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EU pushes Serbia into Russia’s arms
Explanatory 07:45 The bloc must pressure Belgrade to abandon its longtime ally by Helena Ivanov People wave Russian and Serbian flags during a rally in Belgrade. ... -
Serbian gang leader offers to testify on major criminal cases
Veljko Belivuk. Illustration: Igor Vujcic/BIRN Veljko Belivuk, known as “Velja Nevolja” (“Trouble Velja”), a leader of the Janjicari (Janissaries), a notorious so-called group of football fans ... -
Poland ‘key’ to Western arms supply to Ukraine – EURACTIV.com
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Serbia will denounce Russia if Zelenskiy condemns NATO bombings in 1999 – EURACTIV.com
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Nuclear project with Russian reactors shakes up Bulgarian politics – EURACTIV.com
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Czechia sees sharp drop in car production: Emerging Europe this week
central Europe Czech Passenger car production fell 11.4% year-on-year to 92,657 vehicles in January, posting its lowest result for that month since 2010 as chip shortages ... -
‘Big Four’ speed up consensus on EU migration pact – EURACTIV.com
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Chinese project in Serbia raises familiar concerns over Beijing’s investments in the Balkans
Questions over a Chinese contract to build a multimillion-dollar sewage system in a Serbian town have raised flags among activists who say it’s a microcosm of ... -
Gazprom secures additional gas volumes for Serbia, says country’s deputy prime minister – Business & Economy
BELGRADE, February 1. /TASS/. The energy supply situation in Serbia remains stable, with the Russian company Gazprom having obtained additional gas volumes, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister ... -
Le Pen secures Hungarian bank loan to fund presidential campaign – EURACTIV.com
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Serbian prosecutors: Djokovic’s COVID-19 test was valid | Radio WGN 720
through: DUSAN STOJANOVIC, Associated Press Job : 2 Feb 2022 / 3:32 p.m. CST / Update: 2 Feb 2022 / 3:32 p.m. CST Serbian tennis player ... -
World leaders present at Beijing Winter Olympics, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan invited
The upcoming Winter Olympics are the target of a US-led diplomatic boycott of human rights abuses in China. But there will still be a gathering of ... -
Kyiv’s stance on minority rights ‘limits’ support in conflict – EURACTIV.com
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Chinese investments in Serbia criticized for ‘miserable and dangerous’ working conditions
NNA | Update: January 23, 2022 7:42 p.m. STI Zrenjanin [Serbia], Jan 23 (ANI): Considered China’s biggest industrial investment in Europe, Ling Long Tire’s $900 million ... -
Serbian President announces his intention to request additional gas volumes from Russia – Business & Economy
BELGRADE, December 25. / TASS /. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic plans to have telephone talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday and request additional ... -
Hungarian Prime Minister denounced in Bosnia for anti-Muslim rhetoric
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (AP) – Bosnian officials and religious leaders on Wednesday denounced suggestions expressed by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his spokesman that ... -
The world wants more lithium, but doesn’t want more mines
(Bloomberg) – Prices for lithium, the cornerstone of electric vehicle batteries, have hit an all-time high this year, amplifying concerns that there won’t be enough metal ... -
Mine needed to ‘fight climate change’ is not proving popular in Serbia
By Thomas Biesheuvel and Misha Savic, Prices for lithium, the cornerstone of electric vehicle batteries, hit an all-time high this year, amplifying fears that there isn’t ... -
Greece, Serbia agree to reaffirm cultural ties
Serbian Minister of Culture Maja GojkoviÄ with Greek Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni at the Acropolis Museum. Greece and Serbia further strengthen traditional relations through a ... -
Lithium mine stirs up unrest in Serbia
Farms and cornfields dot the gentle rolling plains of Serbia’s Jadar Valley, but beneath the bucolic surface lies one of Europe’s largest lithium deposits – the ... -
