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Serbia

Tens of thousands rally against Serbia's populist leader

Belgrade and some other Serbian cities have seen mass demonstrations since two deadly shooting rampages in early May that killed 18 people and wounded 20 others, including elementary school pupils.

09/06/2023

Serbia

Tens of thousands march in Serbia calling for tougher gun control laws

Tens of thousands of Serbs marched in Belgrade on Saturday in the country's fifth mass rally to demand the government takes a tougher stance on gun control laws following two mass shootings.

04/06/2023

Serbia

Thousands protest against violence in Serbia for third time in a month

Thousands of Serbs angered by the government's handling of recent gun violence that has killed 18 people held a third rally in a month calling for a crackdown.

19/05/2023

Serbia

Serbian schools receive over 100 bomb threats after deadly shooting

Following a devastating school shooting, Serbia's Interior Ministry confirmed bomb threats were made against elementary and high schools across the country.

17/05/2023

Serbia

Girl wounded in Serbia school shooting dies, raising death toll to 10

The shooting happened in an elementary school in central Belgrade when a 13-year-old boy took his father's gun and opened fire

15/05/2023

Serbia

Serbian gun amnesty collects 13,500 weapons, including rocket launcher

Horror and anger at two recent mass shootings has put Serbia's populist government under pressure to change the political climate

14/05/2023

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Watch: Thousands protest in Belgrade over mass shootings

Last week's mass shootings shocked and horrified many Serbs. Thousands took to the streets of Belgrade on Friday to demonstrate their anger.

13/05/2023

Serbia

Europol arrests Balkan drug traffickers using a secret chat platform

The Europol team was able to trace the criminal network by accessing their communications on Sky ECC, a popular messaging service for the underworld, akin to WhatsApp for criminals.

12/05/2023

Serbia

Thousands of weapons surrendered after double shooting spree in Serbia

An unprecedented campaign of disarmament has taken place across Serbia, following last week's double shooting spree that sparked protests and calls for tighter controls on violent content in media outlets.

11/05/2023

Serbia

Serbia starts a gun amnesty a week after two mass shootings

Fifteen hundred guns, thousands of rounds of ammunition and more than 100 bombs were surrendered to Serbian police in an amnesty following two mass shootings last week.

09/05/2023

Serbia

Anger grows in Serbia despite crackdown on gun ownership

President Aleksandar Vučić has demanded a 90% reduction of firearms in circulation after back-to-back mass shootings last week.

09/05/2023

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Serbs mourn victims of two mass shootings

People in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, on Saturday laid flowers and lit candles in front of the school where earlier in the week a 13-year-old boy opened fire on his fellow students.

07/05/2023

Serbia

Serbia mourns as funerals for mass shooting victims begin

After two mass shootings devastated the Balkan nation, families begin to hold funerals for the victims.

06/05/2023

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WATCH: Heavy police presence in Serbia after second mass shooting

A shooter in Serbia killed at least eight people and wounded 13 in a drive-by attack in the village of Dubona late Thursday.

05/05/2023

Serbia

Second shooting spree prompts harsh anti-gun measures in Serbia

Following a second shooting spree within a week, the Serbian president announced a harsh crackdown on guns.

05/05/2023

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"One of the most difficult days in Serbia's recent history"

Police have detained a 13-year-old suspect in connection with Wednesday's shooting that killed eight students and a security guard.

04/05/2023

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In pictures: Tributes to eight children and a guard shot in Belgrade

Mourners laid flowers and lit candles outside a Belgrade school where eight pupils and a guard were shot dead by a schoolboy. Police detained a 13 year old boy.

03/05/2023

Serbia

Schoolboy detained after eight pupils and a guard shot dead in Serbia

A 13-year-old schoolboy has been detained in Belgrade, Serbia, after eight children and a guard were shot dead at a school.

03/05/2023

Serbia

Serbia mourns 8 dead schoolchildren with unprecedented unity

Often characterised by its divisions and political hostilities, Serbia is united in mourning the 8 schoolchildren and guard killed in Wednesday's shooting spree.

03/05/2023

Serbia

Euroviews. Serbia still hasn't come to terms with the 1999 NATO bombing campaign

Populist black-and-white thinking left no room for simultaneous sympathy for the civilian victims and acknowledgement of strongman Slobodan Milošević's legacy. The chance for self-reflection was eventually wasted, Aleksandar Đokić writes.

04/04/2023

World

Vučić: Reconciliation between Albanians and Serbs is Kosovo goal

Serbia and Kosovo are about to meet again this weekend to discuss the last points of a possible agreement brokered by the European Union.

16/03/2023

Serbia

Serbian nationalists protest against Western plan for Kosovo

Some 1,000 people in Belgrade on Wednesday demonstrated against the Serbian authorities and a Franco-German plan to normalise relations with the breakaway province of Kosovo

16/02/2023

Serbia

Serbia must join sanctions against Moscow, says US special envoy

Belgrade should impose sanctions against Russia says US special envoy, Gabrial Escobar, in an interview with Euronews Serbia.

23/01/2023

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Heavy rains flood Sjenica in southern Serbia

A red weather alert is in effect due to heavy rain and potential flood surge in the south and southwest parts of Serbia.

19/01/2023

Serbia

Russian immigrants prepare for Orthodox Christmas in Serbia

Russian immigrants prepare for Orthodox Christmas in Serbia amid unseasonably warm winter temperatures.

06/01/2023

Serbia

Serbia orders ‘full combat readiness’ of its security troops

The international community urges calm as Serbia puts its security troops at ‘full combat readiness’ because of tensions with its Balkan neighbour Kosovo.

27/12/2022