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Student revolt becomes everyone’s in Serbia
On 5 November 2024, thousands of people gathered in the streets of Novi Sad to show their indignation. The shared conviction is that the accident could have been avoided if the authorities had taken into account the risks of an accident which a...
Media Association: More than 20 Percent of Local Media Journalists in Serbia Make Less than RSD50,000 per Month
Source: Beta News / Politics | 09.07.25 | access_time 14:27 Cameramen(Beta/Armenija Zajmi Besevic) More than 20 percent of journalists of local media outlets in Serbia make less than RSD50,000 per month, while around one in five are paid between...
EC Report: One in Two Companies in Serbia Has Problem with Corruption
Source: Beta News / Politics | 09.07.25 | access_time 13:35 European Commission (Photo: European Commission/Lukasz Kobus) In its chapter on Serbia, the European Commission's 2026 Rule of Law Report states that one in two companies in Serbia has a...
Opposition Party: Where Are Serbia’s Firefighting Helicopters?
Source: Beta News / Politics | 09.07.25 | access_time 11:56 Helicopter On July 9, the oppositional Serbia Center party issued a statement questioning why the Army of Serbia deployed only one firefighting helicopter when wildfires were registered...
Most Wildfires in South Serbia Under Control
Source: Beta News / Politics | 09.07.25 | access_time 11:54 Wildfire Stara Planina (Interior Ministry) As of July 9, the wildfires that have ravaged south Serbia’s Toplica District are under control, with most of them extinguished, the RTS public...

Ghanaian youngster Enock Okain seals moves to Serbian club Jedinstvo Ub
Talented Ghanaian teen, Enock Okain has joined Serbian topflight side Jedinstvo Ub in the transfer window. The 18-year-old has signed a deal to join the club from Ghanaian lower tier outfit KAC Academy. The pacy and skillful forward, who is...

Serbia’s electricity imports up 15% in 2024
Excluding the use of electricity in power plants for production purposes, consumption by end consumers in 2024 amounted to 30.8 TWh or 0.8 TWh more than in the previous year. Household consumption increased by 1.7%, while the other consumers...
Consistent gold hits firm up Strickland Serbian prospect model
Strickland Metals managing director Paul L’Herpiniere said: “This latest batch of results from Gradina continues to demonstrate the continuity of the gold-dominant system towards the northern end of the deposit. Importantly, the spatial...

Serbian police detain 18 overnight amid protests — interior ministry
BELGRADE, July 8. /TASS/. Serbian police checked the identities of 800 people and detained 18 of them on Tuesday night amid ongoing protests in the country, the Serbian Interior Ministry said in a statement. Law enforcement officers continue to...

Serbian authorities have personal stake in EU integration, ignore will of people — MP
BELGRADE, July 8. /TASS/. It is only shrewd politicians in Serbia that want to join the European Union, not its people, the Serbian parliamentary committee on diaspora and Serbs in the region chairman, Dragan Stanojevic, told TASS. "There has long...

Who made people in Serbia turn against the EU?
For the people of Serbia, 1993 is remembered as a grim year, while for Europe it marked the creation of the EU as we know it today, with the Maastricht Treaty coming into force. This contrast and polarisation between Serbia and the EU is still...

Dragoljub Bajić appointed acting director of the National Theatre in Belgrade
Opera artist and music educator Dragoljub Bajić has been appointed acting director of the National Theatre in Belgrade. He was appointed following the dismissal of actor Svetislav Goncić from the position, as announced in the Official Gazette and...
Serbian President Vucic: We Will Win Next Elections More Convincingly Than Last Time
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that when new parliamentary elections are held, the ruling party will win them more convincingly than last time, according to Serbian media. “People do not want to vote for the destruction of their country,...

How independent media in Serbia are uniting to fight SLAPP suits
Press freedom in Serbia has reached a critical juncture. Independent media outlets in the country, and the journalists that work at them, have been threatened, physically attacked and, increasingly, targeted with Strategic Lawsuits against Public...
Photos: Belgrade Gardens
Longtime cook, Rosanda Iranes, talks with Stefan Radjenovic, 22. Belgrade Gardens, a family-owned restaurant in Barberton for decades, on June 27.Lisa Scalfaro, Akron Beacon JournalJake Pieh, cook, pulls up chicken from the fryer. Belgrade...

Virat Kohli backs Novak Djokovic to secure eighth Wimbledon title, reveals bond with Serbian tennis icon
Legendary Indian batter Virat Kohli backed 24-time Grand Slam champion and 100-time ATP Tour-level titlist Novak Djokovic to secure his record-equalling eighth Wimbledon title and go one-on-one with rising Spanish star and defending champion...

Azerbaijani boxers aim for ‘medal rush’ at European Championships in Serbia
Baku, July 8, AZERTAC Junior Azerbaijani boxers are set to compete for glory at the upcoming European Boxing Championships, scheduled to be held in the Serbian city of Novi Pazar starting July 10. A total of 20 male and female athletes will...

Thomas Waitz: We must fight against Serbian influence in North Macedonia
There is a lot of foreign influence in North Macedonia. We must fight against it, whether it is Serbian, Chinese, or Russian. This was stated by the European Parliament's rapporteur for North Macedonia, Thomas Weitz, in Strasbourg, BGNES reported....

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan accredited in the Republic of Serbia
On July 7, 2025, the ceremony of presenting the credentials of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Serbia (with residence in Moscow) E. Aydogdyev to the President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar...

Brnabic: Serbia-Israel cooperation stepped up, there is much potential to enhance it
JERUSALEM - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said on Tuesday in Jerusalem Serbia-Israel cooperation had been stepped up in all areas in recent years but that there was still much potential to enhance the political and economic cooperation....