Slovak secret service labels party within Renew group “left-wing extremists” – EURACTIV.com
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Russian gas donation to Serbia comes with conditions | Seen
The opinions expressed in View articles are solely those of the authors. Serbian President Aleksandar VuÄiÄ had a very unpleasant job when he met his Russian ... -
Protesters block roads in Serbia to criticize mining projects
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) – Thousands of protesters in Belgrade and other Serbian towns blocked main roads and bridges on Saturday to denounce a lithium mine project ... -
Serbia under pressure from Chinese investments – New Eastern Europe
The last decade has seen Belgrade and Beijing become close economic partners. Although this cooperation has brought many benefits to the Balkan state, its unilateral dependence ... -
Company Highlights: Holiday Shopping, Christmas Markets
NEW YORK (AP) – Buyers backed by strong hires, healthy salary earnings and substantial savings are returning to stores and splurging on all types of items. ... -
Serbian President praises military-technical cooperation with Russia – Russian Politics & Diplomacy
BELGRADE, November 24. / TASS /. Serbia and Russia keep their military-technical cooperation at a good level, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in his nationwide address ... -
500 Vietnamese forced laborers in Chinese factory in Serbia have only two toilets, report says
About 500 migrant workers from Vietnam are being exploited at a Chinese-run company in Serbia, local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) reported last week. The summary: The workers, ... -
Rights groups in Serbia fear workers at Chinese factory may be trafficked
Vietnamese workers helping to build China’s first car tire factory in Europe are shivering in barracks with no heat, hungry, no money, and no help from ... -
Vietnamese workers at Chinese factory in Serbia call for help
ZRENJANIN, Serbia (AP) – They shiver in barracks without heating, are hungry and have no money. They say their passports were taken by their Chinese employer ... -
Serbia plans to buy 3 billion cubic meters of Russian gas per year for 10 years – Vucic – Business & Economy
BELGRADE, November 17. / TASS /. Serbia plans to buy 3 billion cubic meters of Russian natural gas per year for 10 years, Serbian President Aleksandar ... -
Wang Yi: Sino-Serbian friendship is “on the right side of history”
01:49 Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday hailed the Sino-Serbian friendship in Belgrade, saying maintaining it is “to stand on the right ... -
Chinese and Serbian people are heroic nations with a backbone: Wang Yi
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, bangs his elbow with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic after a press conference Thursday at the Serbian Palace in Belgrade. (AP ... -
China, Serbia praise ‘steel friendship’ amid growing ties
Chinese state banks have provided billions of dollars in loans to the Balkan countries for construction projects which are mostly carried out by Chinese workers. China, ... -
“How a large Chinese company operates in Serbia”
BELGRADE – Amid Beijing’s efforts to strengthen its influence in Serbia, Chinese tech giant Huawei has signed secret deals with people close to the country’s state-owned ... -
Moldova declares state of emergency due to gas crisis in the absence of a supply agreement with Russia | International
Moldova has declared a state of emergency due to the energy crisis. The Moldovan Parliament on Friday ratified the request of Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita to ... -
Zijin opens copper and gold mine in Serbia
BELGRADE, October 22 (Reuters) – Zijin mine in China 601899.SS has started mining a new Serbian copper and gold mine which is expected to make the ... -
Meeting with Putin will be crucial for gas contract, says Serbian President – Business & Economy
BELGRADE, October 16. / TASS /. The meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin will be crucial for the contract to supply gas to Serbia, Serbian President ... -
Croatia says it won’t do dirty work of EU migration – EURACTIV.com
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Veritas Papers – Who has Dragan Djilas loaned money to?
