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Tens of thousands join protests in Serbia's Novi Sad
Serbia is in the throes of a political crisis, sparked by a deadly infrastructure collapse in Novi Sad late last year, with ongoing student-led protests putting immense pressure on the government.
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Shopping boycotts launched across the Balkans
Boycott that started in protest against high prices in Croatia now spreading across the region.
Serbian President Vucic mulls snap general election
After prime minister's resignation, President Aleksandar Vucic says the ruling SNS will decide whether to form a new government or call a snap general election.
Analysts and diplomats accuse Serbia of hybrid warfare ahead of Kosovo's general election
Finnish ambassador and Pristina-based experts claim Serbia is using disinformation campaigns designed to create ethnic divisions and undermine trust in democratic institutions.
Lack of megadeals drags down M&A volume in Emerging Europe
The number of deals in Central and Southeast Europe rose in 2024 but aggregate deal value fell by 31%, finds law firm CMS.
Serbian Prime Minister Vucevic resigns after weeks of mass protests
President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling SNS are facing their biggest crisis since coming to power 13 years ago.
BALKAN BLOG: Serbia’s student protests are a call for change, not a colour revolution
Protesters are fighting for societal change and an end to government corruption, nepotism and perceived institutional incompetence, but they aren't seeking to oust the president.
Serbia goes on strike
Large parts of Serbian society are out on strike on January 24, as students, cultural institutions and workers across various sectors stop work in solidarity with ongoing protests against the government.
Are Georgia and Serbia heading for coloured revolutions?
As protests swell in Georgia and Serbia, the critical question is whether demonstrators will force change or prove ineffective against their deeply entrenched ruling elites.
URUS-ClearPic: Across Eurasia, China is leveraging supply risk successfully – so could others
In late 2001, when much of the world – especially the US and the West – was preoccupied by 9/11 and the resulting military campaigns, China acceded to the World Trade Organisation. This marked a shift in its global trade and China’s playbook.
BALKAN BLOG: Polluted Balkan capitals choke on winter smog
Winter has earned the grim moniker of “choking season” across the Balkans as cities in the region grapple with hazardous levels of air pollution.
Wizz Air stops refuelling at Belgrade airport to comply with US sanctions
Recent US sanctions targeted oil and gas company NIS, the sole supplier of aviation fuel in Serbia, which is majority-owned by Russia’s Gazprom Neft.
Serbian President Vucic wants to introduce flying cars by 2027
Announcement met with derision, with media outlets dismissing the plan as “science fiction”.
Serbian workers, lawyers and professors join growing student protests
Protests erupted in Serbia after the November 2024 collapse of a canopy at the Novi Sad train station that killed 15 people.
OUTLOOK Southeastern Europe 2025
What is in store for Southeastern Europe in 2025? bne IntelliNews’ annual OUTLOOK: Southeastern Europe 2025
Sanctions stepped up in the Western Balkans, but with mixed results
The number of individuals and companies in the Western Balkans sanctioned by the US and other Western countries has sharply increased, says a report from the Global Initiative for Transnational Organized Crime.
Mass protests in Serbia test ruling party's grip on power
Students, farmers, opposition groups and other citizens have joined forces in a movement that shows no sign of abating.
Serbian financial sector inflation expectations decline in December
Inflation expectations in Serbia’s financial sector dropped in December, aligning with the central bank’s target range, the central bank said.
Emerging Europe split between eager anticipation and wary acceptance ahead of Trump inauguration
For some leaders in Central and Southeast Europe, the new Trump presidency is seen as a opportunity; for others it’s a challenge to navigate carefully.
Car rams into protest in Belgrade, injuring female student
Tens of thousands of people across Serbia have joined anti-government protests since the collapse of a canopy at the railway station in Novi Sad claimed 15 lives.