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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

In the service of citizens

Serbia moves resolutely towards more modern, promising country

Krusevac, 14 October 2017

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic stated today at the National Museum in Krusevac that the Serbian government in the first 100 days of work has proved that it can continue to move bravely in the direction set by the previous government.

At a press conference held on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the government's work, Brnabic promised modernisation, digitisation and investment in education.

She said that she decided to submit a report on the first 100 days of the government’s work in Krusevac because the contract with the Slovak "MSM Group", which operates within "Czechoslovak Group", which took over the factory "14 October " has been signed here.

The Prime Minister underlined that this is evidence that the government is finishing its jobs and is solving problems in the best way and provides jobs so that the living conditions improve equally in all parts of the country.

The Prime Minister added that fiscal consolidation has been continued, that the public debt at the end of September was 65.4 percent of GDP, that it was lower by 7.6 percent compared to the end of 2016, and that the surplus was 66.5 billion.

Brnabic recalled that the Socio-Economic Council had raised the minimum wage, which will positively affect 350,000 workers, that the seventh revision of the arrangement with the IMF had been completed, and that Kosovo's candidacies for the UNESCO and Interpol had been successfully halted.

Also, she said, the Serbian government passed 42 bills, of which three were adopted by the Serbian parliament, and 39 are still in parliamentary procedure.

The Prime Minister said that in the first 100 days of the government's work, seven new contracts with investors worth €78 million were signed, which will provide 2,778 new jobs.

She underlined that foreign direct investment in the first seven months of 2017 increased in comparison with last year by 19.9 percent.

Also, as she stated, in the first eight months of this year Serbia achieved growth of foreign trade of goods of more than 13 percent, exports increased by the same percentage, while at the same time the number of new employees was 5.5 percent higher than in the previous year.

She said that one of the most important news is that the European Commission excluded only Serbia from the anti-dumping measures for the export of steel, which means that Serbia will be able to export steel to the EU without anti-dumping duties, which will enable the Zelezara Smederevo steelworks to have a better position than other manufacturers.

This is a signal to both Chinese investors and European partners that Serbia is a credible and reliable partner, Brnabic underlined.

The presentation of the results of the 100 days of the government's work began with the video presentation of the Prime Minister's activities and her message that citizens will have more efficient and cheaper services, and that Serbia is entering the process of rapid growth, new opportunities and significantly higher standards and an overall better life.