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
Inheritance
The General Staff is on the list of the 7 most vulnerable
Among the 7 most endangered cultural monuments in Europe for this year, Evropa Nostra included the General Staff complex. The government in Serbia should respect the international Faro Convention, which it signed
European Parliament
MEPs: Letter to Ursula von der Leyen about Vučić
Members of the European Parliament sent a letter today to the President of the European Commission regarding the protests in Serbia. They appeal to warn President Vučić to respect democracy and the rule of law, and have assessed that the students' demands correspond to European principles. They emphasized that von der Leyen should fulfill their request by March 15
The culture of memory
How Serbia became a country
For three and a half centuries, Serbia did not exist as a country, it was a forgotten country under the Turks. And then Miloš Obrenović came and changed everything. Serbia became the second country in Europe to abolish feudalism
March 15th Protest
It can't get any drier: the EU calls for de-escalation in Serbia
The message from Brussels ahead of the big protest on March 15 is so dry that it is better not to send it to Serbia. There is talk of "de-escalation", "inclusive dialogue", "reforms for the future", "fundamental values", "transparency"...
Parliamentary life and death
Torch and PP apparatus in the National Assembly
The opposition did not boycott the parliament (except DS), but it did not block it either. There are many reasons, but now it is as it is. Obviously, the opposition is not able to make a common agreement and strategy, and then work according to some plan. Although it seemed that the event of Tuesday, March 4 was actually a continuation of what the citizens call "pumping", there is no hint that after this "parliamentary raid" that earned them a reputation as thugs (which is neither crucial nor that important), any other action will follow. It was known even before this that the parliament is a front, like all other institutions. It is not yet clear how that can change
Is Serbia a polarized country?
Praise of discord
"The problem of our society is that it is not divided enough, therefore, it is not politically profiled enough from the inside. The only division I see here is the division between the ruling team, which usurped public space and introduced corruption as the only institution, and citizens, on the other hand, who do not have access to public space, and that is why they go out into the streets," says philosopher Zoran Dimić.
European Parliament
Picula: Student protests have grown into a mass civil movement
"Nobody has a clear answer to the question of how to solve the current crisis in Serbia," said the rapporteur of the European Parliament for Serbia, Tonino Picula, commenting on his three-day visit to Belgrade.
Rusija
Marija Zakharova: "Ordinary" Russians were shocked by Serbia's vote in the UN
"The only real decision of the Serbian leadership was to apologize to the Serbs and say that it was a mistake," said the spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Maria Zakharova.
Everything is gross and net.
Belgrade and Zagreb together against NIS sanctions: Interest is stronger than politics
Serbia and Croatia found themselves on the same page in an attempt to prevent US sanctions on the Oil Industry of Serbia (NIS). While Belgrade strives to preserve energy stability, Zagreb advocates for the protection of economic interests and preservation of transit revenues
“Little Russia” in Belgrade
Emigration is not a bed of rose petals
Three years have passed since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. Many Russians found refuge in Serbia. What does their everyday life look like? What are they missing? What do they particularly like here? What are they planning? Would they return home or stay in Serbia? How they look at their homeland, and what are they afraid of here