Goran Knezevic

The beginning of the meeting was announced earlier at 11 o'clock, and in addition to the President of Serbia, Prime Minister Ana Brnabic and members of the government, the meeting was also attended by representatives of all services involved in the fight against coronavirus.

Police in Montenegro on Friday arrested the mother and cousin of a leader of the opposition Democratic Front, Milan Knezevic. Media reports said that retired teacher Ratka Knezevic, 70, was detained at the family home in the village of Mojanovici, near the capital, Podgorica. 

The newspaper cited an unnamed source to report that it is certain Mali will not remain in his current position, and that the government reshuffle is expected to take place at the same time as the Belgrade City Assembly vote to elect a new mayor.

According to this, Mali could replace either the current minister of economy, Dusan Vujovic, or Agriculture Minister Goran Knezevic.

Of interest is also that the reshuffle will be done simultaneously with the announcement of the name of Belgrade's new mayor.

A source told the broadcaster that they knew "one minister's job was in danger," while others said two ministers would be replaced "for personal reasons" and two more "for poor results."

This is according to a poll conducted by the Politika daily and the Faktor Plus pollster, published on Wednesday, and cited by Tanjug.

Respondents were also asked to rate prime minister Ana Brnabic and members of her cabinet, and gave Brnabic the second highest mark - 3.1.

Representatives of the governments of Serbia and Russia signed in Moscow, on Tuesday a series of agreements on cooperation in various fields.

The Serbian government announced this, adding that the agreements were signed after the talks between two state delegations led by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Serbian Minister of Economy Goran Knezevic and a representative of the pharmaceuticals company Aelius, Jorge Costa Da Silva, on Thursday signed

A contract on the sale of Serbian government's 93.73 percent stake in drugmaker Galenika was signed in Belgrade on Thursday.

It seems clear that Chinese investment in Serbia in light of the new Silk Road is a way of entering the European hub for a long term. The agreement on the opening of an industrial park in the Serbian city of Smederevo on the banks of the Danube gives China the green light in terms of strategic cooperation with Serbia in the economic sphere.

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Two thirds of the Fiat factory in Kragujevac in both shifts voted on July 12 to continue a strike, Beta is reporting.

Second-shift workers unanimously refused to halt the strike, Independence Union head Zoran Stanic told journalists.

During a break in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), several officials took to the basketball court.

RS President Milorad Dodik and Serbian cabinet ministers Goran Knezevic and Aleksandar Antic were among those who played for the Serbian team.