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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 ... -
Ukraine War: Have Eastern Europe’s warnings against Russia fallen on deaf ears?
For years political leaders in Central and Eastern Europe have warned of the immediate dangers posed by Russia and now – amid Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine ... -
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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‘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 ... -
Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov met with Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic and discussed cooperation – Novinite.com
Prime Minister Kiril Petkov is on an official visit to Serbia at the invitation of Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic. The two gave a joint press ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Novak Djokovic: Serbian President accuses Australia of ‘lying’ about tennis star | Tennis | sport
The Serbian president has sensationally accused Australia of ‘lying’ about ‘Orwellian performance’ following the expulsion of world tennis star Novak Djokovic. On Sunday morning, three Australian ... -
Australia rushes to file defense of Djokovic ban as court battle looms
Australian authorities rushed on Sunday to file a legal defense of their decision to ban entry to world tennis number one Novak Djokovic due to his ... -
Anger in Serbia after demanding Djokovic’s treatment in Australia
SYDNEY – On a tennis court, Novak Djokovic’s timing is perfect. But when he arrived in Australia to play the first Grand Slam of the year ... -
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 ... -
Budapest-Belgrade railway project, Europe
The Budapest-Belgrade railway project involves the modernization of a 350 km cross-border high-speed railway between Hungary and Serbia. Credit: Deutsche Bahn. The railway modernization project is ... -
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 ... -
Factory showed uglier face of Sino-Serbian partnership | See
The opinions expressed in View articles are solely those of the authors. the Sino-Serbian partnership flourished in recent years – according to the National Bank of ... -
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 ... -
Hunter Biden scheduled 2010 investment meeting with Serbian president, emails say
Hunter Biden arranged an investment meeting with the Serbian president and “wealthy people” – and planned to hitchhike with then-vice president Joe Biden when he traveled ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Čadež: “The Open Balkans initiative is crucial for the survival of the regional economy”
“The Open Balkans Initiative (Otvorni Balkan) is a crucial process for the survival of the economy and jobs in Serbia,” said Serbian Chamber of Commerce President ... -
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 ... -
Authoritarian rulers are not as powerful as they seem – OpEd – Eurasia Review
Take a look at some statistics: Contrary to popular belief, authoritarian regimes are neither infallible nor generous. Let us beware of falling into their propaganda; the ... -
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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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 ... -
Press review: the Pentagon plays the blame game on the Afghan flop and the eased Kosovo-Serbian tensions – Press review
Izvestia: Russia and United States agree to establish two working groups on strategic stability Moscow and Washington have agreed to create two strategic working groups on ... -
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 ... -
Nine stories you must read (or watch)
Photo: Ladislav Krivan / iDNES.cz / Profimedia (©) To share Best of the week: nine stories you must read (or watch) Hey, you’re busy! We know ... -
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 ... -
Kosovo war crimes suspect condemns “Gestapo” tribunal
A former Kosovo rebel commander compared a war crimes tribunal to Nazi Germany’s secret police as they began their first trial in The Hague yesterday. Salih ... -
New study says China uses investments to buy political influence in Central and Eastern Europe
A new report has found a correlation between the influx of Chinese capital into a country and a negative impact on its environment and the quality ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Government ministers and their fake university degrees
Apparently, a good reputation is very important for Prime Minister Ana Brnabić when it comes to appointing government officials. However, neither the prime minister nor his ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Exiles from Chinese Uyghur camps detail forced abortions and torture
Three Uyghurs who fled China to Turkey describe forced abortions and torture by Chinese authorities in the far west region of Xinjiang in China, before testifying ... -
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 ... -
Belgrade sees the United States as an important pillar in the competition of the great powers | Voice of America
Two decades after a US-led bombing campaign on the Serbian capital, Belgrade, which helped end the Kosovo war, a senior Serbian official said his country was ... -
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 ... -
Gamaleya center approves production of Sputnik V in Serbia, official says
BELGRADE, May 19 / TASS /. The Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology has confirmed the quality of the Sputnik V vaccine produced by ... -
Big power wants to withdraw NATO forces from Kosovo – EURACTIV.com
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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 ...