Now playing Next Serbia Serbia has rolled out the red carpet to China - but at what cost? Serbs living close to a Chinese-owned plant complain about sky-rocketing pollution. Activists say their concerns have fallen on deaf ears in Belgrade. 08/10/2020
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Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Serbia’s Muslim enclave fears new ethnic violence Residents of Muslim-majority Sandzak say that Belgrade has never recognised its responsibility for the violence of the 1990s. 21/09/2020
Now playing Next Russia Putin apologises to Serbian leader over ministry spokeswoman's post Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry, posted a picture of Vucic's meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House last week with a picture of Sharon Stone's legs from the Basic Instinct movie underneath. 11/09/2020
Now playing Next Montenegro Montenegro’s future is in the EU, says its prime minister-in-waiting Russia's influence in Montenegro has been 'over-emphasised', according to the university professor who will likely be the Balkan country's next leader. 10/09/2020
Now playing Next Serbia Serbia's Vucic non-committal on Trump’s Jerusalem embassy comment President Aleksander Vucic appeared somewhat taken aback when the US President declared that Serbia had agreed to move its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem. 07/09/2020
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Now playing Next USA Serbia and Kosovo agree to closer economic ties in US-brokered deal US president Donald Trump announced Serbia and Kosovo have normalized economic ties after a meeting with the country's leaders at the White House. 05/09/2020
Now playing Next USA Serbia and Kosovo normalise economic ties after White House talks Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo’s Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti both described the deal, a diplomatic boost for Donald Trump, as a "huge step forward". 04/09/2020
Now playing Next Montenegro Who is the opposition alliance that won Montenegro's election? The opposition, consisting of three major political alliances, secured a slim victory over the incumbent DPS party, which has been in power for nearly three decades. But what do these factions stand for? 02/09/2020
Now playing Next Montenegro Montenegro: Thousands take to streets as opposition claims victory The Balkan country is at a crossroads after pro-Serb and pro-Russian parties performed better than expected in parliamentary elections. 01/09/2020
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Now playing Next Serbia Serbia launches investigation into finances of rights groups A government official told the state news agency that non-government groups should not be treated as “holy cows.” 28/07/2020
Now playing Next Serbia 'Health disaster': Doctors hit out over Serbia's coronavirus spike "The total abandonment of measures to fight the epidemic in the pre-election period caused the loss of control of the epidemiological situation," doctors said in an open letter. 21/07/2020
Now playing Next Austria Austria steps up border checks as COVID-19 cases rise in Balkans As COVID-19 cases rise in the Balkans, people entering Austria from Slovenia are now facing checks of their cargo and health status. 20/07/2020
Now playing Next Serbia Serbia denies hiding COVID-19 impact to push ahead with election The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) found Belgrade underreported COVID-19 deaths by nearly 400 between March 19 and June 1. 17/07/2020
Now playing Next Serbia EU 'back in the driver's seat' as Serbia-Kosovo talks resume Serbia-Kosovo deal: Can Brussels succeed where the White House failed? 17/07/2020
Now playing Next no comment Wild West theme park opens in rural Serbia The quiet mountain village of Vodice, in the centre of the country, is now home to El Paso City. 15/07/2020