NEWS

• June 6, 2025. godine
  
  INFORMATION FOR PENSION BENEFICIARIES FROM THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA
  
  The amendments to the Law on Pension and Disability Insurance of the Republic of North Macedonia, published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of North Macedonia, No. 193, dated September 18, 2024, provide for an increase in pensions starting from March 1, 2025 in the amount of MKD 2,500 for all beneficiaries receiving pensions from the Republic of Macedonia.
  
  The Law on Amendments to the Law on Pension and Disability Insurance of the Republic of North Macedonia, published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of North Macedonia, No. 75, dated April 8, 2025, provides for the said increase in pensions in the amount of MKD 2,500 only to beneficiaries of pensions to whom payment is made in the Republic of Macedonia. The said amendments mean that the payment of pension increases in the amount of MKD 2,500 is made only to pension beneficiaries who have a permanent residence in the territory of the Republic of North Macedonia.
  
• June 5, 2025. godine
  
  15TH MEETING OF DIRECTORS OF THE FUNDS/ INSTITUTIONS FOR PENSION AND DISABILITY INSURANCE OF THE STATES OF THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA HELD
  
  In Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the period from June 2 to 4, 2025, the 15th meeting of directors of funds/institutions for pension and disability insurance of countries created on the territory of the former SFRY was held, with the participation of representatives of the funds of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina - the Federation BiH and Republika Srpska, Serbia, North Macedonia and Montenegro. The meeting was hosted by the Federal Institute for Pension and Disability Insurance of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Representatives of the Institute for Pension Insurance of Austria, as well as a representative from the Office of the Attaché for Social Affairs of the Austrian Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina also attended the meeting as guests.
  
  The 15th Meeting discussed the challenges facing pension systems, analyzing the prospects and sustainability of pension systems in the future, with a special focus on the effects of implementing electronic data exchange between pension insurance institutions, and other issues of importance for cooperation between funds/institutions. The adopted conclusions from the meeting will enable the intensification of cooperation between pension insurance institutions and more efficient resolution of the rights of insured persons and beneficiaries. Acting Director of the Institute for Social Insurance Zoran Panović, presented the implementation of international social security agreements concluded by the Republic of Serbia, with a special focus on electronic data exchange with certain countries.
  
  During the meeting, several annexes to the agreement on electronic data exchange and annexes to technical protocols for their implementation were signed.
  
  Representatives of the Institute for Social Insurance and the Republic Fund for Pension and Disability Insurance attended the meetings on behalf of the Republic of Serbia.
  
• June 3, 2025. godine
  
  INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON “HARMONIZATION OF SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CHALLENGES OF THE MODERN WORLD”
  
  On May 29 and 30, 2025, an international conference entitled "Harmonization of social protection systems in the context of the challenges of the modern world" was held in Baku, jointly organized by the International Association of Pension and Social Funds (APSF) and the State Social Protection Fund under the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SSPF).
  
  The Institute for Social Insurance participated in a conference organized with the aim of improving global cooperation, the quality of services and exchanging experiences, together with experts and representatives of social insurance institutions from Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Tajikistan, as well as the International Social Security Association (ISSA).
  
  Azerbaijan, as the host country of the two-day conference, presented its system of social protection and social reforms in the Republic of Azerbaijan, while representatives of other countries presented solutions implemented by their pension insurance institutions. On that occasion, the pension insurance systems of the participating countries, digitalization and innovations in the field of social protection were discussed.
  
  On the first day of the conference, Zoran Panović, acting director of the Institute for Social Insurance, held a presentation of the pension system in the Republic of Serbia, in which the conditions for exercising the right to a pension, international agreements on social security concluded by the Republic of Serbia, bilateral cooperation in terms of establishing electronic data exchange in the field of pension insurance and digitization of public administration services in the Republic of Serbia were presented.
  
  On the second day, the participants of the international conference visited the DOST center no. 1 where they got acquainted with the activities and principles of work of DOST centers and the services that the Agency for Sustainable and Operational Social Insurance under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan provides to the population in the areas of employment, work, disability and social protection.
  
  The participants also visited the DOST Center for Inclusive Development and Creativity, which provides support to users from vulnerable social groups in various areas of activity, where they had the opportunity to see a handicraft exhibition and familiarize themselves with the Center's training programs.
  
• May 27, 2025
  
  A working meeting between the pension insurance institution of the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Austria was held in Belgrade.
  
