Keepin touch

Whether you have a question, comment, suggestion or any problem falling within the competence of the Government, send us your message and we will try to respond as soon as possible. If your problem does not fall within our competence, we will forward your message to the competent institution.

The Government of the Republic of Serbia

In the service of citizens

55% of Serbian citizens fully vaccinated

Belgrade, 4 December 2021

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic announced that 55 percent of Serbian citizens are fully vaccinated, and that 28.5 percent of the population received the third dose, and stated that 77 percent of those who were time for the third dose and received the vaccine.

Appearing on Euronews, she said that Serbia is not thinking about introducing mandatory vaccination, but bringing presenting to the citizens the importance of vaccination.

Speaking about the freezing of the prices of certain products, the Prime Minister said that it was done because there is a huge unpredictability which is caused primarily by the rise in energy prices.

We have the highest cumulative growth rate for 2020 and 2021, and I am sure we will have it next year as well, but that does not mean that we are rich and that people in Serbia live well. However, they live better than before, she said.

According to her, inflation was stable and low, and the minimum wage rose dramatically, but a salary of 300 euros is still not a salary with which people can live well.

We have done two things, the prices of electricity are quite stable, as well as the price of gas, which is stable and the lowest in Europe, said Brnabic and pointed out that the state will not intervene beyond any need on the free market, but wants to preserve stability for those who are most at risk.

We can see continuous growth in salaries and pensions, but we still have poor people who we have to take care of, the Prime Minister pointed out.

She reiterated that she was behind the Bill on Expropriation. I think it is important, my government adopted the law and defended it in the National Assembly, I would advise the President of Serbia to sign it, she said and pointed out that the law has to do with infrastructure projects that are several years late and very important.

Brnabic pointed out that there was a public insight and that everyone could submit comments, that some did, some were accepted, some not, noting that it is not true that the law was passed because of Rio Tinto.

This law is a step forward in what we had before. The owners of the illegal facilities could not get compensation, and now they can. The deadlines have been shortened, in order to speed up the projects, the Prime Minister explained.