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Republic of North Macedonia

Sánchez encourages EU membership bids on Western Balkans tour

Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, tells North Macedonia that it did the right thing by unblocking road that will lead to European Union.

Serbia

Serbian president says country's EU membership path top priority

Aleksandar Vučić was sworn in for his second term as Serbia’s president on Tuesday, reinforcing the country's commitment to joining the bloc and hinting at sanctions against Moscow.

Serbia

Despite EU sanctions, Serbian president secures gas deal with Putin

The gas deal is likely to be signed during a visit by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Belgrade early in June.

Serbia

For first time, a majority of Serbs are against joining the EU - poll

The poll revealed 44% of survey participants were against membership, while 35% are in favour.

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Serbia

Projections point to victory for Serbia's populist president

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and his populist right-wing party appeared headed to victory in Sunday's national election.

Serbia

Ethnic Serbs caught in the crossfire amid Kosovo-Serbia voting row

Kosovo PM Albin Kurti says Serbia is trying to organise elections on its territory "as if our government did not exist”.

Serbia

Serbia's presidential and parliamentary elections explained

Voters will be busy in Serbia this Sunday with presidential, parliamentary and regional elections planned.

Kosovo

Kosovo Serb protest calls for voting rights in Serbia’s election

Demonstrators gathered in Mitrovica with banners reading “We want our human rights”.

Serbia

Western embassies reject Serbian PM’s protest allegations

The embassies of Germany, the UK, and the US issued a joint statement rejecting PM Ana Brnabić's claims that the environmental protests against Rio Tinto's now-cancelled lithium mine in western Serbia had "Western backers".

Serbia

Serbian government scraps planned lithium mine after protests

Serbian PM Ana Brnabić said on Thursday that the government has cancelled all prior licences for Rio Tinto's planned mine in the west of the country.

Serbia

Serbia votes in a referendum on possible constitutional changes

The ballot focuses on the changes in the election of judges and prosecutors that authorities say are aimed at boosting their independence in the country where the judiciary is widely seen as corrupt and politically controlled.

Serbia

Serbian president praises Russian arms shipment amid regional tensions

President Aleksandar Vučić welcomed a shipment of anti-tank missiles from Russia, yet another delivery of several from the aspiring EU member's Eastern ally.

Climate

Serbs protest in Belgrade over air pollution problems

Protesters blew whistles and carried homemade banners to raise awareness of the pollution problems facing their cities.

Serbia

Stuck on Serbia's EU border, migrants try and try again to cross

Living in abandoned houses on Serbia's border with Romania and Hungary, many have tried to cross dozens of times. They claim they are caught and pushed back by police.

My Europe Series

Should citizens in Belgrade be concerned by newly installed surveillance cameras?

The installation of some 1200 smart surveillance cameras on the streets of Belgrade has raised concerns both in Serbia's capital and among some European Union institutions. What are they being used for and why are they upsetting digital rights activists?

Serbia

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic gets Chinese-made COVID-19 jab

The delay in the Serbian president's vaccination had sparked fears that he was scared of needles, had already been vaccinated in secret or did not trust that the vaccine was safe.

Montenegro

What's behind the public spat between Serbia and Montenegro?

Vladimir Bozovic was on Saturday given 72 hours to leave Montenegro after claiming that a century-old decision in 1918 to merge with Serbia was “free expression of the people’s will to unite with fraternal Serbia”.

Montenegro

Montenegro and Serbia expel respective ambassadors in tit for tat

The diplomatic incident between Montenegro and Serbia adds to already tense relations between the Balkan states that were part of the same country until an independence referendum in 2006.

Serbia

Euroviews. Belgrade's Biden conundrum: How US-Serbian relations will shape up post-Trump ǀ View

Serbia's president Aleksandar Vučić had hoped for a Trump victory in the US presidential election. The elevation of Joe Biden to the presidency poses many challenges for him, both domestically and internationally.

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.