New government

DELIBLATO - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said Tuesday that given the enormous trust of the people it has earned, the new government has to be the most serious one in Serbia’s recent history, and pledged doing all he can to help in achieving its goals.

BELGRADE - The new Serbian government should carry out significant reforms related primarily to the public sector, but also to adopting systemic laws and improving the business environment in the country, Matteo Patrone, the director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) office in Belgrade, said on Wednesday.

New govt. to have no excuse not to carry out reforms - panel

BELGRADE -- A new government WILL facing great challenges, including inevitable implementation of reforms, heard a panel organized by Tanjug on election night.

BELGRADE - The new government is facing great challenges, including inevitable implementation of reforms, and since all obstacles to this have been removed and the party won the majority in the elections, they will have little room for pointing to “brakesmen” of reforms as an excuse, said participants in a panel organized at the Tanjug Press Club late on Sunday.

BELGRADE - Italian Ambassador in Belgrade Giuseppe Manzo has voiced hope that a new Serbian government will continue working on reforms and further advancement along the EU path with resolve.

President: New government will be formed quickly

BELGRADE -- President Tomislav Nikolić has said that early parliamentary elections in Serbia on Sunday were"a great opportunity," for the country.

He added that he believed a new government would be formed quickly, "and committed to a providing a better life for the Serbian people."

BELGRADE - The new government of Serbia will continue to pursue the policy of the EU integration, accelerated financial consolidation and economic development, Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said on Wednesday in the talks with members of the delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

LESKOVAC - Leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday that a new government will be formed shortly after early parliamentary elections set for March 16, so that essential reforms could be continued.