The Government of Serbia has accepted the proposal of the most successful Serbian entrepreneurs and is already preparing a list of failed companies that will be offered to them for restructuring and recovery, writes B92.
Minister of Labor and Social Policy Rasim Ljajić states that these, along with the expressed willingness to invest in the development of underdeveloped regions, are the most important conclusions from a recently held meeting attended by representatives of the Government of Serbia, entrepreneurs, and trade unions. ‘It was concluded that everything should be done to utilize all internal potentials of Serbia in order to address two key problems of the Serbian economy – illiquidity and unemployment,’ said Ljajić. Representatives of the Government, employers, and trade unions held a meeting last week where it was agreed to form a working body headed by Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković, which, as stated, will work on a permanent exit from the crisis and creating conditions for successful economic development of the country.
President of the Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Serbia Ljubisav Orbović believes that the representatives of the authorities, entrepreneurs, and trade unions have ‘sent a signal’ that all problems can be resolved through agreement. This does not mean, he added, that there will no longer be strikes, but he expressed confidence that there will be significantly fewer. He stated that he expects employers, as well as the Government, to fulfill today’s promises in order to reduce the number of workers who lose their jobs.
‘No one says that this will solve our problems. This is the beginning of a process, and for the agreed solutions to come to life, many more steps, a lot of goodwill, and social partnership will be needed,’ said Ljajić, adding that ‘there is no better way.’ ‘We have three options – to solve problems through dialogue, to continue the quarrel, or to maintain the current state – neither war, nor agreement, nor compromise,’ said Lajić. He emphasized that extraordinary situations require extraordinary solutions. (G. J., B92)
