Zrenjanin

Accidents at work

19.June 2026 AI

A worker died at the Linglong factory in Zrenjanin

One person lost his life at the Linglong factory in Zrenjanin on Thursday around 21 pm, it was confirmed for N1. The management of the factory has previously faced accusations of forced and inhumane work

Serbian-Chinese friendship

11.June 2026 KS

Linglong: Symbol of partnership or worker abuse

The company, which Prime Minister Đuro Macut calls a symbol of the strategic partnership between Serbia and China, has been the subject of accusations of exploitation of foreign workers for years, while at the same time it plans new expansion and expects additional support from the state.

Closing factories

19.May 2026. KS

In June, Drexlmeier is laying off another 400 people in Zrenjanin

After the announcement of the shutdown of the plant in Zrenjanin, the first group of workers was already dismissed, and in June another 400 people were laid off. At the end of the year - a padlock

19.May 2026. KS

Linglong seeks new state subsidies despite accusations of exploitation

The Chinese tire manufacturer plans to expand its factory in Zrenjanin and hire up to 800 new workers, while activists warn that reports of human trafficking and exploitation of foreign workers remain without a judicial epilogue for years.

Zrenjanin

13.May 2026. B. B.

"Zrenjanin Čaciland": Pensioners and the "founder of the Serbian Guard" who "supports the president"

And Zrenjanin got its own "caciland". It is mostly inhabited by pensioners, part of the people are from the surrounding villages, and there is no lack of a police cordon to protect them. Senka Jankov, professor of sociology at the Zrenjanin high school, comments on how it all looks for "Vreme".

Zrenjanin

12.May 2026. KS

Linglong expands operations despite US export ban and claims of labor rights violations

Despite allegations of violation of labor rights and the ban on exports to certain markets, the local government of Zrenjanin announces the expansion of Linglong's business

The position of persons with disabilities

Zrenjanin

08.May 2026. MLJ

In one year, they received four salaries

In Zrenjanin, there is a strike at the company for the employment of the disabled "Stil" because they received only four salaries in one year

Zrenjanin

13.April 2026 S. Ć.

What was planned and not done in the Zrenjanin year of the Capital of Culture

The city of Zrenjanin has not officially published the list of planned and unrealized projects during the just ended year of the Capital of Culture. The list is not short at all

The capital of culture

21.March 2026. Sonja Ciric

A quiet start to the year in which Leskovac is the Capital of Culture

Earlier than usual, the Year of Culture began in Leskovac with the opening of an exhibition that has been in existence since 2024, without the media and atmosphere that befits such an event. It was a directive from the Ministry of Culture

The capital of culture

02.March 2026. S. Ć.

Zrenjanin: Promises and plans without legal cover

The mayor of Zrenjanin, Simo Salapura, announced that an exhibition about Dragisa Brašovan, the crown of the Capital of Culture program, would be held in the building of the House of Unions, although he did not ask the user of the building about it.

Waste water

12.February 2026. NM

Mass poisoning of Serbian rivers with waste water: The state does nothing

Across the country, municipal wastewater ends up directly in our rivers and other waters, without treatment. In seven districts in Serbia, including the city of Belgrade, coverage of waste water treatment is zero

Foreign workers

12.February 2026. KS

The Prosecutor's Office is investigating a complaint about human trafficking and exploitation of workers from Bangladesh in Zrenjanin

The Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Zrenjanin launched an investigation into allegations of possible human trafficking and serious violations of the rights of workers from Bangladesh engaged in the Linglong factory, following warnings from civil society organizations and reports from the workers themselves.

The capital of culture

08.February 2026. S. Ć.

Capital of culture Zrenjanin: Model of 2,4 million dinars

In the capital of culture Zrenjanin, the exhibition about the architect Dragisa Brašovan is dominated by the model of the Danube Banovina, which was made for 2,4 million dinars by the studio that also created the models for the Expo, and which was the only one to respond to the tender.

The cultural capital of Serbia

04.February 2026. S. Ć.

