for around 40 restructuring companies and save them from bankruptcy.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday he believed it possible to find a solution for around 40 restructuring companies and save them from bankruptcy.

BELGRADE - The two representative trade unions - the Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Serbia (SSSS) and United Branch Unions “Independence” (UGS Nezavisnost) stated on Wednesday that they pressed a criminal charge against Labor Minister Aleksandar Vulin to the prosecutor's office.

Serbian trade unions said they would start collecting signatures on Monday, demanding a referendum to change the new legislation. They need to collect 100,000 signatures to trigger a vote.

The move comes after 190 MPs voted on Friday in favour of amendments to the Labour Law. Only 21 voted against and four abstained.

Trade unions stage protest against labor law

BELGRADE -- Trade unions held a protest in downtown Belgrade on Thursday against the bill of amendments to the labor law and the law on pension and disability insurance.

The government sent the bills to parliament for adoption under urgent procedure.

BELGRADE - Serbian trade unions held a protest in downtown Belgrade on Thursday against the bill of amendments to the labour law and the law on pension and disability insurance, which the government filed to the parliament for adoption on urgent procedure.

BELGRADE - Ljubisav Orbovic and Branislav Canak, the leaders of the two representative unions, signed a decision on Tuesday to go on a general strike as of July 17 until the proposed changes to the laws on labor and pension and disability insurance are withdrawn from the procedure.

Unions vow to continue fighting against labor law

BELGRADE -- Two representative unions will stage a protest in Belgrade on Tuesday against changes to the Labor Law, and new legislation on pension and disability insurance.

The protest will come as the drafts, adopted by the government on Saturday, are debated in parliament.