Serbia
BioSense and NASA team up to help Serbia's agriculture sector adapt to climate change
Project intended to help Serbian agriculture cope with climate change and use water resources and land as rationally as possible.
BALKAN BLOG: Cancelled $2.4bn Rio Tinto project linked to Djokovic deportation
The Serbian government revoked licences for Rio Tinto’s massive lithium project just days after Australia deported Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic. But the reasons for cancelling the project have more to do with domestic politics.
Serbia revokes licences for Rio Tinto’s $2.4bn lithium project
Huge lithium project cancelled following weeks of mass protests in Serbia.
OUTLOOK: 2022 Serbia
President Aleksandar Vucic and the ruling SNS to be put to the test in election year.
Crisis eases in Bosnia as Dodik says Serbs to return to state institutions
Bosnian Serb leader backs on withdrawal of Serbs from army and other state institutions under pressure from Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.
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Kosovo’s parliament bans voting in Serbian referendum in Kosovo
Voting underway in Serbian referendum on constitution aimed at boosting independence of the judiciary, but MPs in Pristina vote to ban ethnic Serbs from voting on Kosovan territory.
Migrants meet smugglers in Serbia: Is the Balkan route really closed?
The Balkan route used during the 2015 European migrant crisis might officially be closed, but the migrant movement never ceased.
PPF still has the deal-making mojo after death of founder Petr Kellner
New CEO Ladislav Bartonicek is reported to be selling Home Credit Russia as part of the investment group's shift to more mature markets.
Heavy EU spending failed to improve rule of law in Western Balkans
Over €700mn spent to little effect in candidate and prospective candidate countries, finds European Court of Auditors.
BALKAN BLOG: Top Serbian government officials undermine vaccination message with vocal support for Djokovic
President Aleksandar Vucic and other top officials have come out in support of Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic, currently detained in Australia, whose vaccination status is unclear.
Serbian media tycoon takes over Southampton football club
United Media founder Dragan Solak bought football club from Chinese real estate magnate Gao Jisheng in £100mn deal.
New COVID-19 wave looms in under-vaccinated Southeast Europe
Soon after Southeast Europe emerged from the autumn wave of the pandemic, cases are already rising again as the Omicron variant spreads in the region.
CEE banking: As good as it gets in (post-) crisis times and the challenging geopolitical environment
Western European banks have made double-digit increases in the growth of their credit exposures to the CE/SEE region in the past 12-18 months.
Serbia suspends plans for Rio Tinto’s lithium mine
Plans to build huge mine that would have turned Serbia into Europe's top lithium producer on hold after mass protests.
Telekom Srbija to get a €70mn loan from EIB for introduction of 5G and expansion of 4G network
EIB loan will enable 60% of Serbian citizens to get access to 5G and expand the 4G network so it is accessible to almost all citizens.
National Bank of Serbia expects inflation to peak in late 2021 and early 2022
Annual inflation reached 7.5% in November, mainly driven by higher food and energy prices.
Back to rail at the start of the Western Balkans’ green transition
The Western Balkans states are looking anew at long-neglected rail networks as they embark on the green transition. The EIB’s Matteo Rivellini outlines efforts to develop rail in the region.
BALKAN BLOG: Vucic’s tactical retreat in the face of mass protests
The Serbian president unexpectedly caved in to the demands of protesters against Rio Tinto’s Jadar lithium project, cleverly dividing the protest movement and undercutting its credibility.
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Grim plights in Belarus and Turkey underlined as Committee to Protect Journalists reports “especially bleak year” worldwide
Prison census finds number of journalists jailed around the world in 2021 hit a new record.
Serbian government withdraws expropriation law that sparked mass protests, opposition sceptical
Changes to law on expropriation sparked two weekends of mass protests and road blockades as opponents argued it was tailored to mining company Rio Tinto, which is seeking to develop a huge lithium mine in the country.
