Serbian media

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said that Dusan Vujovic will be the new minister of finance and that many public enterprises' directors will be replaced before August 4, which marks the first 100 days since the election of the new government.

BELGRADE - Net minimum wage in Serbia (deducting taxes and contributions for mandatory social insurance) in the period July-December 2014, totals RSD 115 per working hour, the Serbian government decided at its Friday session.

BELGRADE – The rehabilitation of the flood-affected regions in Serbia should begin by the end of August and it will be carried out depending on the type of program and priorities, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Kori Udovicki said late on Wednesday.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government adopted a report on catastrophic floods that hit Serbia in May, which will be presented at a donor conference in Brussels on Wednesday.

BELGRADE - Zekstra owner and executive board chairman of the Veterinary Institute Dragan Djuric, owner/director of Akter DOO Tihomir Trisic and owner of Stasa DOO Milan Divljak were arrested on Friday on suspicion of irregularities in fertilizer trading, which resulted in a EUR 7.5 million loss for the Pancevo-based mineral fertilizer plant Azotara, Tanjug reports.

BERLIN/BELGRADE - A delegation from the German parliament led by Andreas Schockenhoff will arrive in Belgrade on Wednesday to meet with officials of the Serbian government and opposition.

BRUSSELS - A major donor conference to raise aid for the flood-hit population in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) will be held in Brussels on July 16 and a number of officials from Europe and the world confirmed their attendance at the event.

BELGRADE - Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic and Israeli Ambassador to Serbia Yossef Levy said Wednesday that the bilateral dialogue and contacts at all levels should be intensified in order to contribute to further promotion of the two countries' relations.

BELGRADE - The Bar Association of Belgrade (AKB) has said that it will continue to strike until its demands are met, while lawyers in other parts of Serbia resumed work on Monday.

The AKB executive board said in a statement that the strike, which started on June 18, will continue due to the fact that the livelihood of most lawyers is under threat.

BELGRADE - U.S. Ambassador in Serbia Michael Kirby stated on Friday that the U.S. government has allocated additional USD 1.5 million worth of assistance for the flood-hit population in Serbia, so the total aid his country set aside for the purpose adds up to USD 2 million.