According to the daily Informer, over the past five years, the company Multikom of Dragan Djilas has lent up to 201,540,000 dinars, or nearly two million ... -
Serbia becomes a gas transit country on October 1 – Business & Economy
BELGRADE, October 9. / TASS /. Serbia has been a gas transit country since October 1, thanks to timely agreements with Russia and the construction of ... -
Morning titles for Slovenia: Thursday October 7, 2021
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Romanian minority government falls into vote of no confidence
In addition, the Moldovan prosecutor has been arrested, Turkey and Azerbaijan are organizing military exercises, and more. The big story: Romanian Prime Minister Florin Citu’s government ... -
Serbian leaders defend finance minister caught in Pandora papers
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (2-R), Mohamed Ali Alabbar, President of Eagle Hills (R), Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic (L) and Finance Minister Sinisa Mali (2-L) inspect ... -
Pandora Papers: a new leak reveals the hidden riches of the Balkan PEPs
The files would also establish a link between the Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis in a murky ⬠15million offshore deal to fund the purchase of ... -
EU, US defuse automotive conflict between Kosovo and Serbia
Kosovo and Serbia, with support from the EU and the US, have ended a potentially explosive dispute over car license plates. According to the agreement, NATO ... -
The EU walks a tightrope – EURACTIV.com
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EU urges Kosovo and Serbia to discuss disputes and reduce tensions
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) – The EU chief executive on Wednesday called on Kosovo and Serbia to resolve their differences through dialogue and ease recent tensions over ... -
In Serbia, the fight for “green” votes turns badly
In a Facebook post on September 10, activist Marija Alimpic predicted that the uprising would end up “deceiving the people”. She accused Cuta of cooperating with ... -
Kosovo calls on Serbia to reduce tensions and start dialogue
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) – Ethnic Serbs blocked the border between Kosovo and Serbia for the third day in a row on Wednesday to protest the decision ... -
More dead on Polish-Belarusian border – EURACTIV.com
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Czech Republic seeks fine in Turow mining dispute with Poland – EURACTIV.com
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Tensions rise at Kosovo-Serbian border over license plates
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) – Tensions rose on Kosovo’s border with Serbia on Monday as Kosovo deployed riot police as Serbs protested a decision by Kosovar authorities ... -
Agreement on migration pact expected after French elections – EURACTIV.com
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Belarusian electric bus assembly projects in Serbia
MINSK, September 17 (BelTA) – A delegation from the Belarusian Ministry of Industry is visiting Serbia on September 17-18, officials from the Belarusian embassy in Serbia ... -
The new flame of Chinese multilateralism in vaccine cooperation
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (2nd left) attends a foundation stone laying ceremony for a COVID-19 vaccine production plant in Belgrade, Serbia, September 9, 2021. / Xinhua ... -
The emergence of Serbia as China’s new strategic hub – EURACTIV.com
EU membership remains Serbia’s strategic objective, as two-thirds of its trade is with the EU. However, Serbia has become closer and closer to China in recent ... -
Open Balkans Initiative: Continuity of Western Neocolonialism?
Open Conference on the Balkans in Skopje / credit: Flickr / Government of North Macedonia The European Union’s process of adding new member states has stalled ... -
Serbia ‘abused’ money laundering laws to target critics, Reuters reports
Part of a list of NGOs whose financial data was sought from banks. Screenshot: Youtube.com/Newsmax Adria Serbia is among several countries that have abused legislation passed ... -
A tip from Air Serbia for service in the Far East
State-owned Serbia Post said Air Serbia is expected to launch flights to the Far East soon, which will generate new postal freight opportunities, fueling further speculation ... -
What to except from the 2021 commemoration
© OSRH, Hrvatska Vojska, Croatian Army August 3, 2021 – YIHR’s Operation Storm Panel will bring together historical experts to discuss the progress of Operation Storm ... -
Serbia partners with UGT Renewables for the construction of 1 GW of photovoltaic capacity
The Serbian government is in talks with US-based UGT Renewables for the construction of photovoltaic (PV) plants with a total installed capacity of 1 GW (gigawatt) ... -
Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine renew their wishes to the EU
Plus, red-faced Poland is calling some Olympic athletes home, Russia says it has tested a hypersonic cruise missile, and more. The big story: Trio seeks to ... -
Serbian President does not rebuke Minister’s call for unification of all Serbs under one state – Released
Serbian President Aleksandar VuÄiÄ refused to reprimand his interior minister’s call for the unification of all Serbs in the Balkans under one state. “It is important ... -
China’s Belt and Road Initiative causes environmental damage in Serbia
Back end of 2015Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, then Prime Minister, was a guest on the national television channel RTS. Asked by host Olivera Jovicevic why the ... -
Serbian NGOs file environmental complaints against Rio Tinto, China Communications Construction Co
BELGRADE (Serbia), July 15 (SeeNews) – Two Serbian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) say they have filed complaints against Rio Tinto’s local subsidiary, Rio Sava, and the China ... -
The devil is in the detail – EURACTIV.com
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Albania and Kosovo present divergent views on regional cooperation at Berlin summit – Exit
The leaders of Albania and Kosovo presented opposing views at the 8th Berlin Process summit regarding a potential regional common market among the six countries of ... -
Central banks plunge back into the gold market
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Gold regains luster after central bank purchases fall to decade low
(Bloomberg) – Central banks could regain their appetite for buying gold after sitting on the sidelines last year. Central banks from Serbia to Thailand have increased ... -
What is the debt of Serbia?
