Serbian oil company Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) faces financial sanctions from the United States as soon as next month because of its Russian ownership, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said late Friday. The U.K. and the EU would likely follow the U.S. in introducing sanctions against the company, Vučić said in an interview with Serbian broadcaster Informer … Read more
“This is the single most serious attack on the country’s critical infrastructure since the end of the conflict in the country,” Kosovo’s Interior Minister Xhelal Sveçla told reporters Saturday evening. According to the police, around 20 kilograms of explosives in a black bag were placed on a section of the aqueduct in Zubin Potok and … Read more
The proposal to rehouse Tito has caused rifts within Serbia’s ruling coalition, which although led by the center-right Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) also includes the Socialist Party of Serbia and the Movement of Socialists, as well as the ultranationalist Serbian Oathkeepers. Outside the government, prominent intellectuals in Serbia have balked at the idea of disinterring … Read more
The tit-for-tat followed the Serbian leader’s calls this week for new municipal elections in northern Kosovo to ease tensions that flared in 2023 when the Serbian community largely boycotted the ballot. The local Serbs wanted to express dissatisfaction with Pristina, but the move backfired when ethnic Albanian candidates, representing just over 3 percent of the … Read more
“I will never go to Serbia again as long as the dictator is in power,” Severina said on Monday. “I asked the law enforcement authorities why they did not arrest German Chancellor Olaf Scholz recently when he came to visit them, since Germany voted in the United Nations for the resolution on Srebrenica,” the singer … Read more
Demonstrators have organized nearly 50 protests since June in an effort to persuade the Serbian government to halt the project and to ban geological exploitation. Saturday’s protest ended with the blockage of two train stations, and Serbian authorities said it breached the law. Government officials labeled the actions politically motivated and said they were an … Read more
“The Draft Law on Environmental Impact Assessment, though submitted to the Serbian parliament in October 2023, remains unadopted and contains critical gaps, such as not preventing the issuance of construction permits before the completion of the EIA,” Berishaj explained. Opposition to the project, including roadblocks across the country and thousands of protesters, was so strong … Read more
Exklusiv berichtet der Europa-Experte von POLITICO, Hans von der Burchard, von der am Freitag geplanten Serbien-Reise des Kanzlers. Zusammen mit Vertretern der EU-Kommission soll es dort um einen Deal über Lithium-Lieferungen auch für deutsche E-Auto-Produktionen gehen. Doch das Projekt steht massiv in der Kritik, weil an der rechtsstaatlichen und ökologischen Nachhaltigkeit gezweifelt wird. Wie sich … Read more
The vote overshadowed a positive week for Spajić’s pro-EU centrist government. The PM described his administration as having been “really optimistic and pumped up” after overcoming a major hurdle in its EU accession talks at an intergovernmental conference in Brussels on June 26. Spajić wants to get his country into the EU by 2028 and … Read more
According to Todorović, however, the vehemence of Serbia’s opposition to the resolution has more complex roots than mere nationalist pique. Belgrade, she explained, wants to increase its international influence by appearing to argue with its neighbors and then swiftly defuse the disputes, thereby winning a reputation as a force for stability and a major regional … Read more
