Vladan Vukosavljevic

Against a background of fears that Latin letters are taking over, Serbia's Ministry of Culture has proposed toughening the law on the use of the Cyrillic script, creating a Council for the Serbian Language - and imposing fines for those who do not respect Serbia's "mother script".

Finally, after 15 years, this cultural institution will return to our citizens, noting that this event should be a wind in our sails, not just for our culture, she said, according to the Serbian government.

Minister of Culture and Media Vladan Vukosavljevic will speak at the opening of the Fair on 1 May, while "Days of Serbia" and the stand of the Republic of Serbia will be officially opened on May 2, the government announced on Friday.

Books by Milos Crnjanski, Ivo Andric, Mesa Selimovic, Danilo Kis, Vuk Stefanovic Karadzic, Dositej Obradovic and others authors will be presented.

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."

BELGRADE - A Centre of Slavic Cultures opened at the National Library of Serbia on Wednesday as part of commemorations of the institution's 186th anniversary.

Serbian Culture and Information Minister Vladan Vukosavljevic and Forum of Slavic Cultures Director Andreja Rihter pointed to the significance of forging ties among Slavic countries, cultures and nations.

LJUBLJANA - The fourth joint session of the governments of Serbia and Slovenia was held at Brdo pri Kranju Thursday.

The event, founded by Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica, is held each year in the village of Mokra Gora, on Mt. Zlatibor, in the west of the country.

Sorrentino declared the festival open after he received the Tree of Life Award for Future Films.

BELGRADE - A downtown Belgrade park, situated in the area between the monument to Emperor Nicholas II of Russia and the Russian House, was on Friday named after the Alexandrov Ensemble, which will perform in the Serbian capital for the 12th time later in the day.

Any possible changes in the Serbian government will not be decided about via the media, a Belgrade daily has learned from PM Ana Brnabic's cabinet.

"The prime minister is listening very carefully and following the comments made in the public. But she will not make decisions under pressure," Politika was told.

HANGZHOU - The Serbian cultural centre in Beijing - expected to open by the end of the year - will promote Serbian art and culture, boosting ties and exchanges with China and forging new partnerships between the two countries' cultural institutions, Serbian Culture Minister Vladan Vukosavljevic said in Hangzhou Friday.