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Serbia goes on strike

Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade January 24, 2025

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?

Clare Nuttall in Glasgow January 23, 2025

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

Alexander Teddy and Alexander Sherwood of Urus Advisory January 23, 2025

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

bne IntelliNews January 22, 2025

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

Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade January 22, 2025

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

Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade January 22, 2025

Announcement met with derision, with media outlets dismissing the plan as “science fiction”.

Serbian workers, lawyers and professors join growing student protests

Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade January 21, 2025

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

bne IntelliNews January 20, 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

Clare Nuttall in Glasgow January 19, 2025

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

Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade January 19, 2025

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

bne IntelliNews January 18, 2025

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

bne IntelliNews January 17, 2025

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

Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade January 16, 2025

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.

Kosovo shuts down Serbian parallel institutions, escalating tensions with Belgrade ahead of elections

Valentina Dimitrievska in Skopje January 15, 2025

Minister of Interior Xhelal Svecla announced the closure of Serbian municipal offices and parallel institutions, as well as post and tax offices.

Serbia mulls referendum on its president

Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade January 15, 2025

Serbia is weighing a confidence referendum on President Aleksandar Vucic, as his administration grapples with escalating protests over alleged corruption and mismanagement.

Putin-Trump summit planned — but where will it happen?

bne IntelliNews January 14, 2025

Both Serbia and Switzerland have offered to host talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US president-elect Donald Trump.

Nato chief warns of destabilisation risk around Kosovo's February general election

Valentina Dimitrievska in Skopje January 13, 2025

Tensions have been high in Serb-majority northern Kosovo for the past two years, raising fears of potential unrest during the upcoming elections.

BALKAN BLOG: Trump’s annexation remarks risk reigniting Balkan border disputes

Clare Nuttall in Glasgow January 12, 2025

Talk of the US annexing Greenland and Panama have already encouraged one far-right leader to propose that Bulgaria annex North Macedonia and parts of Ukraine.

Serbia plans to buy out Russian stake in NIS following US sanctions

Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade January 12, 2025

Sanctions reignited debates over Serbia’s foreign policy, as the country navigates its historic ties with Russia while facing Western pressure to align with EU and Nato policies.

EBRD delivers 26% expansion in investments in 2024, commits record €16.6bn across economies

bne IntelliNews January 10, 2025

Lender notes strong momentum in green and gender financing, in parallel with steadfast support for Ukraine and its real economy.

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