Serbian Progressive Party

Austria "fully supports reforms in Serbia"

VIENNA, BELGRADE -- Austria fully supports the economic and political reforms in Serbia, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić said, recapping his visit to Austria on Wednesday.

Vučić told the RTS that his Austrian hosts fully support the economic reforms in Serbia, as well as the necessary political reforms.

VIENNA - Austria fully supports the economic and political reforms in Serbia, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said, recapping his visit to Austria on Wednesday.

Vucic told the RTS that his Austrian hosts fully support the economic reforms in Serbia, as well as the necessary political reforms.

Pajtic was elected president of the centre-left Democratic Party, DS, at the party's electoral assembly meeting on Saturday, beating former Belgrade mayor Djilas, his only rival in the delegate ballot, by 1,461 votes to 1,277.

Skoro said that he was told that he was no longer the editor of the Serbian tabloid Vecernje Novosti on Friday morning, but was given no explanation for his sacking.

"I have been told to find another job and that I would perhaps do better there," Skoro said.

BELGRADE - MP of the Serbian Progressive Party Veroljub Arsic was appointed chair of the Serbian Parliament Committee on Finance, State Budget and Control of Public Spending on Friday, while caucus whip of the Democratic Party (DS) Dragan Djilas assumed office as the committee's deputy chair.

BELGRADE - The Committee on Labour, Social Issues, Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction was constituted in the Serbian parliament on Friday and Vesna Rakonjac of the Serbian Progressive Party was appointed as the committee chair.

BELGRADE – Aleksandar Senic, MP for the opposition New Democratic Party (NDS), is the candidate for chairman of the Serbian parliament’s European Integration Committee, ruling Serbian Progressive Party's (SNS) whip Zoran Babic has confirmed for Tanjug.

Nebojsa Stefanovic, vice-president of Serbian Progressive Party, which took a majority at the Belgrade local elections last month as well as winning nationwide polls, said that the new mayor should be elected as soon as city’s new parliament holds its first session.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will nominate the new prime minister on Tuesday 22, upon the conclusion of the consultations with parliamentary parties, the president's service for cooperation with the media released.

BELGRADE - Leader of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) Ivica Dacic informed Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic on Thursday that the party is ready to be part of the parliament majority.