Progressives in the pre-election campaign

Overview of the week

29.May 2026. Philip Schwarm

Cedars and pikes - progressive food chain

How did the car repairer from Nova Pazova find himself in the Milić case, one of the biggest affairs in recent history? What is ten thousand euros for an ordinary progressive, and what for the heads of the SNS? Who are cedars and pike in that food chain

This situation

20.May 2026. Philip Schwarm

The police chief of the mafia state

How did Veselin Milić prove for the umpteenth time that corruption kills? Why did Vučić himself confirm this? Why did the MUP of Serbia fall to the lowest level in recent history? What are the connections between the regime and the mafia? And what does Slobodan Milošević have to do with all this?

The murdered Nešović

The disappearance of Aleksandar Nešković Baja

20.May 2026. Ivica Petrovic / DW

The meeting at "Restaurant 27" and the murder: How the attempt to "reconcile the clans" failed

The meeting that was supposed to calm the conflicting criminal groups in "Restaurant 27" in Senjak ended with a murder and an investigation involving high-ranking police officials. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said that the body of the murdered man has not yet been found and that the search is ongoing. Some lawyers have already warned that Vučić's numerous statements hinder the investigation and represent an attempt at damage control

Luka, the pizza delivery man, was killed

Croatia

19.May 2026. B. B.

Croatia appalled by the murder of a young man - why did the system fail?

Croatia is shaken by sadness and anger because a previously convicted murderer has killed again, a young man who delivered a pizza to him. The famous platitude that should offer an explanation for why the system failed - "previously known to the police", again shows the grotesque negligence of the state apparatus

Chief of Belgrade Police

The investigation into the disappearance of a man in Senjak is expanding

16.May 2026. IN THE

Former Belgrade police chief Veselin Milić was ordered into custody

The former head of the Police Department for the city of Belgrade, Veselin Milić, was ordered to be detained for up to 30 days on suspicion of concealing an attempted murder and assisting after the commission of a criminal offense.