Serbia

Both government and opposition hailed the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights' final report on the December 2023 elections as a vindication of their conflicting claims

Dozens of schools, kindergartens and student dormitories have acquired video surveillance with facial recognition and detection capabilities; although its is not legally regulated it also covers streets, markets, municipal buildings and public enterprises

The European Parliament called for an international investigation and the dispatch of an EU expert mission on alleged fraud in the 2023 parliamentary elections in Serbia and the Belgrade City Assembly

The country plans to invest €76,8 million in master's programmes focusing on the application of artificial intelligence in the BIO4 disciplines - biomedicine, bioinformatics, biotechnology and biodiversity

The northern Serbian province of Vojvodina intends to launch a €14,5 million energy efficiency project, supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, to upgrade the energy efficiency of some 80 public buildings

Near the town of Novi Sad, an evacuation operation began to save hundreds of cattle and horses stranded on the Danube's Krcedinska Ada island due to high water

The construction of long-announced biotech campus officially started and should be ready in 3 years; it is expected to harness Serbian scientific expertise and private partners from among the world’s biggest pharma, genetics and healthcare companies

The visibility of female candidates for upcoming elections is not as strong as in 2020 election campaign and representation in the Serbian Assembly has increased only slightly over the past decade, according to the Academy in Women's Leadership

Novak Djokovic and his Serbian teammates at the Davis Cup finals sang a song seen by many as support for so-called Greater Serbia, calling for the Serbian tricolour to be flown over parts of neighbouring Kosovo and Montenegro

The old Sava bridge, iconic symbol of Belgrade, could be demolished in a plan by the Serbian authorities that has aroused strong opposition; refusal to fully disclose the agreement with a Chinese company to build another bridge has raised further doubts

Serbia's candidacy for UNESCO Executive Council membership has been announced by Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic announced

The Serbian Football Association will appeal UEFA's decision to play its last home European Championship qualifying match against Bulgaria behind closed door after fans' misbehaviour during the Euro 2024 qualifying match against Montenegro on 17 October