Serbia

Serbian President renews PM Ana Brnabic mandate

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic nominated Prime Minister Ana Brnabic on Monday to remain in office for another term. "Several minutes ago I have signed a nomination for the prime minister,…

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Moscow compares Serbian President to Sharon Stone in ‘Basic Instinct’

Serbia’s president accused Moscow of stooping to “primitivism and vulgarity” in an attack on him, after Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman compared him to the actor Sharon Stone in an explicit…

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Montenegro’s president accuses Serbia of meddling in election

Montenegro’s President Milo Djukanovic has accused neighbouring Serbia of waging “media and political aggression” ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary vote in which his pro-Western party suffered a major setback. Djukanovic’s Democratic…

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Photo Story: Serbia conducts military exercise in Belgrade

Photos from a demonstration military exercise in Belgrade, Serbia on the weekend. Part of the Air Force and Air Defence units, the Army, the 72nd Special Operations Brigade and the…

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Photo Story: Summer in Serbia

People enjoy the sun at Lake Ada Ciganlija during a warm day in Belgrade, Serbia. Extremely hot weather with temperatures rising to more than 35 degrees Celsius are expected in…

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Bosnian Serbs ask Vucic to tie their region’s independence to Kosovo talks

As Western diplomats try to revive stalled talks on normalising ties between Serbia and Kosovo, Bosnian Serb leaders this week put pressure on Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to include the…

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Serbia accuses Kosovo of ‘blackmail’

Face-to-face talks between Serbia and Kosovo got off to a bumpy start in Brussels on Thursday as Belgrade accused Pristina of being unrealistic in its demands. More than two decades after clashing…

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Italy bans entry from Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro due to COVID-19

Italy on Thursday banned people coming from Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro from entering its territory to prevent the importation of COVID-19 cases from the outside. "Anyone who has been in…

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EU removes Serbia and Montenegro from safe list of ‘non-essential travelling’

The European Union has decided to drop Serbia and Montenegro from its safe list of countries from which non-essential travel is allowed, and did not even discuss including the United…

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Serbia, Kosovo resume ‘very difficult’ talks on normalising ties

The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo at the beginning of the weekend held their first talks in 18 months on resolving one of Europe's most intractable territorial disputes, agreeing to…

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Thousands join anti-government protest in Serbia

Several thousand people gathered in front of the Serbian parliament building in Belgrade on Saturday for a fifth consecutive night of protests against government policies, including measures to contain the…

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Serbia scraps curfew plan for Belgrade after protests

The Serbian government has scrapped a plan to impose a weekend coronavirus curfew in Belgrade after two nights of protests in the capital. Prime Minister Ana Brnabic announced more limited…

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Protests continue in Serbian capital

Serbian police fired tear gas at anti-government protesters after being pelted with flares and stones on Wednesday as thousands protested in front of the Belgrade Parliament despite warnings that such…

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Protestors storm Serbian parliament against Coronavirus lockdown

A group of opposition supporters stormed the Serbian parliament building in Belgrade on Tuesday in a protest against a lockdown planned for the capital this weekend to halt the spread…

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302 new cases of coronavirus in Serbia over the weekend

According to the latest information, 302 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Serbia over the weekend. The Serbian news site B92, five more people died, and there are 81…

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Greece bans Serbian visitors in bid to contain coronavirus spread during peak tourism season

Greece will not allow Serbian visitors in from July 6 until July 15, the government said on Sunday, as it moved to contain the spread of coronavirus during its peak…

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Serbia declares emergency in capital Belgrade as coronavirus infections rise

A fresh state of emergency was declared in the Serbian capital Belgrade, with a number of restrictions restored after a new increase in coronavirus infections in the Serbian capital. Local…

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War time Ratko Mladic diary highlight of exhibition in Belgrade

Ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, Serbian artist Vladimir Miladinovic has transformed the war diary of former Bosnia Serb commander Ratko Mladic - the military leader convicted…

