The popular uprising after the tragedy at the railway station in Novi Sad has awakened the right side of the regime, which is beginning to follow more and more consistently the saying attributed to Idi Amin, the famous African dictator: Freedom of speech is guaranteed, but no one guarantees what will happen to you after that speech
What did the opposition complain about? Some claimed that he was trying to kill the anger of the citizens because parts of it were working for Vučić. It is a well-known conspiracy theory, which sometimes really rests, at least apparently, on good arguments. However, it may still be an optimistic version of our political scene. The more pessimistic one is that the opposition is by default incompetent and stupid, and that it is led by political dilettantes, as other critics have claimed. We also heard that the relations between the opposition parties are so dynamic, so to speak, preoccupied with the struggle for personal positions, that the reality around them becomes quite irrelevant for them.
What is the relationship between Orban and Vučić? What is their political and economic closeness based on? What are the channels through which money travels between the two countries? What has been done, and what plans have been announced? What are the connections between the Orban and Vučić families? Which Hungarian companies win tenders in Serbia? Finally, what does Utiber monitor?
It is enough for the prosecution to take the written warnings of engineer Zoran Đajić, who worked as a consultant for the company Starting, and who indicated that the condition of the concrete he saw after the marble slabs were lifted was very bad. According to the law, the contractor had to immediately inform the supervision, which could have stopped the work based on the letter from Đajić
The Serbian authorities constantly point out that they are bound by an "iron friendship" with the Chinese. The loans that Serbia takes from China are presented as investments. Little is known about these loans, as well as what consequences debtors can expect if they do not return the money. It is presented to the public that all over Serbia we do business and build jointly with the Chinese, from sewerage, through ironworks, mines, smelters, tire factories, parts of highways and high-speed railways, all the way to the construction of projects related to the national stadium and Expo 2027.
After the tragedy at the Railway Station in Novi Sad, the information reached the public that the Prokop Railway Station also does not have a license to use it. Who is it actually being built for, what does the use permit mean and can we know which buildings do not have technical approval
The budget for 2025 is adopted in the context of favorable economic circumstances for Serbia and the entire region of the Western Balkans. The total pie is increasing, but attention should be paid to issues of redistribution and transparency
A few days before the first election that he will win, Trump says: "I could kill a man in the middle of Fifth Avenue right now, and I would still win." "We" are appalled, but we are somewhat comforted by his naivety. He wins
Our economic policy, our economy, and the wider public, even the greater part of our academic community, live in the wrong - this word is weak, perhaps it would be more appropriate perverted - the belief that the economy is grabbing us with giant steps with almost astonishing growth rates, which are more than doubled compared to the quite modest real and accurate growth rates
Vucic invited Trump as a guest, as soon as possible, although we do not know if he promised to come. Everything will be in order - from bread and scones to Ivica who will sing and prepare a new set of photos from the last meeting, like back in New York
Donald Trump's return to the White House could significantly affect the US smartphone market. His plan to impose a 60 percent tariff on goods made in China includes Apple devices, which could drastically raise their prices and weaken the US tech giant's position
If this year's Pride were to be compared to those of a decade or more ago, a big improvement would be that no one was beaten, that there were no major attacks on participants or the police, and, ultimately, that Pride took place at all. On the other hand, if you look at the atmosphere on social networks, which over the years have become a significant part of the average person's life and an indicator of social mood and attitudes, the road to tolerance and acceptance is long.
"I believe that the members of the SPS and JUL, those who are not mentioned in the newspapers and on television as thieves, rich or that they are suspicious and responsible for some other reason - I believe that they are the ones who made an agreement with the new authorities to that government protects their material and other interests, their rather large wealth, and that in return they contribute to the bribery of their yesterday's comrades and personal friends"
"Refugees have been manipulated like no other population in recent times. Perhaps only the mentally ill were manipulated that way in the Soviet Union during Stalin's reign of terror."
The new authorities shout at the top of their voices that those responsible for the collapse of the state will be tried. Wouldn't it be more logical to rehabilitate the victims first?
In some reflections on the latest events not only in Macedonia but also in the south of Serbia, one hears how the Albanian side is allegedly trying to catch the "last train" for a more comprehensive solution to its own issue and to reach, possibly, a new Dayton by radicalizing the situation on the ground.
While the media and citizens find out new details every day and expose the government's lies, the prosecutor's office is dealing with the case of noise and stampede in Kralj Milan, apparently only in order to amnesty the regime
The Minister of Police is lying. Okay, that's not much of a surprise. But the entanglement of Ivica Dačić in the kitchen is more than simple lying
We allowed ourselves two dictators in 30 years. That is the core of our problem. There is no quick fix for this. And that's why March 15 could not be the Fifth of October. Because the Fifth of October is not enough now. Must be slower, must be smarter. It needs to be more thorough. Yesterday was not the end, because this is just the beginning
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