Europe Serbia The first local elections held after the start of students' protests drew national attention despite involving less than 1% of Serbia electorate: they are an indicator of shifting public opinion; ruling SNS in Kosjeric SNS won by 51 votes on 10.000
Europe Serbia A special law will declare "relevant for the Republic" the redevelopment of former Yugoslav Army General Headquarters in Belgrade, a landmark socialist-era building bombed by NATO in 1999; the project is already linked to Jared Kushner's investment firm
Europe Serbia Tens of thousands packed the streets of Novi Sad at a mass gathering to mark the anniversary of the railway station disaster, which left 16 dead, and then staged a major anti-government protest
Europe Serbia EC President Von der Leyen in her visit to Belgrade underlined Serbia must show progress on the rule of law, the electoral framework and media freedom to join the bloc
Europe Serbia The number of Russians granted Serbian citizenship under discretionary government powers has shot up since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine; at least five of them are under Western sanctions