Economy of Belgrade

BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament has adopted a lex specialis for the Belgrade Waterfront project, which will govern the expropriation procedure and building permit issuance, prerequisites for implementing this project that will change the face of downtown area of the Serbian capital on the River Sava.

BELGRADE - Serbian MPs will discuss around 70 amendments to the Belgrade Waterfront les specialist on Thursday, which is expected to be followed by a voting on this draft law.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, who presented the project in the parliament on Tuesday, said that its construction is in the interest of the entire country.

PM did not expect so much resistance to "modernization"

BELGRADE -- Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Tuesday in parliament presented a draft special law ("lex specialis") that would regulate the Belgrade Waterfront project.

BELGRADE - The Belgrade Waterfront project bears national importance because it will encourage modernisation and progress, not only in the capital, but in the entire country, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic stated on Tuesday elaborating on the lex specialis that should make room for the realisation of the project.

BELGRADE - Belgrade Mayor Sinisa Mali expressed the expectation on Monday that the construction of the Belgrade Waterfront could begin by the end of summer.

BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament will open a debate on Thursday about a draft lex specialis on expropriation and issuance of construction licenses in realization of the Belgrade Waterfront project in central Belgrade on the banks of the Sava River near its confluence into the Danube River.

BELGRADE - NGO Transparency Serbia (TS) sent to the government, Finance Ministry and all caucus groups the remarks about the lex specialis regulating the realisation of the Belgrade Waterfront project and requested erasure of certain controversial provisions.

BELGRADE - Belgrade Mayor Sinisa Mali presented on Friday to a business delegation from Finland the potentials of the Belgrade Waterfront project and called on them to take part in it.

BELGRADE - Belgrade Mayor Sinisa Mali has said that the construction of Belgrade Waterfront, as the most important project not only in Serbia, but also in the region, will take 10 years.

BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament will open its next session on April 1 when the agenda would include lex specialis on the Belgrade Waterfront project, the parliament released on Tuesday.

During the session scheduled by Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic, MPs will discuss the bill on inspection control filed by the Serbian government as the first point on the agenda.