Nikola Selaković

National Theatre

12.June 2026 Sonja Ciric

A year of Bokan at the National Theatre: The decline of production and reputation, damage, lawlessness

Applause and joy, which are an integral part of the two premieres played at the end of the season, are not suitable for the atmosphere and situation in which the National Theater finds itself after a year with Dragoslav Bokan and his associates from the Management

General Staff

10.June 2026 B. B.

Trial for the General Staff: The State Secretary does not remember the meeting with the minister

State Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Slavica Jelača, stated that the only damage to the buildings of the General Staff was caused by NATO bombing.

The "General Staff" Affair

10.June 2026 IN THE

Selaković arrived at the trial, the gathered citizens and students booed him

In Belgrade, the trial continues in the "General Staff" case, in which the Minister of Culture Nikola Selaković and three other people are accused of allegedly illegally revoking the building's status as a cultural asset.

Ministry of Culture

08.June 2026 Sonja Ciric

How money from the "Cities in Focus" program is spent

There is no publicly available analysis by the Ministry of Culture on what has been done and what is still being done with the 2,38 billion invested in the Cities in Focus program

Ministry of Culture

26.May 2026. Sonja Ciric

Why is it not known about the cooperation between Serbia and Russia in the realization of the Archaeological Museum?

Receiving Serbia's highest award from the hands of Minister Selaković, the director of the Russian Hermitage stated that the two discussed the formation of a joint museum of ancient history. Selaković did not say anything

EXPO

17.May 2026. S. Ć.

Which of the six EXPO museums will make it to the EXPO

The building where the Archaeological Museum will be located is close to the roof, so it seems that this museum will be the only one, out of the six announced, to be completed by EXPO. It is possible that the City Museum will join him, and the ones sent seem to have a small chance

Digitization

16.May 2026. S. Ć.

Selaković: Digitization of cultural institutions means fewer queues during the EXPO

Cultural institutions will be connected in a single network of the State Data Center, which, according to the Minister of Culture Nikola Selaković, is very important for the EXPO

Sanu

15.May 2026. S. Ć.

The exhibition about the life of Saint Sava also includes values from Hilandar

The exhibition at SAN was opened to the public on May 15. The evening before that, there was an opening for dignitaries, which was attended by academician Radomir Saičić

Biennale in Venice

08.May 2026. S. Ć.

Tamara Vučić at the Biennale: Art is the most permanent ally of peace

While a third of the participants of the Venice Biennale went on strike because of their support for Palestine, Nikola Selaković opened the Serbian Pavilion in the company of Tamara Vučić

The capital of culture

08.May 2026. S. Ć.

Leskovac: The year of culture started with an expensive academy and table tennis

The year in which Leskovac is the National Capital of Culture began with a cultural and artistic program of 820.000 dinars, and a table tennis tournament

The General Staff case

07.May 2026. S. Ć.

TOK: Mladen Nenadić did drink brandy with Selaković

TOK confirmed the allegations made by Minister Selaković against Chief Prosecutor Mladen Nenadić at the trial in the General Staff case. His allegations against the others he accused at the time are still not

The General Staff case

02.May 2026. Sonja Ciric

It is possible that the pursuit of Estela Radonjić Živkov is an introduction to the third hearing of Nikola Selaković

A criminal complaint was initiated against the conservator of the Republic Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments, Estela Radonjić Živkov, in connection with the General Staff case, most likely prompted by the "defense" of Nikola Selaković.

The General Staff case

22.April 2026. S. Ć.

"Vreme" learns: UKP members are searching the documentation of the Republic Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments

UKP members searched for documents from the time when Dubravka Đukanović was the director of the Republic Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments. on public procurement for restoration works at the Manasija and Caričin grad monasteries

Comment

21.April 2026. Sonja Ciric

Who can "pull Selaković to the General Staff"

Culture Minister Nikola Selaković told the opposition in the middle of the Assembly that he could "remove him to the General Staff". It is below common sense, decency, and above all honor

Regarding the text "Times"

20.April 2026. Željko Hubač

Are only Selak, Bokan and Baja to blame for the decline of the theater?

