US President Donald Trump has delayed his so-called “reciprocal” tariffs once more, with the new deadline set for August 1, Statista reports.
37% import tariffs for Serbia are among the highest globally.
GDP expands by just 2.2% in 5M25 amid weakening demand from major European trade partners and declining inflows of capital and foreign direct investment.
Anger has grown after President Aleksandar Vucic pardoned four men accused of attacking a student in Novi Sad earlier this year – one of whom broke her jaw.
Serbian police detained 79 people overnight as student-led protests and acts of civil disobedience entered their fifth consecutive day.
Serbian police intensified their crackdown on student-led protests late Tuesday and into the early hours of Wednesday, detaining several demonstrators and dismantling road blockades as a wave of civil disobedience entered its fourth day.
Thousands of demonstrators, led by student groups, have blocked key roads and intersections nationwide since June 29.
Growth Plan aims to fast-track the Western Balkans' convergence with the EU through deeper market access, pre-accession funding and regional cooperation.
Economies across Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe are set to maintain solid growth in 2025 and 2026 but face downside risks from Middle East tensions, the war in Ukraine and US trade policy.
Thousands of students and anti-government demonstrators blocked key roads and intersections across Serbia, after violent clashes between police and anti-government protesters at a mass protest on June 28.
Tensions flared when riot police attempted to disperse crowds heading towards government buildings following months of largely non-violent demonstrations.
Peaceful protest turns violent in late evening with riot police using tear gas and pepper spray to push back crowds.
Students say the ruling coalition is unable to address what they describe as the country’s most severe socio-political crisis in decades.
As the world’s attention remains focused on the wars in Ukraine and, more recently, the Middle East, several countries in the Western Balkans are ramping up their military capacities.
Several people have been arrested and accused of plotting to violently overthrow the government ahead of a major anti-government rally.
Bilateral trade reached €9bn last year, with Serbia posting a €293mn surplus — a rare outcome for countries trading with Germany, one of the world’s largest exporters.
wiiw research blames crisis in German industry and the uncertainty surrounding Donald Trump’s second term as US president for sharp slowdown in FDI.
Serbian president calls trilateral defence agreement between Albania, Croatia and Kosovo a an emerging military bloc against Serbian interests.
Serbia has been among the most active gold buyers in Europe in recent years.
Across the region, six units exceeded their individual ceilings for sulphur dioxide emissions by more than ten times last year, according to a survey by environmental NGO CEE Bankwatch.