January 2013 Annual Review 2012 on Labour Relations and Social Dialogue in South East Europe: Serbia By Radmila Grozdanic* Content Summary Socio-economic developments Governmental policies and legislation Industrial relations Tripartite social dialogue Forecasts Annex- Information about: Collective bargaining, social dialogue, social security, education& vocational training, employment, wages Trade unions and employer organizations * Radmila Grozdanic, Full University Professor, Belgrade, Faculty for Business Admini­stration and Entrepreneurship © Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Regional Project for Labour Relations and Social Dialogue in South East Europe Tadeusa Koscuska 8/5 11000 Belgrade, Serbia E-Mail: fes@fessoe.de Internet: www.fessoe.de The text is available online: www.fessoe.de The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Friedrich­Ebert-Stiftung or of the organization for which the author works. 1. Summary Serbia has achieved significant progress and made steps towards the EU as a candi­date country. Serbia is facing serious economic difficulties. The year 2012 was charac­terised by negative economic growth, high inflation, very high unemployment and a