Zrenjanin: Unusable and burned-out cultural centers of the Capital of Culture

The year in which Zrenjanin was the capital of culture did not return the cultural centers that were once in operation to the villages on the territory of this city, and the building of a replica of Uroš Predić's birthplace in Orlovat seems to have been abandoned.

Labor rights

30.January 2026. KS

Linglong's Leased Workers: New Methods of Oppression and Intimidation

After earlier scandals due to the violation of workers' rights, the Linglong factory in Zrenjanin is applying new methods of pressure on workers. Bangladeshi workers who dared to report abuses are now under attack

Chronicle

19.January 2026. IN THE

After a year of promises - the ceiling collapsed: The second floor of the school in Zrenjanin was closed

The Chemical, Food and Textile School "Uroš Predić" in Zrenjanin temporarily closed the second floor after the ceiling collapsed, one year after Mayor Simo Salapura announced measures to improve school conditions

The capital of culture

09.January 2026. Sonja Ciric

Leskovac and the Ministry set aside a substantial budget for the Capital of Culture

Because of the Capital of Culture project, this year Leskovac will invest the most in its culture so far, and the Ministry of Culture has provided completely new funds, from which a monument to King Milan will be erected

Serbian Progressive Party

22.October 2025. Bojan Bednar

SNS birthday celebration: "Nero's feast" in Zrenjanin

"The organization of the SNS birthday in Zrenjanin was designed with the aim of Nero personally coming and announcing the incredibly good news to the citizens that Zrenjanin has drinking water again after 22 years," says Branislav Guta Grubački, a member of the Assembly of Vojvodina

Zrenjanin

21.October 2025. MS

Celebration of the 17th birthday of SNS: How do the people of Zrenjanin see it?

After the recent announcement that the water is finally safe to drink, the Serbian Progressive Party will celebrate its 17th birthday in Zrenjanin. How do the people of Zrenjan see it?

Despite the claims of the local authorities that the water in their town is finally correct after two decades, the people of Zrenje only partially believe it.

Zrenjanin

20.October 2025. B. B.

The polluted water guild in Zrenjanin: Who will pay for two lost decades?

Despite the claims of the local authorities that the water in their town is finally correct after two decades, the people of Zrenje only partially believe it

Zrenjanin

19.October 2025. Sonja Ciric

Zrenjanin cancels cultural programs in the year of the Capital of Culture

"Lazarus Fest" is the latest program that Zrenjanin canceled in a year in which it is the Capital of Culture of Serbia and in which there is no money to realize the planned projects. You know why

Public service

19.October 2025. MLJ

RTS cut 15 seconds from the show "Important things" - because of bad water

Radio Television of Serbia cut the part of the show in which the girl says that there is no clean water in Zrenjanin

Zrenjanin

10.October 2025. KS

Zrenjanin's mistrust of drinking water: "I won't give it to my grandchildren"

After more than two decades, the water in Zrenjanin was again declared safe for drinking according to the decision of the city authorities. However, mistrust still reigns among citizens

Vodosnabdevanje

09.October 2025. NM

Is the water in Zrenjanin finally correct?

The mayor of Zrenjanin, Simo Salapour, announced that after more than two decades, the people of Zrenjanin have healthy drinking water from the tap again.

Censorship

25.September 2025. S.Ć.

In the year when Zrenjanin is the capital of culture, the director kicks out the artists

Jelena Gvozdenac Martinov, director of the National Museum in Zrenjanin, decided to take away the space of the Gallery from the fine artists. No explanation. And that at a time when Zrenjanin is the capital of culture

Economy

19.September 2025. B. B.

The losses of the Linglong factory in Zrenjanin are growing

The net loss of the Linglong factory in Zrenjanin in the first half of the year was 16,6 million euros, which is 6,4 million euros more than the loss from the first half of 2024.

Initiative

24.August 2025. S.Ć.

EXPRESSION: The Linglong factory should be abolished

The Zrenjanin initiative IZRAZ appeals to the judicial authorities to cancel all acts that were passed under the pressure of implementing political will during the illegal construction of the Linglong car tire factory