Macut and Porfirije sign funding contract for final works on Saint Sava Temple
Prime Minister Djuro Macut and Patriarch Porfirije signed a contract on the morning of June 28 in the crypt of Saint Sava Temple to finance final works. N1 and Danas report that the deal is worth more than 6 million euros; Vucic said at the signing that 88 million euros had been invested over 12 years and 94.5 million euros including the new contract.
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Porfirije, Vucic, and Macut at Saint Sava Temple: contract signed for final works
N1 writes that the contract for final works on Saint Sava Temple is worth more than 6 million euros and that Aleksandar Vucic attended the signing. Porfirije thanked the state, president, and government, while Vucic said 88 million euros had been invested over 12 years, or 94.5 million euros with the current 6.5 million.
Macut and Porfirije sign money contract for Saint Sava Temple
Danas reports that the contract was signed in the temple crypt and that Vucic attended the ceremony. The outlet notes that on June 25 the government agreed to provide SPC funds to complete the works; the money is intended for remaining mosaic work, decoration, and equipment.
Vucic attends contract signing for completion works at the temple
Kurir emphasizes the Vidovdan and state framing of the event. The article says the state has invested 88 million euros over 12 years, and with the current 6.5 million euros the total will be about 94 million euros. Vucic said the state would always support SPC, while Porfirije called the temple the people's spiritual center.
The state invested 94 million euros in the shrine
Novosti gives a detailed account of Vucic's speech: 88 million euros have been invested over the past 12 years, and the new 6.5 million euro contract brings the sum to 94.5 million euros. He thanked Porfirije for care for the temple and Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija, and Macut for his contribution to completing the temple.