Senior officials from Germany and the European Union condemned the position, calling it unacceptable and demanding her removal from office.

Michael Gahler, a German Member of the European Parliament from the European People’s Party (EPP), stressed that such statements cannot be ignored when they come from a minister of a country seeking EU membership.

“Such statements by a minister of a candidate country cannot be ignored: on July 11, Serbian Minister Paunovic said in a television interview that, if she had been in Milosevic’s position in 1998, she ‘would have ethnically cleansed Kosovo of Albanians.’”

“I expect her to be dismissed from office,” Gahler wrote on platform X.

Jasmina Hostert, a German Bundestag member for the Böblingen constituency, also reacted to the Serbian minister’s remarks. According to her, Paunovic’s statement constitutes a violation of human rights and international law.

“It is unacceptable. Anyone who justifies ethnic cleansing is mocking the victims of the Kosovo War and violating human rights and international law,” Hostert wrote.

She also called for Paunovic’s removal from office.

“There must be no place for such words in a democratic government; they harm peace in the Western Balkans. The minister must resign,” the German lawmaker stated.

Adis Ahmetovic, a Bundestag member for Northern Hanover, also responded.

“The countries of the Western Balkans belong in the European Union. This includes Serbia. But a spirit of nationalism and hatred emanating from certain governments has no place in our European community of values,” Ahmetovic wrote.

According to him, Belgrade should respond to the matter by immediately dismissing Paunovic.

The European Commission also issued a statement. Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos said she could not imagine Paunovic remaining a minister after such “terrible” statements.

Meanwhile, Kosovo’s institutions have declared Snezhana Paunovic persona non grata.

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She described this as a welcome step, stressing that workers should be treated with fairer wages and more favorable working conditions.

Full post:

Raising the minimum wage to 500 euros is an important step toward a fairer valuation of work and improving the well-being of our citizens.

Any increase that improves the lives of workers is a welcome development. It is workers who carry the burden of economic development every day and they deserve fairer wages, as well as better working conditions.

I hope that this step will be followed by full implementation, serious oversight, and continued commitment to protecting and advancing workers’ rights in our country.

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He stressed that the minimum wage had remained unchanged for more than 10 years, at 130 and 170 euros depending on age. According to him, during the current government it has been increased several times, first to 250 euros, then to 350 euros, then to 425 euros, and now to 500 euros.

Kurti said that this increase directly affects around 150,000 private-sector workers, describing it as a step linked to the growth of welfare and the country’s economic development.

Kurti’s post:

The minimum wage in our country remained unchanged for more than 10 years. 2011 was the last year when it was changed. Since then, it remained at 130 and 170 euros respectively (depending on whether you are under or over 35 years old).

Meanwhile, during our government it was raised four times: from 130 and 170 euros to 250 euros, then to 350 and most recently to 425 euros. And today the minimum wage became 500 euros. Around 150,000 private-sector workers will benefit from this increase.

So, for more than a decade before our government, the minimum wage was low and unchanged. Meanwhile, in less than half a decade with us, we have tripled the minimum wage.

We will always accompany the growth and economic development of our Republic with increased well-being for all.

Congratulations to everyone!

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