Serbia’s biggest student-led movement one year on

“We have torn down the wall of fear You have torn down the walls of our homes We will rebuild our houses But you will never rebuild that wall of fear.” tweet@souriastrong (Rawia Alhoussaini) “Networks of Outrage and Hope: Social Movements in the...

Belgrade University Students Begin March to Novi Sad

Source: Beta News / Politics | 30.10.25 | access_time 13:18 Student's protest BETAPHOTO/Uros Matovic Early on Oct. 30, several thousand university students, highschoolers and other members of the general public began a 70-kilometer march to Novi...

Serbian Tour Operators Eye Direct Flights from Belgrade to Chios

The Serbian delegation outside a local distillery, accompanied by George Kakoutis, Head of the GNTO Office in Serbia; George Passas from the Chios Chamber of Commerce; and tour guide Ioanna Kallimasia. Photo source: GNTO Leading Serbian tour...

The streets against the regime in Serbia: one year of mobilization in review

Throughout the last year, Serbian students have been taking to the streets. They have succeeded in organizing the largest protest movement since the fall of Slobodan Milošević in 2000. They accuse Aleksandar Vučić’s authoritarian and corrupt...

A year after Serbia's Novi Sad disaster: 'It is no longer the country it was before 1 November last year'

One year ago, on 1 November 2024, the canopy of the train station in the Serbian town of Novi Sad collapsed, killing 16 people. The Novi Sad train station was renovated shortly before the collapse in 2024 — by a Chinese company. Citizens soon...

New York-JFK Vs. Newark Liberty: Which Airport Wins With International Routes?

John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) are the two primary international hubs serving the Big Apple. Given that New York is such an economically important city (rivaled only by London), it can...

Student and journalist Božidar Milovac: “The future of Serbian media depends on the outcome of the protests”

In the lead-up to the one-year anniversary of the Novi Sad railway canopy collapse, which killed 16 people on 1 November 2024, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) spoke with Božidar Milovac, a Serbian student and journalist from Novi Sad....

Thousands march in Serbia to mark deadly train station collapse a year ago 

Thousands of Serbian youth are marching across the country before a mass rally in the northern town of Novi Sad, marking the first anniversary of a train station collapse that prompted the country’s biggest antigovernment protest movement in...

Madarski Konnik Cinema Club in Shumen Wins Two Awards at 33rd Camera 300 International Festival in Bitola

The film The Home by Myuzhgen Isuf, Apostol Fanev, Krasimir Georgiev and Nikolay Todorov from the Madarski Konnik Cinema Club in Shumen has won the award for directing at the 33rd Camera 300 International Festival of Amateur Documentary Film in...

EU ambassadors, including Bulgaria's ambassador to Serbia: Right to protest and free media, without violence

Respect for fundamental rights and values, including freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of the media, are key values of the EU that everyone must defend and support. We call on everyone to act with restraint, calm tensions, and avoid...

‘Thank You, Putin’: Why France’s envoy to India thanked the Russian president

New Delhi: Thierry Mathou, France’s ambassador to India, offered a ‘provocative’ assessment of Europe’s shifting security priorities and thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for bringing ‘a new consciousness’ to Europe. Speaking at an...

European Commission makes it clear that Serbia can still import Russian gas

The European Commission (EC) is making it clear that Serbia can still import Russian gas - despite some interpretations of the new regulation that bans imports, but only to EU members, Insajder reported last night, adding that EC spokeswoman...

Preparation of documentation for gas interconnector between Serbia and North Macedonia in final phase – Construction to be completed in 2027, commissioning in 2028

The feasibility study for the gas interconnector between Serbia and North Macedonia has been completed, while the preparation of project and technical documentation is in the final stage, the Ministry of Mining and Energy announced after a meeting...

After a year of street protests, Serbia’s students split on what should come next

Midway through a 16-day, 250-mile (400km) march from Novi Pazar to Novi Sad, Inas Hodžić was still remarkably energetic. Like thousands of other Serbian students, he was making his way to the city which, last autumn, become the scene of national...

Serbia plans new mining law to align legislation with EU rules on critical raw materials

The law will be harmonized with the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act and the European Green Deal, to gradually align Serbia’s regulatory framework with the EU’s goals for sustainable mining, climate neutrality, and secure minerals supply, according...

Serbia’s EU bid: Necessity-driven joint ambition facing foreign policy hurdles

Serbia’s journey toward the European Union began in January 2001, when pro-European parties won parliamentary elections following the fall of Slobodan Milošević in October 2000. At the time, some observers even speculated that the Federal Republic...

The role of the right wing in student protests in Serbia

Neither left, nor right, nor civic, nor nationalist. Despite the student movement’s position of not taking sides on issues that could polarise Serbian society, a year of mass anti-government protests has been marked by right-wing and nationalist...

Tajik dried fruit producers achieve key international certification, boosting export potential

09:20, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus A significant milestone for Tajikistan's agribusiness sector has been reached as three leading dried fruit producers—Mevai Kand, Kand K, and Zardolui Isfara—have obtained the internationally recognized FSSC 22000 Food...

Politico: Inside Paul Manafort’s comeback – his failed attempt to rehabilitate Berisha in Washington

Brescia, Italy, is not the most obvious place for a disgraced American politico to make a triumphant return. But when Paul Manafort appeared at a political event there in April — less than five years after his convictions on financial and lobbying...

The most critical European Commission report on Serbia to date

After the European Parliament adopted a resolution containing the most negative assessments of reforms in Serbia so far, Belgrade is set to face even harsher criticism from Brussels. On 4 November, the European Commission will publish enlargement...