Bojan Pajtic

Top Serbian officials send Christmas greetings

BELGRADE -- Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has wished a merry Christmas to all priests and members of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the government said in a statement.

NOVI SAD - The Vojvodina parliament adopted by a majority vote on Tuesday the 2015 Vojvodina budget worth RSD 62.4 billion.

The 2015 budget won support of 68 MPs, one MP abstained from voting and 11 MPs at the session did not vote at all.

BELGRADE - Leader of the Democratic Party (DS) Bojan Pajtic has met on Tuesday with a delegation of the Italian Senate and said that the role of this party was crucial for the initiation of Serbia's European integration process 14 years ago.

BELGRADE - Democratic Party (DS) leader Bojan Pajtic met with the head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport on Thursday to discuss a letter he recently sent on behalf of the party to foreign ambassadors in Serbia.

BELGRADE - President of the Democratic Party (DS) Bojan Pajtic and Niels Annen, foreign-policy spokesman for the SPD group in the German Bundestag, have stressed the need for Serbia and the EU to get better coordinated in terms of foreign policy interests.

BELGRADE - Bojan Pajtic, the leader of the opposition Democratic Party (DS), called on ambassadors in Serbia, international organizations, organizations for the protection of human rights and sister organizations of the DS to point out that human rights are being violated and political opponents are being persecuted in Serbia under the veil of the fight against corruption.

BELGRADE - Leader of the Democratic Party (DS) Bojan Pajtic participated in the Party of European Socialists (PES) presidency session on Thursday and visited the European Parliament within his two-day stay in Brussels.

According to the DS release, during his Pajtic met with MEPs interested in the situation in Serbia and the country's progress on its EU path.

BELGRADE - German Vice Chancellor and chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany Sigmar Gabriel stated on Monday that Serbia is not lonely in its need for Europe and that Europe needs Serbia as well, and added that commitment to Europe is implied when it comes to the Democratic Party (DS), while it is a novelty for some other parties.

NOVI SAD - President of the Government of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina Bojan Pajtic and Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport met on Thursday to discuss the current situation in the Serbian northern province after the recent government reshuffle, and creating the right conditions to attract investors.

Vojvodina gets reshuffled provincial government

NOVI SAD -- Members of the Assembly of Vojvodina adopted with a majority of votes on Monday a motion to reshuffle the government of Serbia's northern province.

The motion had been tabled by Vojvodina Prime Minister Bojan Pajtić, president of the Democratic Party (DS), which leads the ruling coalition.