National Stadium

Expo 2027

06.July 2026 IN THE

Works on the National Stadium and pavilion in the final phase

The construction site of the Expo 2027 complex and the National Stadium in Surčin is in the final stages of individual buildings. The total value of the project is estimated at more than 1,7 billion euros

Without a building permit

26.August 2025 IN THE

The Ministry of Construction rejected the request for a permit for the National Stadium

The planned construction of the National Football Stadium has encountered an obstacle - the Ministry of Construction rejected the request for a building permit due to incomplete documentation

Urbanism

29.July 2025 S.Ć.

Association of Architects: It is planned according to the criteria of the Government, not the profession

The Association of Architects of Serbia requests the withdrawal of the plan for the expansion of Belgrade on the water, and proves that the electronic public sessions were adopted outside the legal procedure

Exspo

15.June 2025 S.Ć.

Removing obstacles on the way to the National Stadium and the Expo

The Expo expanded from 114 to 813 hectares with the latest changes to the plan, which caused about 700 objections. The issue was resolved through an online public hearing, although this was not required by law

Vučić shows the master plan for the Expo on the Chinese board

What awaits us this year

02.January 2025 Tijana Stanic

Progressive real estate in 2025: Expo, stadium, and the metro when it's there will be

Although Vučić feared that the consequences of the tragedy in Novi Sad could affect the future of Serbian construction, the Government of Serbia allocated more than 300 billion dinars for capital projects this year. Some of these projects are more capital-intensive than others, and first and foremost is the mezimche of the Expo regime

Urbanism

14.November 2024 Sonja Ciric

Belgrade is no longer Belgrade

In recent years, Belgrade has been designed by foreign architects. It is not known who hires them or according to what criteria they get jobs, but they impose an architecture on Belgrade that has nothing to do with it. Who are they and how many are there?

Economy

13.November 2024 Dusan Pavlovic

EXPO, National Stadium, Army and Police

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

EXPO 2027

15.October 2024 TS

The state sold a hectare for 4700 euros, now it is buying it back for half a million for the needs of the EXPO

The state will pay about 12 million euros for the expropriation of the land for the construction of the EXPO exhibition, or half a million euros per hectare. The land that is being bought also includes the former plot of the PKG company, which was sold by the state in 2018 at a price of 4700 euros for one hectare.

State projects

28.August 2024 MJ

The National Stadium received its first construction permit, three months after laying the foundation stone

The construction project of the National Stadium in Surcin received a construction permit for the first phase of construction last week. Three months before that, the foundation stone was laid, thereby preempting all the necessary paperwork. Meanwhile, the state takes new loans every hour for this project

Investments

08.July 2024 SZ

National loans for the National Stadium: Another 42 billion dinars for a project of "special" importance

Poštanska štedionica will lend Serbia an additional 42 billion dinars for the National Stadium. The price for this project of "special" importance for Serbia has been auctioned since 2015

Beograd

26.May 2024. SZ/Forbes Serbia

More than 125 million for preparatory works for "Expo 2027"

The first, preparatory works on the "Expo 2027" project will cost taxpayers more than 125 million euros without taxes

National Stadium

01.May 2024. MS (RTS)

Aleksandar Vučić: The stadium in Surčin will be one of the three most beautiful in Europe

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, attended the ceremony on the occasion of the start of the construction of the National Stadium in Surčin. On that occasion, he said that the stadium will be built according to FIFA and UEFA standards, and that in 2028 the Europa League final will be played in Belgrade. He did not explain why Serbia needs another stadium, but he again announced flying taxis

Beograd

04.October 2023 BG

To the National Stadium at a speed of 120 km per hour

The city of Belgrade announced a plan for the construction of a railway line to the area planned for holding the International Specialized Exhibition EXPO

Education

04.October 2023 BG

The national stadium costs as much as free textbooks for nine years

It is estimated that the cost of construction could reach as much as 540 million euros. Economists' calculations show that less than 60 million euros are needed annually for free textbooks for all students

Economy

16.September 2023 BG

Serbia's new borrowing: Money for roads to the National Stadium

Two loans in the total amount of about 190 million euros will be taken for the works. The line infrastructure will be built by "Power Construction Corporation of China"

Topic of the issue: Football and the waste of public money

24.August 2023 Slobodan Georgijev

In the new issue: Vučić in stadium fever

Why is it that instead of the stadium in Zaječar, on which twenty or more million euros will be spent, playgrounds for children, fitness tracks for recreational athletes and gymnasiums for physical education are not built at literally every school? Why do investors who build in Serbia have no obligation to provide space for the construction of sports fields in neighborhoods or at least parks where children could spend time outside in a safe environment?

Topic of the issue: Football and the waste of public money

23.August 2023 Slobodan Georgijev

Vučić in stadium fever

Why is it that instead of the stadium in Zaječar, on which twenty or more million euros will be spent, playgrounds for children, fitness tracks for recreational athletes and gymnasiums for physical education are not built at literally every school? Why do investors who build in Serbia have no obligation to provide space for the construction of sports fields in neighborhoods or at least parks where children could spend time outside in a safe environment?

Promises and manipulations

18.August 2023 Slobodan Georgiev

In the new issue: Vučić's dreams

Vučić and his associates succeeded in one thing: he made so many false promises (which he now calls dreams) that, as the children say, he "turned the game around", because where everything is a lie, there are no lies. And that's why Serbia should perhaps dream of something else: a community of serious and responsible people who finish what they started on time, because "it's never too late" may make sense for a music reality program, but it can hardly bring any results for the country

Urbanism

12.August 2023 MJ

National Stadium in Surčin: 52.000 seats

The stadium will have a regular circular shape and 52.000 seats. It will be partially covered, meaning the stands will mostly be covered, but the central part will be open. So there won't be a movable roof, but it's a very nice architectural solution, says Boban Velicković, head of the project supervision team.

Address of the Prime Minister and the President

08.August 2023 A.I

Brnabić and Vučić: Serbia will be even more fantastic than it is now

The Prime Minister and the President of the State presented 2027 magnificent projects that will "completely change the appearance of Serbia", all related to the "EXPO XNUMX" project. By the way, when asked by journalist Tanjuga, Vučić also spoke about the letter of several dozen European parliamentarians in which they accuse Serbia and him personally of being responsible for the escalation in Kosovo.