Both leaders have been active advocates for innovation and technology-driven sectors. The Prime Minister of Serbia (Serbian: / Premijer Srbije), officially the President of the Government of the Republic of Serbia ( / Predsednik Vlade Republike Srbije), is the Head of government of Serbia.The prime minister works for the Government, and sends it to the National Assembly the Government's . At a session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia of 28 October 2020, she was elected the Prime Minister of Serbia for the second time. Since becoming Prime Minister in 2017, she argued the country needed to, catch up on the missed times of Serbia, referring to prior years of conflict and international sanctions. She accused Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti of bringing the region "to the edge" of another war. One contentious issue in Monday's talks is expected to be a planned association of Serb-majority municipalities in Kosovo. Brnabic was no longer just some loyal student. The World Bank reports the country, continuesto implement programs that address structural weaknesses, increase public sector efficiency,and eliminate bottlenecks to private sector growth., Ive been most intrigued by the role of Ana Brnabi, Vuis hand-selected Prime Minister, who also happens to be the first woman and LGBTQ individual to hold this role. Ana Brnabi (Serbian Cyrillic: , pronounced[na bnabit]; born 28 September 1975) is a Serbian politician serving as the prime minister of Serbia since 2017. . When she announced digitization as her top priority during her inaugural speech, 95% of Serbia laughed. On that day, a ministry for Serbia was created within the government of Yugoslavia (as for all the other five republics), with Minister for Serbia being in charge of creating first one-party government of post-War Serbia, which took place on 9 April 1945. She blamed political opponents in Serbiafor "attempts to destabilize the state.". Independent, Serbian Progressive Party [3] Brnabi currently heads her third cabinet, which was formed on 26 October 2022.[4]. Artist Gets Threats Over Painting of Kosovo, Serbian Leaders Kissing. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers. The bloc has led a diplomatic push behind the plan, which also has U.S. backing. Her maternal grandparents are from Babunica, southeastern Serbia. 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In 2017, she became the first head of government to attend a gay pride march when she attended the Belgrade Pride. She worked at various US consulting companies that were implementing projects financed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Serbia. "All permits were annulled we put an end to Rio Tinto in Serbia," Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said on Thursday. [1/2] Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and EU Special Representative of Europe Miroslav Lajcak attend EU . She holds a master's degree (MBA) from the University of Hull from the United Kingdom and has worked for more than ten years with international organisations, foreign investors, local governments and the public sector in Serbia. Head of government was styled Prince's Representative ( / Knjaevski predstavnik). Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric', The people who want you to believe the Ukraine war is fake, What we've learned from Alex Murdaugh murder trial. Moreover, the opposition leaders described her as a mere puppet of newly appointed president of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic. Talent Meetup 2.0, hosted by Serbia Creates, December, 2019. February 26, 2023, 11:47 PM. Rio Tinto had previously said that any mining development in the country would meet both domestic and European Union environmental standards. Read about our approach to external linking. Brnabi never expected to serve in government. FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna meet at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 18, 2023. Thousands of demonstrators have been taking to the streets in recent months, blocking main roads in several cities, including the capital Belgrade and the country's second-largest city Novi Sad. Brnabic lives with her partner Milica Djurdjic. Slowly emerging from these challenges, the countrys GDP in 2015 was 27.5% below its level in 1989. [26], After the COVID-19 pandemic spread to Serbia in March 2020, Brnabi was appointed for the head of the Health Crisis Committee. Speaking at a news conference in Belgrade on Thursday, Ms Brnabic - Serbia's first woman and first openly gay prime minister - said the decision to abandon the $2.4bn (1.8bn; A$3.3bn) Jadar lithium mine was made in response to requests from environmental groups. She was deputy director of the Serbia Competitiveness Project, an expert on the Programme of reform of the local self-government in Serbia and a senior coordinator of the Programme for economic development of municipalities. Through the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, the country experienced regional war, human rights issues, international sanctions, economic mismanagement and significant damage to infrastructure. She received threats last year when she produced a similar painting showing two men wearing Albanian traditional folk costumes kissing on the lips as a gesture of support for the gay community in Kosovo, where the strong conservative society still hesitates to accept gay people. [8], Brnabi was raised in Belgrade, Serbia, where she attended the prestigious Belgrade Fifth Gymnasium. Although Serbia has condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the United Nations, it refused to join sanctions against Moscow. Friendly and well-balanced in her statements, reduced to a strictly bureaucratic language. Tech industry Serbians meet in Silicon Valley. Brnabi was born in Belgrade. With Vuis strong support, Brnabi and her colleagues got to work. But the environmentalists say they will continue protesting until the authorities issue a permanent ban on lithium mining. