Serbia

Serbia

Serbia is losing one town every year through population decline

Serbia's rapidly-declining population is causing international concern — and now the United Nations has stepped in to help with a special mission.

07/02/2020

Serbia

200 migrants stuck at Serbia-Hungary border demand EU entry

About 200 migrants braved the freezing cold to demand entry into Hungary from a Serbian border crossing on Thursday

07/02/2020

World

Serbia committed to joining European Union, says President Aleksandar Vučić

In an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vučić said joining the European Union was of the “utmost significance” for the Serbian people.

23/01/2020

Serbia

Serbia president 'fed up of being lectured' over ties with Russia

"Do your job," said Vučić. "You are sovereign states. Serbia is a sovereign state. We do everything that is for the best for our people and for our country.”

21/01/2020

Serbia

Protests in Serbia against new Montenegro church law

The Serbian Orthodox Church says Montenegro's new law could strip the church of its property, including medieval monasteries and churches.

28/12/2019

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Serbian Parliament reacts in frenzy to religious law

A leader and a member of the opposition party in Serbia reacted strongly today in the parliament on the the Law on Religious Freedom in Montenegro

27/12/2019

Serbia

Massive manhunt in Serbia for convicted paedophile & missing girl, 12

More than 220 police officers have been sent to hunt for the convicted sex offender and the missing 12-year-old girl.

26/12/2019

Serbia

Belgrade orders probe into 'Russia-Serbia cash handover' video

Critics have claimed a video purporting to show cash exchanging hands between a Russian diplomat or intelligence officer and a Serbian man is fake. But it has prompted Belgrade to launch an investigation.

21/11/2019

Serbia

Serbia's Vucic admitted to hospital with heart problems

The 49-year-old leader was admitted to a military hospital in Belgrade.

16/11/2019

World

Belgrade's balancing act: Serbia plays both EU and Russia on trade

While Serbia is in the middle of accession talks with the European Union, it's also deepening ties with Russia. That's raising eyebrows in Brussels.

25/10/2019

Serbia

Watch: Belgrade's The Victor monument removed for restoration

The Victor is a 4-metre figure with a falcon in his left hand and a sword in his right, on a 13-metre pedestal. It commemorates Serbia's triumph over both the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires.

11/10/2019

Serbia

Euroviews. Away from the media’s gaze, Ana Brnabić is failing to advocate for LGBT equality in Serbia ǀ View

A picture of the Serbian PM and her Luxembourg counterpart went viral earlier this month. [...] On the surface, the picture should be praised, but digging a little deeper into the LGBT policies of each country, it is little wonder that not all LGBT Serbs are getting out the bunting for Ana Brnabić.

23/09/2019

Europe Decoded

Belgrade Pride: We're 'not giving up' on LGBT rights

Marching under the slogan 'I’m not giving up’ on LGBT rights, Sunday evening saw thousands take part in Belgrade’s eighth Pride Parade.

16/09/2019

Serbia

Serbia 'must cancel' free-trade pact with Russia to join EU

EU warns Serbia to cancel free trade pact with Russia if it wants to join bloc

28/08/2019

Serbia

Red Star Belgrade players ride on military vehicle to celebrate win

Forget the customary open-topped bus, think more an armoured personnel carrier. That was the vehicle of choice for Red Star Belgrade football players on Tuesday as they celebrated progressing to the Group Stage of the UEFA Champions League.

28/08/2019

Serbia

Serbia and Kosovo told to compromise and resume talks

Kosovo and Serbia have been told to put their differences aside so that both countries can resume membership talks with the EU.

14/08/2019

Serbia

Haradinaj has resigned amid a new court summons

Ramush Haradinaj has resigned due to a new court summons and president Vucic has labelled it a 'political trick' intended to fuel ethnic tensions.

20/07/2019

Serbia

Euronews to launch Serbia news channel

Euronews has signed a deal with Serbian media group HD-WIN to launch Euronews Serbia, a news channel and digital platform aimed at a Serbian-speaking audience.

15/07/2019

Serbia

Macron pledges to relaunch Kosovo-Serbia talks during Belgrade visit

Kosovo-Serbia dialogue has been stalled since Pristina imposed 100% tariffs on Belgrade after Serbia blocked its bid to join Interpol.

15/07/2019

Serbia

EU-Western Balkans summit: Is enlargement in sight? | Euronews Answers

“The place of the Western Balkans is inside the European Union,” EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn said in his keynote speech on Thursday. But how serious is the EU in its commitment to continue the integration process? Euronews answers.

05/07/2019

Serbia

Serb ultranationalists protest over Kosovo Albanian culture festival

It comes just a day after Serbia put its troops on high alert following the arrest of 19 people in an anti-crime operation in restive northern Kosovo, in an area primarily populated by ethnic Serbs.

30/05/2019

Serbia

Watch : Serbia holds a military parade as a show of military might

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said the parade would demonstrate how far Serbia "has progressed, how much stronger it is". Held on Friday, the parade marks the country's Victory Day, which was celebrated a day earlier elsewhere in the Balkan nation.

10/05/2019

Serbia

Widow of Slobodan Milosevic dubbed 'Lady Macbeth' dies

The widow of Slobodan Milosevic, Mira Markovic, has died in Russia at the age 76. She was dubbed "Lady Macbeth" for being her husband's most trusted adviser and a staunch supporter of his policies.

15/04/2019

Serbia

Thousands gather to protest against Serbia president Vučić

Authorities accuse the opposition of planning the violence and deployed a heavy police presence inside the building in Belgrade.

13/04/2019

Serbia

Serbia's ruling party wants to call early elections

Serbia's ruling Progressive Party (SNS) has said it wants to call early elections, despite President Aleksandar Vucic abstaining

26/03/2019

Serbia

Anti-government protesters in Serbia step up their campaign

Anti-government protesters in Serbia step up their campaign, a day after storming the headquarters of state television.

17/03/2019