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June 29, 2026
June 29 issue: Vucic's social and economic measures package, the heatwave peak and safety measures, secondary-school enrollment, the prosecution order over Music Week, the Novi Sad waterfront session, and BIRODI monitoring.
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On June 29 Aleksandar Vucic presented a package of measures worth more than 600 million euros: pensioners were promised one-off payments of 35,000, 27,500 or 20,000 dinars depending on pension level, social-assistance recipients 25,000 dinars, families receiving child allowance 25,000 dinars per child, and pensioners with income up to 80,000 dinars 30,000 tourism vouchers worth 10,000 dinars each. N1 and Danas highlighted the pension package's cost, the end-September deadline and medicine co-payment cuts of 10-40%, while Kurir and Novosti framed the package as major state aid and added Vucic's claim that it would be paid without new debt.
N1Vucic announces a "gift for pensioners": one-off payments of 35,000, 27,500 or 20,000 dinarsN1Vucic: BIA will control the distribution of tourism vouchers for pensionersDanasVucic announces cheaper medicines: co-payment to be 10-40% lowerKurirAid for pensioners, vouchers, cheaper and new medicines: Vucic reveals details of the measures packageNovostiVucic presents new measures package: lower medicine prices and up to 35,000 dinars for pensioners
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On June 29, RHMZ again warned of highs of 36-39 C and outdoor fire risk in areas with moisture deficits; AMSS, via N1, advises drivers not to travel in the hottest part of the day. 021 says Novi Sad will see 22-39 C, UV index 8, and a recommendation to avoid sun from 10:00 to 16:00. N1 and Danas separately point to work-safety rules in the heat: for outdoor work above 36 C, water, shade or cooled break space, first aid, and construction-site safety measures are needed.
N1AMSS: heavier traffic expected, drivers advised not to travel in the hottest part of the dayDanasRHMZ issues warning over the heatwaveN1Working in extreme temperatures: what rights workers haveN1RHMZ: Temperatures up to 39 C today, outdoor fire riskDanasConstruction Ministry: Employers and workers should apply safety measures during heatNovostiRed weather alert activated: is your city in the danger zone and how long will the heat last021Novi Sad faces its hottest day so far, extra caution recommended
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On June 29, the High-Tech Crime Department of the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office instructed police to collect information and identify people who posted false social-media claims about alleged incidents at Belgrade Music Week on Usce. Prosecutors point to the possible offense of causing panic and disorder; MUP and the ambulance service said they had no recorded injuries or incidents, while organizers told Danas the festival ended without events that endangered the audience or program.
On June 30 at 09:00, the Planning Commission will hold a public session in the City Assembly on the plan along Bulevar despota Stefana, which critics call "Novi Sad na vodi". Citizens' assemblies are calling residents who filed objections to gather outside the Assembly at 08:30 and use their right to attend; 021 also reports that on June 29 the City Assembly did not add Kreni-promeni's declaration on protecting Novi Sad's waterfront to the agenda.
021Citizens' assemblies call Novi Sad residents to tomorrow's public session on "Novi Sad na vodi"021Part of the opposition wanted Novi Sad Assembly to adopt a waterfront-protection declaration; authorities refusedDanasCitizens' assemblies call Novi Sad residents to a public session on "Novi Sad na vodi"
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5. Secondary-school enrollment begins, while Danas reports many vacancies in gymnasium IT classes
Electronic enrollment through the Moja srednja skola portal began on June 29 at 08:00 and runs until July 2 at 15:00; 021 and Novosti write that in-person enrollment at the assigned school is possible on July 1 and 2 from 08:00 to 15:00. The plan lists 71,614 available places and just over 64,400 eighth-graders finished school; Danas reports from first-round results that only three of 38 gymnasiums with IT tracks filled their quotas, while Novi Sad's Gimnazija "Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj" has 46 of 60 IT places empty.
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6. BIRODI: Vucic received 67 hours in central news shows in the first four months of the year
BIRODI said that from January 1 to April 30, Aleksandar Vucic appeared for 67 hours in the central news programs of seven TV stations, including five national-frequency broadcasters, N1 and Nova. According to the monitoring, 57% of coverage was positive, 23% negative and 18.8% neutral; the Serbian government received just over 50 hours in total, while Prime Minister Djuro Macut was, in BIRODI's assessment, almost invisible.