Dušan Vujović

BELGRADE - Esmark Europe B.V. has been officially notified that it was chosen as the strategic partner in the privatisation of the steel mill Zelezara Smederevo, and Esmark's CEO has said that the company's team will focus on revitalising the Serbian steel maker once the transaction is completed.

Bojan Bojkovic, director of Steel Mill Smederevo, said Esmark's European subsidiary was the only one to file a valid bid - one of the three bids in all.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government adopted at its Thursday session the draft amendments to the Law on Companies.

FM confirms Serbian cabinet will be reshuffled

BELGRADE -- Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has said that there will be changes in the Serbian government by the end of January, "that is, the beginning of February."

"There will be a reshuffle, because (PM Aleksandar) Vucic likes it that way," he told the Belgrade-based Pink broadcaster.

Finance minister denies he'll leave cabinet

BELGRADE -- Serbian Finance Minister Dusan Vujovic has denied reports that he would leave the cabinet in an upcoming reshuffle.

He told the state broadcaster RTS late on Thursday that he intends to "stay until the end of his mandate," and added:

Economy and finance ministries to merge again - daily

BELGRADE -- A cabinet reshuffle is "already on the horizon" writes a Belgrade-based daily, adding that ministries of finance and economy will once again be merged into one.

BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament finished a debate in principle on the second review of the 2014 budget, draft budget for 2015 and a set of the accompanying bills, and the voting will be held after the consideration of amendments that will start on Wednesday.

Assembly debates budget drafts for 16 hours

BELGRADE -- The Serbian assembly on Monday spent more than 16 hours in an at times heated debate on the revised 20014 budget, and the 2015 budget draft, and related laws.

BELGRADE - Serbian Finance Minister Dusan Vujovic said Monday that the proposal for the 2015 budget was the first budget to predict savings at all points and was changing the trend of budget revenues, which was beginning to grow, opening the way for Serbia to get out of crisis.

Government adopts 2015 budget bill

BELGRADE -- The Serbian government adopted on Monday the 2015 budget bill draft that projects RSD 924.4 billion of revenue and RSD 1,083 billion in expenditure.

The announcement was made on Monday by Minister of Finance Dusan Vujovic.