On July 22, 2024, Serbian Patriarch Porfirije met with Mrs. Milica Đurđević Stamenkovski, Minister for Family Care and Demography, at the Patriarchal Palace in Belgrade.
During their meeting, Minister Đurđević Stamenkovski discussed the Ministry’s efforts and future plans to support and improve family life and address demographic challenges in Serbia. A significant focus of their conversation was the Ministry’s proposal, endorsed by the President of the Republic of Serbia, to amend the Law on Financial Support for Families with Children. The proposed amendments seek to raise state financial assistance for parental allowances, suggesting an increase to 500,000 dinars for the first-born child and 600,000 dinars for the second-born child.
Patriarch Porfirije expressed his strong support for the proposed changes, underscoring the importance of upholding the family as the cornerstone of society and the domestic Church.
Source: Serbian Patriarchate