Zorana Mihajlovic

SENJSKI RUDNIK - Serbian miners Wednesday marked Miners’ Day, a holiday that has been established to commemorate a great miners' strike that took place at the Senje Mine (Senjski Rudnik), the first and oldest mining pit in Serbia, now part of RMU Rembas, on August 6 in 1903.

BELGRADE - The construction of a bridge over the Danube between Belgrade’s neighborhoods of Zemun and Borca has been connected and the bridge should be opened by the New Year, Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic said Wednesday.

BELGRADE - The works on the construction of the second track on the Belgrade-Pancevo railway funded from the Russian loan are being realised at a faster pace than originally planned, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Zorana Mihajlovic and Director of the Russian company RZD International Sergei Pavlov stated on Tuesday.

BELGRADE - The amendments to the Law on Planning and Construction due to be adopted in early September will make room for procurement of construction permits within 28 days and introduce a special counter for investors, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Zorana Mihajlovic stated on Monday.

BACKO GRADISTE - Around 40 percent of the roads destroyed in the May floods have been repaired so far, Serbian Minister of Transport Zorana Mihajlovic said on Sunday, announcing that all of the country's damaged roads and railway infrastructure will be repaired by October 1.

BELGRADE - Serbia annually loses nearly 4 percent of its GDP due to damages caused by traffic accidents, said Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Zorana Mihajlovic who is also the minister of construction, transport and infrastructure.

NIS - Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic has said that the Serbian government will help Constantine The Great Airport in Nis, southeastern Serbia, become an airport for low-cost airlines, and noted that a total of EUR 3-5 million should be invested in the airport.

ZAJECAR - Serbia’s Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic said Friday that the following two to three years would see around EUR 400 million invested in rehabilitation of roads in almost all regions of Serbia.

LAZAREVAC - Serbian Minister of Labour, Employment, Veteran Care and Social Affairs Aleksandar Vulin announced on Monday the adoption of the law on strike and the law on trade unions which should regulate union issues, including trade union prominence.

BELGRAD - Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister Zorana Mihajlovic presented to MPs on Wednesday a draft law on the repair of the damage caused by the severe floods that hit Serbia in May.

This is a lex specialis, which should be rushed through the parliament, as it should clear the ground for the quick repair of the flood damage in 49 municipalities that suffered major losses.