Serbia
Serbia plans record spending ahead of Expo 2027
2026 budget prioritises infrastructure investments linked to the government’s Leap into the Future – Serbia 2027 programme.
Serbia braces for clashes as Kosovo Serbs join protests in Belgrade
Serbs from Kosovo have arrived in Belgrade after a week-long march, joining pro-government demonstrators calling for an end to over a year of student-led blockades and anti-government protests.
Defence conglomerate Czechoslovak Group acquires Serbian drone tech company MUST Solutions
CSG has been on a shopping spree propelled by its boosted sales following the Russian full scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 as well as armed conflicts in the Middle East and Africa.
New members expected to join EU by 2030 as enlargement momentum builds
Top European Commission officials say admitting new member states to the European Union by 2030 is now a “realistic goal”.
Serbia moves to fast-track controversial Trump hotel project
$500mn luxury hotel and residential complex to be built on the site of the former Yugoslav defence ministry in central Belgrade, destroyed during the 1999 Nato bombardment.
Serbian police arrest dozens during clashes outside parliament
The confrontation erupted when anti-government protesters faced off with ruling party supporters camping opposite the parliament building.
Tensions rise in Serbia as protesters clash outside parliament
The confrontation followed a massive anti-government demonstration in Novi Sad on November 1.
Tens of thousands rally in Serbia's Novi Sad one year after deadly station collapse
Tragedy that killed 16 people has become a symbol of public anger over corruption and negligence, fueling Serbia’s largest protest movement in more than a decade.
Serbia’s NIS posts 9-month net loss as US sanctions weigh on performance
NIS, majority-owned by Russia’s Gazprom Group, said it had operated in “extremely complex circumstances” after sanctions were announced by the US Treasury Department.
Serbian students march to Novi Sad for anniversary protest
Hundreds of students from across Serbia are marching on foot to the northern city of Novi Sad ahead of a November 1 commemoration marking one year since the collapse of a railway station canopy that killed 16 people.
Western Balkan countries become emerging players in Europe’s defence efforts
The Western Balkans could play an increasingly important role in strengthening Europe’s security architecture, says a new report from the Carnegie Europe think-tank.
Ukraine accuses Russia of using energy blackmail against Serbia
Ukraine says Moscow is repeating tactics it previously deployed against Kyiv after Russia refuses to sell its stake in Serbia's NIS.
A year after the Novi Sad disaster, Belgrade faces one crisis after another
Serbia’s government is grappling with a convergence of crises which threaten to erode President Aleksandar Vucic’s once-dominant position.
EU pledges ongoing support for Ukraine, defers decision on Russian assets
European Union leaders pledged continued financial backing for Ukraine over the next two years, but delayed a decision on tapping billions of euros in frozen Russian assets to fund Kyiv’s defence
Emerging Europe’s growth holds up but risks loom, says wiiw
Fiscal fragility, weakening industrial demand from Germany, and the prolonged fallout from Russia’s war in Ukraine threaten to undermine growth momentum in parts of the region.
Serbian president blames opposition for “terrorist attack” outside parliament
President Vucic blamed opposition groups for what he described as a “terrorist act” outside the National Assembly in Belgrade, after a 70-year-old man opened fire on a camp of government supporters and set fire to one of their tents.
Serbian president accuses EU of backing “colour revolution” after European Parliament adopts harsh new resolution
MEPs back the toughest rebuke yet from Brussels towards Serbia in over a decade of EU candidacy.
UK sanctions Balkan gangs and financiers over people-smuggling networks
Measures target criminal networks involved in producing fake travel documents and an illicit financial group accused of supplying small boat engines to smugglers, Foreign Office says.
Serbian president calls fire, shooting outside parliament a terrorist attack
The attacker, a retired employee of the former State Security Service, opened fire on a tent settlement of pro-government supporters.
MOL says no risk to domestic fuel supply after Danube refinery blaze
Fires broke out at refineries in both Hungary and Romania in recent days.