  The meeting was attended by representatives of the Republic Fund for Pension and Disability Insurance, the Institute for Social Insurance and the Pension Insurance Institution of Austria.
  
  Representatives of the pension insurance institutions discussed topics related to the current cooperation in the field of pension insurance, as well as the possibilities of its improvement and expansion. It was agreed to re-establish the exchange of employees between the Pension and Disability Insurance Fund and the Austrian Pension Insurance Office, and discussed the current status of the introduction of electronic data exchange, both directly between pension insurance providers relating to data on deceased beneficiaries and the amount of pension, and in the implementation of the Agreement between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Austria on Social Security (the "EDAS" project). In addition, the need to intensify the exchange of information on changes in national regulations that have an impact on the exercise of rights under the Agreement was also discussed.
  
• May 26, 2025. godine
  
  INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING DAYS, SERBIA-CROATIA
  
  International Consulting Days between the Republic Fund for Pension and Disability Insurance and the Croatian Pension Insurance Institute will be held on June 11, 2025, in Novi Sad and on June 12, 2025, in Belgrade. On that occasion, the experts of the pension insurance institutions of both countries, in direct contact and discussion, will provide appropriate expert assistance and advice to interested persons regarding the exercise of rights from pension and disability insurance, based on the work and periods of insurance completed in the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Croatia.
  
  Persons interested in coming to the consulting days in Novi Sad and Belgrade should register their arrival following the instructions given in the poster attached.
  
  Poster, Novi Sad/Belgrade
  
• May 6, 2025
  
  FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR PENSION AND DISABILITY INSURANCE OF THE FEDERATION OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - PENSIONS ADJUSTMENT
  
  Federal institute for pension and disability insurance submitted a notification regarding the pensions adjustment, according to which, starting from January 1, 2025, the pensions they are paing have been adjusted by 4,49%.
  
  The adjustment will be realized in the payment of pensions for April 2025, and does not apply to pensions realized in 2025, with the exception of the lowest and guaranteed pensions, which are also adjusted.
  
• April 17, 2025
  
  MEETING WITH THE STATE FUND FOR SOCIAL PROTECTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN
  
  On April 15 and 16, 2025, in Belgrade, at the Directorate of the Republican Fund for Pension and Disability Insurance, a meeting was held between the Republican Fund for Pension and Disability Insurance, the Institute for Social Insurance and the State Fund for Social Protection of Azerbaijan regarding the implementation of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Social Security.
  
  At the meeting, the two sides presented their pension systems and the conditions for exercising the right to the benefits, pension payment systems and digitalization of services, with the aim of more efficient implementation of the Agreement and easier exercise of the right to benefits for insured persons and beneficiaries of the two countries.
  
  The delegation of the Republic of Serbia was led by Relja Ognjenović, Director of the Republic Fund for Pension and Disability Insurance. It consisted of representatives of the Fund and the Institute for Social Insurance. In contrast, Matin Asgar, Deputy Chair-man of the Board of the State Fund for Social Protection, led the delegation of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
  
  At the meeting, it was agreed to continue cooperation between the pension and disability insurance institutions of the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as to conclude certain agreements that will contribute to a more efficient implementation of the Agreement.
  
• April 14, 2025
  
  INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE "DIGITAL - INTERNATIONAL: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE"
  
  In Vienna, on April 10 and 11, 2025, organized by the Pension Insurance Institute of the Republic of Austria and attended by representatives from 11 countries, an international conference with the theme "Digital-International: Artificial Intelligence" was held, where experiences were shared about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on all areas of social security, the opportunities it provides in procedures for exercising rights and its impact on administrative processes.
  
  Experts from the Republic of Austria and the Federal Republic of Germany presented the challenges they face, especially when it comes to creating an appropriate legal framework to ensure the proper use of artificial intelligence and reduce the impact of harmful consequences for mandatory social security institutions.
  
• March 27, 2025
  
  ZPIZ - Notification on adjustment of pensions and annual allowance to pension beneficiaries from the Republic of Slovenia
  
  The Institute for Pension and Disability Insurance of Slovenia has submitted a notification regarding the adjustment of pensions, according to which, starting from January 1, 2025, pensions in the Republic of Slovenia are regularly adjusted in the amount of 4,5%.
  
  In 2025, Slovenian competent institution will again pay an annual allowance to pension beneficiaries residing in the Republic of Serbia (and other countries).
  
