No agreement was reached on the level of the minimum wage for next year at a meeting of the Social and Economic Council held in Belgrade on Tuesday, meaning the Serbian government will make the decision on its own, possibly as early as its Thursday session.

Luxembourg’s independent audiovisual media authority ALIA confirmed to Serbian news portal Raskrikavanje that it had not yet approved the transaction under which Portuguese fund Alpac Capital is to acquire Adria News Network (ANN) from United Group in Serbia, even though its owner Pedro Vargas David on Monday became a director of the companies that operate the Belgrade-based media outlets N1, Nova S, Nova.rs, Radar and Danas.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said on Tuesday he saw no reason for any drama following the Socialist Party of Serbia’s (SPS) decision to contest the upcoming elections independently, but added that the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) did not expect anyone’s help in forming a government after the elections.