So far, Serbia has borrowed a total of 8.37 billion euros from European banks, including the EBRD, the EIB, the CEB, the German Development Bank and ... -
Vučić orders the National Bank of Serbia to buy gold
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic violated the independence of the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) for the second time. As a little over two years ago, the ... -
Baltic Sea Greens denounce Nord Stream 2 – EURACTIV.com
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Chinese company Zijin Mining has started trial production at Serbian world-class Čukaru Peki copper gold mine
Äukaru Peki Copper and Gold Mine Photo: Courtesy of Zijin Mining Chinese mining company Zijin Mining on Wednesday announced the start of test production at the ... -
Greeks in limbo against AstraZeneca’s jab – EURACTIV.com
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A conversation with Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic
BELGRADE, SERBIA – JUNE 29: Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic makes a gesture after receiving the vote of … [+] confidence in the National Assembly in ... -
Bright prospects for China-CEEC economic relations
Aerial photo taken on June 8, 2021 showing the main location of the 2nd China-Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) Exhibition in Ningbo, east China’s Zhejiang ... -
Explosions during forced evacuation of munitions factory in Serbia
A series of explosions rocked a munitions factory in central Serbia early Friday, forcing the evacuation of workers and residents nearby and causing panic but no ... -
Greece responded if it was recognition of Kosovo – PoliticsEnglish
The Greek Foreign Ministry issued a statement outlining Athens’ position on Kosovo’s independence. Source: Kosovo online Tuesday, June 1, 2021 | 17:18 EPA-EFE / KOSTAS TSIRONIS ... -
Serbian party wants to thank China with ‘Comrade Xi’ statue
First, billions of dollars of investment, then millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Now, there is a campaign for Serbia to thank China in a way ... -
Statue of “Comrade Xi”? Serbia wants to thank its friends in China
First there were billions of dollars in investment, then millions of doses of vaccine. Now there is a campaign for Serbia to thank China in a ... -
Balkan Insight’s Week in pictures
Romanian Robert-Andrei Glinta competes in the men’s 50m butterfly of the LEN European Swimming Championships at Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary, May 20, 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE ... -
Big power wants to withdraw NATO forces from Kosovo – EURACTIV.com
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China strengthens Balkan ties using Serbian universities
BELGRADE – With a Chinese university project in Hungary sparking controversy over lack of transparency and concerns about academic freedom, Beijing’s influence in higher education in ... -
Vucic: 3000 dinars for vaccinated citizens, no sick leave for those who are not vaccinated
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday that the state would award citizens who had been vaccinated 3,000 dinars in addition to the second financial aid ... -
Covid-19: Serbia is the first country to offer money to those who get vaccinated – News
President Aleksandar Vucic said anyone who receives the vaccine before May 31 will receive $ 30 The Serbian president said on Wednesday that his country will ... -
bne IntelliNews – CONFERENCE CALL: Losing the Western Balkans
On May 3, EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi arrived in Belgrade on the first leg of his Western Balkans alert tour, carrying vaccines against the coronavirus ... -
Serbian President pursues EU membership, better relations with the US and greater role in the Balkans
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic receives Chinese Sinopharm vaccine against COVID-19 at a health post in Rudna Glava, Serbia on April 6, 2021 via REUTERS / Zorana ... -
Serbia’s budget overhaul brings deficit to 6.9% of GDP to mitigate effects of pandemic
Adds details, background, quotes BELGRADE, April 22 (Reuters) – The Serbian parliament adjusted the budget on Thursday, bringing the deficit to 381.7 billion dinars ($ 3.91 ... -
Serbian president downplays Bosnian tensions and rewards
Aleksandar Vucic (dark costume), President of Serbia and Milorad Dodik (right), Serbian member of the Bosnian Presidency. Photo: EPA / Vladimir Stojakovic A high-level delegation from ... -
Serbia, UK reach € 790m post-Brexit trade deal
The UK has signed another post-Brexit trade deal with an emerging European country: this time it’s Serbia. A new trade agreement between Serbia and the UK ...