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Vojovodina Novi Sad win Serbian Cup after beating Partizan Belgrade on penalties

Vojvodina Novi Sad won the Serbian Cup on Wednesday as they beat Partizan Belgrade 4-2 on penalties after the clash ended 2-2 following regular and extra time in the Balkan…

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Ruling party led by President Vucic set to win Serbian parliamentary vote

Serbia's ruling conservative party led by President Aleksandar Vucic is set for a landslide win in Sunday's parliamentary election, results projected by Ipsos and CeSID pollsters showed. The projection shows…

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Serbia votes in national elections – Conservatives expected to win

Serbians went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament in Europe's first national election since coronavirus lockdowns took effect three months ago, with the ruling conservatives expected…

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Six detained in Croatia for inciting anti-Serbian violence

Croatian officials slammed an anti-Serb incident that saw a group of youths display a banner in the capital Zagreb reading: "We will fu** Serbian women and children." Conservative Croatian Prime Minister…

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Serbia blocks flights from Montenegro

Serbia has banned inbound flights by Montenegro's flag carrier Montenegro Airlines after Podgorica refused to open its borders to people from Serbia, where coronavirus persists. Serbia's Directorate for Civilian Aviation…

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Photo Story: Belgrade Airport resumes operations amid COVID-19 pandemic

Airport personnel wears a protective visor at the check-in counters at the Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport in Belgrade, Serbia. Air travel has resumed with a limited number of flights after…

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Serbia pins hopes of post-coronavirus tourism revival on Chinese

Serbia is pinning its hopes of a tourism revival on Chinese visitors as it emerges from its coronavirus lockdown. But the Balkan country faces a battle with other European countries…

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Chinese lab boosts Serbia’s coronavirus testing capacity

A Chinese-built state-of-the-art laboratory is helping to nearly double Serbia's testing capacity for COVID-19, the lung disease caused by the new coronavirus, in the latest example of close ties…

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Serbia to end state of emergency

Serbia will end its state of emergency over the coronavirus next week, as the rate of infections has slowed sufficiently, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday. The lifting of the…

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Russia helps Serbia amid coronavirus pandemic

A handout photo made available by the press service of the Russian Defence Ministry shows Russian military specialists disinfecting the Military Medical Academy in Belgrade, Serbia, in line with Russia's…

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Photo Story: Coronavirus precautions in Serbia

A man makes a purchase over the cling film protective barrier at a farmers market in Belgrade, Serbia, amid the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Farmers markets are being reopened as…

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Photo Story: Orthodox Good Friday in Belgrade

A street vendor wearing gloves arranges hand-decorated Easter eggs in Belgrade, Serbia, 17 April 2020. Orthodox devotees will celebrate Easter on 19 April 2020. Customarily, eggs are dyed on…

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Major European operation against fraud gang based in Bulgaria and Serbia

A large criminal network involved in fraud, money laundering and social engineering was dismantled in an international investigation. Europol and Eurojust supported the investigation which involved law enforcement and judicial…

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Number of COVID-19 Cases in Serbia Nears 2,000

With 284 new cases of the novel coronavirus confirmed in Serbia on Sunday, the total number of infections stands at 1,908. Out of the total number of cases, a majority…

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Russia sending 11 military planes to Serbia with medical equipment

Russia says it is sending 11 military planes to Serbia carrying medical equipment to help in the fight against COVID-19. The Russian Defense Ministry said the aid commitment to the…

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Serbia’s military deploys at borders to help fight coronavirus

Serbia’s military deployed at the borders on Wednesday, for the first time in over a decade, as authorities imposed a state of emergency to try to curb the spread of…

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Serbia introduces state of emergency, borders closed to foreigners

A Serbian flag files over the Palace of Serbia in Belgrade, Serbia, 15 March 2020. On Sunday, the Serbian authorities declared the state of emergency on Sunday over the situation…

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Six new cases, a total of 41 people infected with coronavirus in Serbia

