The country is unlikely to join the European Union by 2028, warned President Vučić, who expressed scepticism about the EU's willingness to admit new members before 2030

From 2025, public transport in Belgrade will be completely free of charge, said the mayor, Aleksandar Šapić, who called it 'the biggest public transport reform' with the aim of solving the traffic problem

A €720 million agreement has been signed with Chinese construction giant PowerChina to start the first phase of the Belgrade metro project, many times hampered by political indecision and financing difficulties

Nineteen days after the fatal train station infrastructure disaster in Novi Sad, Tomislav Momirovic, who was construction minister when the station was being revamped, submitted his resignation; he is the second minister offering to quit over the tragedy

Countering the brain drain of skilled youngsters will require much better support programmes for those who are willing to return, new report says, as people leave for economic issues but also because of corruption, political instability, lack of security