BELGRADE -- Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković says there is full consensus in his cabinet to ratify the Russian energy agreement.
Source: Politika, Tanjug
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He said that the government he heads finds the construction of a stretch of South Stream natural gas pipeline through Serbia to be important, and added that it will fight to achieve it.
Cvetković said that appraisal of the value of oil monopoly NIS, the sale of which is a part of the Russian deal, is necessary because of the free distribution of shares to citizens.
"It is important for the state to conduct an additional appraisal of the value and sustainability of the inter-state arrangement as a whole," the prime minister was quoted as saying.
As for the economy, Cvetković said he expectes the inflation to be the same as last year, between ten and 12 percent, "closer to ten".
He addressed the issue of pension hikes approved by the government earlier this week by saying that the regular October raise had already been calculated with the budget, while the additional ten percent will add in between RSD 5.5 and 6bn to the expenditure.
A rebalancing of the state budget will likely see it increase by RSD 15-18bn, the prime minister told the daily. Beside the pensions, other new spending will include funds set aside for the construction of the Belgrade bypass.
He added that the 2009 budget will also have a deficit, expected to be smaller that this year's, "while a transfer to a surplus is only possible gradually".
Cvetković also revealed that the Horgoš-Požega concessionaires Alpine Porr are asking not to be charged EUR 10mn from the guarantee they submitted, now that the contract has been scrapped, and are also seeking to undertake the construction of the northern part of the highway.
Negotiations on this, he explained, are in progress. Asked how Alpine could hope to clinch that deal without a tender, Cvetković said that he would "not allow for any decision to be made that is in violation of the Public Procurement Law, that is, contrary to the interpretation of the Public Procurement Directorate".
The prime minister also announced that the Fiat-Zastava "arrangement is taking its course", and said he expects the agreement to be signed in mid-September.
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This statement would have had credibility if it had been made by the Russian Prime Minister. Pronounced by his Serbian counterpart, it amounts to wishful thinking...
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Message to Serbian nation: I must apologise for my Czech governament because it recognised this mob as independent country. Our gov did it because they are traitors of everything: our Czech nation as well as yours! They forgot Your brave nation 3x helped as in last century(WWI, WW2, 1968). They ignored all promises and broke international law. I proclaim you and WARN you: DON´T JOIN EUROPEAN UNION! We did it. Now it appears to be a GREAT MISTAKE to join EU, because this organisation is corrupt and criminal! They plan to create Orwellian totalitarianism! See current situation with Lisbon Treaty ratification and with Irish referendum? This Lisbon Treaty is the biggest deception and filfth in the history of European democracy (see Bilderberg Group, New World Order, Rothschilds, Freemasons etc.)! You must REALIZE EUROPEAN UNION IS THE COMMUNITY OF COUNTRIES OF MOST OF THEM DECEIVED YOU! THEY WANT TO ENSLAVE ALL EUROPEAN NATION AS WELL AS YOUR SERBIAN! DO NOT JOIN AND BECOME INDEPENDENT! I also recommend You to restore your traditional military and cultural alliance with Russia.
SERBIAN NATION, DO NOT JOIN CORRUPT EU!
(Jan Macháček, 1 September 2008 01:42)
This statement would have had credibility if it had been made by the Russian Prime Minister. Pronounced by his Serbian counterpart, it amounts to wishful thinking...
(Christian Andersen, 31 August 2008 15:54)
Message to Serbian nation: I must apologise for my Czech governament because it recognised this mob as independent country. Our gov did it because they are traitors of everything: our Czech nation as well as yours! They forgot Your brave nation 3x helped as in last century(WWI, WW2, 1968). They ignored all promises and broke international law. I proclaim you and WARN you: DON´T JOIN EUROPEAN UNION! We did it. Now it appears to be a GREAT MISTAKE to join EU, because this organisation is corrupt and criminal! They plan to create Orwellian totalitarianism! See current situation with Lisbon Treaty ratification and with Irish referendum? This Lisbon Treaty is the biggest deception and filfth in the history of European democracy (see Bilderberg Group, New World Order, Rothschilds, Freemasons etc.)! You must REALIZE EUROPEAN UNION IS THE COMMUNITY OF COUNTRIES OF MOST OF THEM DECEIVED YOU! THEY WANT TO ENSLAVE ALL EUROPEAN NATION AS WELL AS YOUR SERBIAN! DO NOT JOIN AND BECOME INDEPENDENT! I also recommend You to restore your traditional military and cultural alliance with Russia.
SERBIAN NATION, DO NOT JOIN CORRUPT EU!
(Jan Macháček, 1 September 2008 01:42)
This statement would have had credibility if it had been made by the Russian Prime Minister. Pronounced by his Serbian counterpart, it amounts to wishful thinking...
(Christian Andersen, 31 August 2008 15:54)