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. [41], On 20 January 2020, the governments of Serbia and Kosovo agreed to restore flights between their capitals for the first time in more than two decades. [22] On 29 May 2018, she appointed Sinia Mali as Vujovi's successor on that position. The first officeholder was Matija Nenadovi, who became prime minister on 27 August 1805. In December, local authorities in western Serbia scrapped a plan to allocate land for a lithium mine in the region. Brnabic pushed to modernize the country by introducing e-governance systems. Her career to that point had been entirely private sector, affording her strong appreciation for the realities of business leaders and investors. Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic made her minister of public administration and local self-government. 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. [29] Brnabi was elected as vice president of SNS in November 2021. But Brnabis contributions transcend capable implementation. The decision comes just weeks ahead of Serbia's general election in April. Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic comments on the Djokovic vaccine row, Protecting fragile ecosystems from lithium mining, Rio Tinto chief to step down over cave destruction, Train crash an 'unimaginable tragedy' - Greek president, Survivors describe 'nightmarish seconds' as trains crashed, Rescuers search wreckage of deadly Greece train crash. It is undoubtedly tempting to look for a link between Australia's treatment of Novak Djokovic and Serbia's cancellation of Rio Tinto's mining project. Thousands on social media posted comments about Murati's painting, with the majority using hate speech and some even making death threats. Sidelining the subject,Brnabic said in an interview with Pride magazine that "at the moment, our country has other critical issues that we must resolve as soon as possible for the benefit of all citizens of Serbia.". 'President of the ruling Serbian Soviet'). She was deputy manager of the Serbia Competitiveness Project, the expert on the Local Self-government Reform Program in Serbia and the senior coordinator of the Program of Economic Development of Municipalities. , Presidents of the Administering Council (18051814), First term. But it includes mutual recognition of official documents, increased financial aid and other measures to improve the lives of people in both Serbia and Kosovo, according to the EU. Today, Serbia is a country with four Science and Technology Parks in Belgrade, Nis, Novi Sad and Cacak, which all contributes to the fact that the ICT sector is the most promising and fastest growing (reaching a share of 6% in GDP). 3. The movement has surprised Serbia's authorities with its organisation, unity and broad support going well beyond the usual coalition of opposition activists. The introduction of e-government in Serbia also meant a much more efficient and transparent administration and a tool for a resolute and practical fight against corruption. DeSantis won't say he's running. Democratic Alternative Reuters Daily Briefing All the news you need to start your day. The French-German plan for talks between Belgrade and Pristina is the ultimatum against Serbia, demanding the recognition of Kosovo's independence, ex-Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of . But history also reminds us about kisses of brotherhood and even betrayal. ", "Trgovina soli izmeu Srbije i Vlake u vreme Prvog srpskog ustanka", "Sovjet, razmotrilite, centralno pravlenije, izvrno vee, vlada", "PM Brnabic joins Vucic's ruling Serbian Progressive Party", Construction, Transportation and Infrastructure, Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy, Public Administration and Local Self-Government, Science, Technological Development and Innovation, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prime_Minister_of_Serbia&oldid=1140771886, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles containing Serbian-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. and Prime Minister Ana Brnabi (center) review a display at a science fair in Belgrade, the nation's capital. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Kosovar Primer Minister Albin Kurti has advised Western powers against pressuring his small Balkan nation into a territorial agreement with Serbia. She is a member of the group "New Leaders for Europe" of the World Economic Forum and the Advisory Board of the organisation "World Minds", which brings together the world's most important innovators from all fields. Brnabic's business degreessuggests expertise in local governance, and that was her ticket to join the government in 2016. [31], Political scientist Krzysztof Zuba listed Brnabi as an example of head of government with extensive political dependence on a leader of the governing party. Today it accounts for almost the same level as agriculture, which is almost unbelievable and making us more resilient., Throughout our conversation, Brnabi emphasized her commitment to supporting the development of Serbias people. 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