Our capitals

19.February 2025. Nebojsa Jovanovic

From Topola and Gornja Crnuća

A large protest was held in Kragujevac on Sretenje. Countless people came, all of Serbia. And because of that, on that day, it became their capital, as it was in the time of Prince Miloš. Apart from Kragujevac, Serbia has changed several capitals

Organ transplantation in Serbia

11.February 2025. Katarina Stevanović

To get a kidney in Belarus

There are about 600 people on the waiting list for a kidney transplant in Serbia, and in 2024 only 17 of them will be transplanted. That's why many are looking for salvation in Belarus, where, however, the operation costs tens of thousands of euros. Unlike Serbia, Montenegro has been covering the costs of transplants in that country for its citizens since last year

Protests

07.February 2025. BB

Serbia is in an undeclared state of emergency

"We are practically living in a state of emergency, only no one has publicly acknowledged it," Dragan Popović from the Center for Practical Politics told Vreme. Daily protests and road blockades throughout Serbia, the blockade of universities and the judiciary due to a strike by lawyers, a part of secondary schools, a reflection of civil disobedience, announcements of new strikes speak of a deep social and political crisis.

A hug from a policeman and a student-guard at Autokomanda

Personal attitude

30.January 2025 Sofia Vukajlović

Chronicle of a hug

This text was written out of pure emotion, anger and the desire to know the truth about a hug that will perhaps be remembered as one of the symbols of student protests.

Serbia and BiH

25.January 2025 Jelena Djukic Pejic/ DW

Ingredients: One village in two countries

Imagine that, every time you want to go to the pharmacy, you have to cross a total of four borders. This is what an average day looks like for the inhabitants of Sastavci, a Serbian village on the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This place was visited by a journalist from DW

Tourism

21.January 2025 BB

Are vouchers for vacations in Serbia being abolished?

The "My Serbia" association warns that the abolition of vacation vouchers in Serbia would seriously threaten the development of domestic tourism and lead to a drop in the income of caterers and hoteliers, "which would return us to the situation of ten years ago, when providing accommodation was a secondary activity."

Relations with the USA

21.January 2025 BB

Donald Trump, good for Serbia or for Vučić?

Aleksandar Vučić honored Trump with the epithet "leader of the epoch", and his son-in-law with the title of General Staff. Will it pay off for him in any way?

Dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina

20.January 2025 BB

Who is Lajčak's successor Peter Sorensen

Peter Sorensen, the man who will probably replace Miroslav Lajčak as the European Union's special representative for dialogue in the process of normalizing relations between Belgrade and Pristina, has extensive diplomatic experience in the Balkans.

President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić

Side effects

15.January 2025 Teofil Pančić

Loose screws

When you have the mechanisms of illegitimate power at your disposal, at some point you will cross the line and do terrible things just to prove - if only to yourself - that you are not ridiculous

Cinematography 2025.

06.January 2025 Sonja Ciric

There are so many films, as if we are not in Serbia

In 2025, there are at least 36 feature films in one stage of production and that's what filmmakers are hoping for. The country is only talking about the first national film festival, which will be a counterpart to Pula

Cry out for change

02.January 2025 Ivan Mitkovski

Students, teachers, farmers: Serbia is in for a year of protests

From students to educators and environmentalists, many citizens demonstrated throughout Serbia during 2024. Their dissatisfaction and persistence showed that the pressure on the government will not decrease even in the coming year. Now the students are at the forefront of the rebellion, and Vučić can't do anything about them - and that obviously scares him

Ecology

31.December 2024 BB

Serbia is suffocating from pollution

High concentrations of PM 2,5 particles, more than 110 micrograms per cubic meter, were recorded in Čačak, Užice, Kraljevo, Niš, Novi Pazar and Lazarevac.

Serbia

25.December 2024 S.Ć.

Happy New Year 2025 shared with us

The tragedy in Novi Sad was the reason for the cities of Vojvodina to give up the celebration of New Year 2025 in the squares, while in Serbia itself they did not want to give up Karleuša and other popular singers. In this regard, Belgrade leads the way with even two celebrations

Drama on Andrić's wreath

19.December 2024 BB

Vučić allegedly leaves for the hundredth time: "Kuku lele nama"

The concerned pro-regime tabloid Informer has "information" that the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, could step down from that position in the next three months. "Vremen" interlocutors believe that there is no room for panic among Vučić's fans, because it is a propaganda trick. Some, however, are literally crying. Vučić comforted from Brussels that "he will never run away"

Serbia and the region

13.December 2024 S.Ć.

Serbia allocates 18 euros per capita for culture

Funds for culture are small, but the bigger problem is that they are squandered on dubious projects, projects of predatory organizations through a fund to which the Minister of Culture and other decision-makers have the discretionary right, is one of the conclusions of the Independent Culture Scene research