According to the latest data from the Serbian Ministry of Health, six new cases of coronavirus infection have been registered in our country. "From the last report until 6…

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Kosovo to lift tariffs on Serbian products

Kosovo will abolish 100% taxes imposed on import of raw material from Serbia and Bosnia Herzegovina on March 15, Kosovo’s prime minister said on Thursday. Albin Kurti, who took office…

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Kosovo and Serbia sign deal on rail and road links in huge diplomatic step

Kosovo and Serbia have agreed to create rail and motorway links between the two countries in a huge diplomatic step for the region. Representatives of both Balkan states signed a…

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Serbia struggles with population decline

According to the World Bank, Serbia’s population of just below 7 million is projected to fall to 5.8 million by 2050. That would represent a 25% fall since 1990. The…

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Commercial flights between Serbia and Kosovo to resume

Serbian and Kosovan authorities signed a deal Tuesday to resume commercial flights between Belgrade and Pristina for the first time in more than two decades, officials said. POLITICO reports that senior…

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Serbia strives to address air pollution

Following ombudsman Zoran Pašalić’s decision to start the review of the work of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Serbia and six municipal authorities due to air pollution, the…

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Photo Story: High air pollution in Belgrade

People are seen walking during a polluted day in Belgrade, Serbia, on Wednesday 15 January 2020. An air quality index (AQI) rated Belgrade air as unhealthy. Photo: EPA-EFE/ANDREJ CUKIC

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Photo Story: Serbian Orthodox Yule Log Tradition in Nis

Residents carry branches of an oak tree which will be used as a yule logs, onto the hills above the village of Vrmdza, some 30 kilometres from the southern Serbian…

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Leaks reveal arms sale scandal in Serbia implicating interior minster’s father

A man working for the Serbian arms company Krusik unleashed a scandal by leaking files he claims implicate the father of Serbia's interior minister in a corruption affair. The employee…

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Teacher avoids massacre in Serbian school

A shooting in Serbian high school saw a gym teacher confront and disarm a rifle-wielding assailant, allowing the students to escape. Witnesses cited by the daily Blic said the shooter…

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Serbia’s president accuses Russia of spying

Serbia's president confirmed a video of a Russian spy bribing a former Serbia officer is authentic but said that the espionage scandal would not impact close bilateral relations. President Aleksandar…

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Serbian President admitted to hospital with heart problems

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has been admitted to a hospital after experiencing heart problems, his office said on Saturday. A government official who spoke on condition of anonymity told Reuters…

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Serbia set to buy sophisticated Russian missiles

Russia will deliver a sophisticated anti-aircraft missile system to Serbia even though the U.S. has warned of possible sanctions against the Balkan country in the event of such purchases. Russia’s…

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Russia sends state-of-the-art air defence system to Serbia

Russia's defence ministry announced that it has sent its advanced air-defence S-400 missile system to Serbia for a joint exercise. The S-400 and a Pantsir anti-aircraft gun and missile system will be deployed at Batajnica base outside…

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Serbia determined to join Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union in spite of EU warnings

Serbia’s plan to join a Russian-led economic union is drawing ire from the European Union, which the Balkan nation says it wants to be part of. The EU’s executive commission…

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On this day…

1914 WWI: Serbia declares war against Germany 1916 Malta's former Prime Minister Dom Mintoff was born 1937 Franco's artillery fires on Madrid 1937 US and USSR sign trade treaty 1945…

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Eurojust helps reveal fake organic food fraud in Italy and Serbia

In close cooperation with Eurojust, Italian and Serbian national authorities unraveled a transnational large-scale fraud in the production and trade of allegedly organic food and beverages from rotten apples. In…

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Malta: Man from North Macedonia fighting for his life after argument in St Paul’s Bay – Police searching for Serbian man in connection with the case

The Police are searching for a person from Serbia, in connection to a stabbing which followed an argument in Bugibba on Monday night. TVM reports that in this argument, a…

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