Serbia
Serbian NGO urges authorities to sanction paramilitary Wagner group's local activities
Growing concern over Russian paramilitary organisations activities in Serbia after it called for Serb volunteers to join its ranks and fight in Ukraine.
bneGREEN: River of waste clogs Serbia’s Lake Potpec after heavy rains
Packaging waste, household appliances, dead animals and other debris swept down Lim River to gather behind barrier protecting Potpec hydropower plant.
OPINION: What politics after Vucic will look like is Serbia’s billion-dollar question
For the last decade Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has worked to make himself irreplaceable. So when he talks about life after politics he raises questions that no one can answer.
EBRD invests record €13.1bn into its region in 2022
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development invested a record €13.1bn into its Emerging Europe and Eurasia region in 2022, the bank announced on January 12.
NEMETHY: Key economic and financial drivers to watch in 2023
There is an old joke that the role of economic forecasters is to make astrologers look good. Forecasting GDP or inflation for the upcoming year with any degree of accuracy is virtually impossible, but there are some scary signs appearing.
OUTLOOK 2023: Southeast Europe
The war in Ukraine had a seismic effect on the security, political and economic landscape of Southeast Europe.
Serbia reports massive cyberattack on interior ministry
Attacks followed the targeting of the defence ministry website, claimed by hacker collective Anonymous that accused Serbia of supporting Russia's war in Ukraine.
Member of Kosovo Security Force arrested for wounding two Serb boys
11- and 12-year-old shot from a moving car during the during the Orthodox Christmas Eve celebration.
Emerging Europe backs nuclear power to solve energy needs
Hungary, Czechia, Poland, Slovakia and Romania all plan new reactors and many countries are also looking at small modular reactors for the future.
Hacker collective Anonymous downs Serbian defence ministry website
World’s largest hacker community tells Serbian president: “Stop Destabilizing the region and stop supporting Russia.”
Serbian President Vucic says he won’t stand for another term
Aleksandar Vucic says he doesn't intend to seek a third term as president and will step down as SNS leader in his annual address to the nation.
January temperature records broken across Europe
Eight countries in Europe recorded all-time high temperature records for January on New Year’s Day this year. The following data draws from the visualization of meteorologist Scott Duncan and reports by the BBC, Statista reports.
Kosovo Serbs start to remove barricades in north
Removal of the barricades is seen as a sign of the de-escalation of tensions in northern Kosovo, at least temporarily.
THE MITTELEUROPEAN VIEW: Western banks go back to square one in CEE
Major Western banks had already adjusted their regional portfolio allocations back to Central Europe so the Ukraine war has not forced a complete reassessment of business strategies.
Start of a new super cycle – fat and flat for 2023?
The global economy has been through some enormous changes in recent years, leading investors and analysts to believe we are at the start of a new high-inflation, lower-growth super-cycle that could last for as long as a decade.
Kosovo’s leaders to submit application for EU membership
Pristina to submit application on December 15 but move is largely symbolic as five EU states do not recognise Kosovo's independence.
IMF: Global food prices to remain elevated amid war, costly energy, La Niña.
Interest rate hikes have eased price pressures, but the weather, war and material costs could keep food prices elevated for longer,
Analysts say Turkmenistan told US diplomats ‘it’s not interested’ in Caspian gas-to-Europe connector project, wants major pipeline
Ashgabat said to be signalling that “it won’t get out of bed for anything less”.
Opinion: North Kosovo faces its worst instability since 2011
The risks of further escalation, including localised violence, should not be underestimated.
IMF: Riding the global debt rollercoaster
Global debt remained above pre-pandemic levels in 2021 even after posting its steepest decline in 70 years, underscoring the challenges for policymakers.