  More detailed information on the annual allowance can be found on Slovenian competent institution website: https://www.zpiz.si/cms/content2019/letni-dodatek
  
• March 26, 2025
  
  INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING DAYS, SERBIA-AUSTRIA
  
  International consulting days between Republic Fund for Pension and Disability Insurance and Institute for Pension Insurance of the Republic of Austria will be held on April 8 and 9, 2025 in Belgrade. On that occasion, the experts of the pension insurance institutions of both countries, in direct contact and discussion, will provide appropriate expert assistance and advice to interested persons regarding the exercise of rights from pension and disability insurance, based on the work and periods of insurance completed in the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Austria.
  
  Professional assistance is free and it is a common practice to organize it every year in Serbia in April and Austria in October in different cities with aim to inform interested persons about the conditions for exercising the rights from pension insurance, about the amount and payment of benefits, about the completed periods of insurance, about the status of the claims they submitted, as well as about other issues in this area.
  
  Persons interested in coming to the consulting days in Belgrade should register their arrival following the instructions given in the poster attached.
  
  Poster, Belgrade
  
• March 18, 2025
  
  MINISTRY OF SOCIAL WELFARE, FAMILY CARE AND DEMOGRAPHY OF MONTENEGRO - PENSION ADJUSTMENT
  
  The Ministry of Social Welfare, Family Care and Demography of Montenegro has submitted a notification that, as of January 1, 2025, pension benefits paid by the Fund for Pension and Disability Insurance of Montenegro have been adjusted in the amount of 6.85%.
  
• March 4, 2025
  
  PAYMENT OF PENSIONS FROM THE REPUBLIC OF GREECE
  
  The Greek competent institution, Electronic - National Social Security Fund (e - E.F.K.A.), has submitted a notification regarding the payment of Greek pensions to beneficiaries residing in the Republic of Serbia.
  
  According to the aforementioned notification, due to a technical problem regarding the payment of pensions to foreign bank accounts outside the SEPA interbank system (SEPA - Single Euro Payment Area) and in order to avoid further delays in their payment, the Greek competent institution previously proposed to the beneficiaries to submit account details opened with a Greek bank or, alternatively, a bank of another country within SEPA.
  
  As this technical problem was resolved at the end of December 2024, the Greek competent institution is once again able to pay pensions to beneficiaries to accounts opened in Serbian banks. Beneficiaries who have not received their Greek pension in the previous period for the above reason should provide the Greek competent institution with bank account details from a Serbian bank.
  
  The Greek competent institution asked for understanding for the situation that did not allow them to implement the provisions of the Agreement between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Greece on social security as required and for the inconvenience that Greek pension beneficiaries residing in the Republic of Serbia were exposed to.
  
• February 27, 2025
  
  DACHVERBAND DER ÖSTERREICHISCHEN SOZIALVERSICHERUNG (DVSV) – PENSION ADJUSTMENT
  
  Dachverband der österreichischen Sozialversicherung (DVSV) has submitted a notification regarding the adjustment of total pension income to which person was entitled on 31st of December 2024. According to the notification, as of January 1, 2025, total pension income up to 6.060,00 EUR will increase by 4,6%, and for total pension benefits whose amount exceeds 6.060,01 EUR the increase is 278,76 EUR.
  
• February 13, 2025
  
  TEMPORARY RELOCATION OF THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE PROVINCIAL FUND FOR PENSION AND DISABILITY INSURANCE NOVI SAD
  
  We would like to inform domestic and foreign social insurance institutions of countries with which the Republic of Serbia has signed international agreements on social insurance, as well as beneficiaries of rights and insured persons in the field of social insurance, that starting from March 1, 2025, the Provincial Fund for Pension and Disability Insurance Novi Sad will temporarily change its headquarters to a new location, Cara Dušana No. 6, 21000 Novi Sad.
  
  Starting from March 1, 2025, all written communications and documents should be sent to the above address.
  
• February 10, 2025
  
  FUND FOR PENSION AND DISABILITY INSURANCE OF THE REPUBLIKA SRPSKA - PENSIONS ADJUSTMENT
  
  The Fund for Pension and Disability Insurance of the Republikа Srpskа submitted a notification regarding the pensions adjustment, according to which, based on the Decision on determining the percentage for of pensions adjustment, starting from January 1, 2025, the pensions have been adjusted in the amount of 6%.