On July 22, 2024, Serbian Patriarch Porfirije received Mrs. Milica Đurđević Stamenkovski, Minister for Family Care and Demography, at the Patriarchal Palace in Belgrade.
During their discussion, Minister Đurđević Stamenkovski briefed Patriarch Porfirije on the Ministry’s activities and plans aimed at promoting and enhancing the quality of family life, as well as improving the demographic outlook in the Republic of Serbia. A key topic of their meeting was the Ministry’s initiative, supported by the President of the Republic of Serbia, which involves amendments to the Law on Financial Support for Families with Children. These amendments aim to increase the state’s financial allocations for parental allowances, proposing that the allowance for the first-born child be set at 500,000 dinars and for the second-born child at 600,000 dinars.
Patriarch Porfirije expressed strong approval for the proposed amendments, emphasizing the importance of preserving the family as the domestic Church and the fundamental unit of every society.
Source: Serbian Patriarchate