"Are only Selak, Bokan, Baja and their ilk to blame for this kind of situation in theaters? Did our long-term acquiescence to ever worse working conditions also affect such a devastating situation", asks Željko Hubač regarding our article "Nine theaters in Belgrade realized 1,7 premieres this season"

The General Staff case

15.April 2026. Sonja Ciric

What are Selaković's auditors looking for in the Republic Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments

Since the previous hearing, auditors from the Ministry of Culture have been staying in the Republic Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments every day. It is not known if they are looking for something specific

Chronicle

15.April 2026. IN THE

Selaković says that he is not guilty, but that the prosecutors and witnesses are to blame

The Minister of Culture, Nikola Selaković, presented his defense in the "General Staff" case, claiming that the proceedings against him were politically motivated and based on the biased actions of the prosecution.

Trial of Nikola Selaković

14.April 2026. S. Ć.

Vladimir Đukanović for "Vreme": I don't know anything about immunity

A new hearing for the Minister of Culture in the General Staff case is scheduled for Wednesday (April 15). One of his lawyers, Vladimir Đukanović Đuka, tells "Vreme" that he does not know anything about immunity

Nikola Selaković with lawyers and those gathered in front of the court

Trial of the Minister of Culture

14.April 2026. KS

Will Selaković get immunity and avoid the General Staff case

The second hearing in the General Staff case is scheduled for Wednesday, April 15. Will one of the accused, Minister of Culture Nikola Selaković, receive immunity

National Theatre

08.April 2026. Sonja Ciric

The actors of the National Theater invite Prime Minister Matsuto for an interview

Darko Tomović, president of the Singlus trade union, does not expect that Prime Minister Macut will respond to their call, although Minister Selaković, whose removal they are seeking, is his responsibility. As well as the losses of the National Theatre

The General Staff case

04.April 2026. Sonja Ciric

Trial of the minister: Options by which Selaković would not be accused

The next hearing for Nikola Selaković in the General Staff case is scheduled for April 15. There are several options for the minister to go unpunished

National Theatre

15.march 2026 Sonja Ciric

Zoran Stefanović to Darko Tomović: You did not mention me in the criminal report

"Vreme" received the letter that Zoran Stefanović, the artistic director of the National Theater Drama, sent to Darko Tomović, the president of the actors' union, regarding the criminal complaint in which he was not named

The General Staff case

04.February 2026. Sonja Ciric

The absurdity of Đukanović's claim that the proceedings against Selaković are a "legal absurdity"

Vladimir Đukanović, the lawyer of the accused Minister Selaković, claims that the protection of the General Staff as a cultural property was declared "null and void" a long time ago, and therefore the process being conducted against his client is a "legal absurdity". The Republic Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments says that such a decision does not exist

Portrait

04.February 2026. KS

Nikola Selaković: Orthodox radical on the dock

The youngest minister in the first government in which he sat, a lawyer by profession, a radical in disguise - what characterizes the career of Nikola Selaković, who found himself on the other side of the judge's bench

Trial of Nikola Selaković

04.February 2026. IN THE

Vladimir Đukanović: Proceedings against Selaković "legal absurdity"

Lawyer Vladimir Đukanović stated in front of the Special Court that the proceedings against the Minister of Culture Nikola Selaković were legally unsustainable, claiming that the decision from 2005 declaring the General Staff building a cultural asset was later declared null and void, and that the building never had a protected status.

The General Staff case

04.February 2026. MLJ

Selaković's trial has begun: How much punishment can he receive?

The main trial in the "General Staff" case has begun. Culture Minister Nikola Selaković is charged with the criminal offense of falsifying documents

The state and the film

29.January 2026 Sonja Ciric

What are Selaković and FCS hiding and what role does NAFFIT play in it?

Minister of Culture Nikola Selaković says that the state invested 11 million euros in 53 films that were not made. The Film Center of Serbia organizes a panel on this problem and invites directors and producers to Zlatibor, the headquarters of the National Film and Television Festival, even though the entire film industry boycotted it.