Belgrade and Moscow
Vučić and Putin in the Kremlin: About gas, exchange of doctors, military cooperation
The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, met in the Kremlin with the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin
Biennale in Venice
Application of knitting and borders to architecture
The authors of the teams of Serbia and Montenegro at the Venice Architecture Biennale are from Belgrade. The first responded to the given theme "Intelligence. Natural. Artificial. Collective" by combining knitting with architecture, and the second - among
European Union
Picula: The fall of the canopy is a symbol of corruption, Vučić is planning new agreements with Putin
In a speech in the European Parliament, the rapporteur for Serbia, Tonino Picula, assessed that the fall of the canopy in Novi Sad has become a symbol of systemic corruption, while the government is simultaneously running away from European values
European integration
RTS: Serbia is not in the EU projections until 2029
After years of waiting and empty promises, the European Commission is changing its tone - without concrete reforms and a clear foreign policy course, Serbia cannot count on further progress towards membership. Cluster 3 remains locked - and by message, not paper
Politics
Vučić's greetings from America
In addition to the "important and good meetings" in America, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić arrived to announce a new meeting in Niš on May 17, to look back at the protests, count the participants and announce the arrival of problems "in the blockaders' paradise".
A new diplomatic battle
Serbia is asking the US to extend the license and suspend sanctions against NIS
NIS requested a new special license from the US OFAC to avoid a complete shutdown of operations. The Ministry of Energy says that the application of sanctions would be a blow to the entire region, and a solution to this issue is expected through direct talks at the highest level - in Moscow and Washington.
Serbia and the European Union
Brussels has never been further from Belgrade
There has not yet been a recorded case of anyone being surprised that the authorities in China, Russia or Israel did not support the democratic forces in Serbia. The threshold of expectations, established in the last century, is drastically different when it comes to the EU. She is expected not to turn a blind eye to the abuse of institutions, to the thugs who, under the direction of the authorities, break the jaws of female students, to political prisoners, of which there are too many in Serbia today, starting with six people in Novi Sad who have been in prison for the second month as hostages of a crazed regime. This disappointment also manifests itself on the streets, where there are no European flags. Although I would prefer to have them, I not only understand why they are not there, but I think that their absence can be beneficial for the EU as well
History teaches us
The man who wanted Serbia to become Europe
Jevrem Obrenović revealed to Serbia the European way of life, his family and the people around it were an example of culture, modernity and progress, he was one of the founders of many of today's institutions, including the National Library of Serbia and SANA, he built the first urban town, and yet his older brother Prince Miloš drove him into exile
Economy
Radonjić: Two million citizens on the threshold of poverty
"Serbia is one of the most corrupt countries in the world, after Russia and Ukraine, it is third on the European list of countries in terms of the strength of organized crime," says Ognjen Radonjić, full professor of economics at the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade.
Serbia and Russia
In the "national interest": Serbia hands out citizenships to Russian intelligence officers and oligarchs
More than 200 Russian women and men received Serbian citizenship outside of the standard procedure, by a decision of the Government stating that it was "in the national interest" of Serbia
Standard of living
Economic tiger: Serbia at the bottom of Europe in terms of real GDP per capita
The real GDP per capita in Serbia for 2024 is only 26,6 percent of the average real GDP per capita in the European Union
Rally "We Will Not Give Up Serbia"
Letters to the President, accordions, circuit and "Insisting on Cyrillic"
"Serbia today breathes with a heart that knows what the root and the holy are," says actress Iva Štrljić
The impact of politics on the economy
Woe to the Serbs who were looking forward to Trump: When one man controls the world stock market
While the world stock markets are going wild under Trump's decisions, as during the world economic crisis or the corona pandemic, Serbia's economy could suffer again due to the conflict of great powers.
Comment
Who is Serbia calling?
These are the last days when there is a chance that the great rebellion in Serbia will not pass in vain and without a political result. If it goes that way, the regime will launch an even stronger retaliation
Vojska
Do the new military alliances in the Western Balkans threaten security?
"If you take a deeper look at the deeper twists and turns of the balance of power, it turns out that war is unlikely in the near future," writes German journalist Thomas Bry.
Cooperation
Britain and Serbia: Together we save lives
Author's text of the ambassador of Great Britain, Edward Ferguson, about the close ties between Britain and Serbia in the field of health and medicine
European Parliament
The report of Tonino Pizzula was adopted: Serious shortcomings in the rule of law and the judiciary
Systemic problems highlighted by student protests throughout Serbia were cited as particularly worrying
Politics
Swiss public service SRF: Vučić under unprecedented pressure
Most students want to make changes through street pressure. However, how long can they maintain that pressure, asks the Swiss public service SRF in a report from Belgrade
Victories and advancements - five months later
Taking life back into your own hands
When one makes even a superficial specification of the scope so far, that is, political and social changes during the winter struggle of citizens for a normal Serbia, things are not bad. It is not an empty optimism. Let's try to sort things out with some logic
They won't go to Serbia.
European archaeologists canceled the annual conference in Belgrade
Recent events, including the government's reaction to peaceful protests that threatened university autonomy, are the reasons why the European Association of Archaeologists has canceled its annual conference that was supposed to be held this September in Belgrade.
Friendly relations
Vulin: Serbia is grateful to Russia for "restoring order and stability in the country"
In Moscow, Vulin repeated the "request" that former Prime Minister Miloš Vucevic sent to the Russian side "that Russian specialists participate in the investigation into the alleged use of a sound cannon during the March 15 protest" in Belgrade
Patriotism
The new "performance" of the ambassador to Croatia, Jelena Milić
Serbian Ambassador to Croatia Jelena Milić criticized the attitude of the Croatian public towards the ultra-nationalist singer Mark Perković Thompson, and then demonstratively left the meeting on minority protection systems in Croatia and Serbia
Protests
In honor of the students: Citizens' assemblies were held throughout Serbia
An extra-institutional political network began to be created throughout Serbia. From Wednesday, March 19, citizens started organizing assemblies. What it looked like
Departure of foreign investors
Foreign factory closures: Little hope for laid-off workers
Serbia was completely unprepared for the closure of companies created by direct foreign investments and state subsidies. The interlocutors of "Vremen" warn that a very difficult and uncertain future awaits the workers who lost their jobs and point out that the entire economic model in Serbia is wrong.
Regional security
Military cooperation between Croatia, Albania and Kosovo: Warning to Belgrade
Croatia, Albania and Kosovo signed a memorandum on military cooperation, which provoked a sharp reaction from Serbia
Security
Serbia on the brink of a major security risk
Protests in Serbia, tensions in BiH and Kosovo: why NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić spoke for the second time in the space of only fifteen days
History teaches us
How the consuls shaped the Principality
The Austrian consul was a welcome guest in Jevrem's house, where the opponents of Prince Mihailo came, the British Hodges influenced Serbia to get the Constitution, and the Russian Vashchenko helped overthrow Prince Milos