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Masked dancers chase away evil at a festival in Bulgaria

Masked dancers carry on an ancient Bulgarian carnival tradition, in the belief that it helps ward off evil spirits.

14/01/2022

Australia

Djokovic back in detention as legal challenge moves to high court

A new appeal hearing has been set for Sunday after the immigration minister cancelled the tennis champion's visa for the second time, days before the Australian Open.

14/01/2022

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Djokovic fans celebrate outside lawyer's office

Tennis star Novak Djokovic won a court battle to stay in Australia to contest the Australian Open despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19, but the government threatened to cancel his visa a second time.

10/01/2022

Serbia

Serbia: Lithium mine opponents block roads in bad weather

Hundreds of people in Serbia spent part of a holiday weekend blocking roads to protest plans for lithium mining in the Balkan country.

08/01/2022

Serbia

Serbia's Mokra Gora ranked among best tourist villages in the world

Chosen amongst 170 registered places from 75 countries around the world, the people of Mokra Gora already knew that they lived in "the best tourist village in the world" before it was officially confirmed.

07/01/2022

My Europe Series

Novak Djokovic: The tennis superstar, the anti-vaxxer, the nationalist

After the tennis world No. 1 was refused entry into Australia to compete at 2022's first Grand Slam, his conspiracy theorist and nationalist beliefs came to the fore once again.

07/01/2022

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Russian Orthodox Church hold main midnight Christmas service

The majority of Orthodox believers celebrate Christmas on January 7, with midnight services especially popular.

07/01/2022

Culture news

Serbia's Orthodox Christians gather for January's Christmas traditions

Though Serbia's COVID-19 figures are at new highs, hundreds attended the traditional Christmas Eve Divine Liturgy in the St. Sava temple in Belgrade, Serbia.

07/01/2022

World News

Orthodox Christians observe Christmas amid virus concerns

The Serbian Patriarch prayed for medical workers fighting the virus and for those sick to recover quickly.

07/01/2022

Art

Transforming Novi Sad: Serbia's first European Capital of Culture

Novi Sad's role as one of three European Capitals of Culture commences on January 13. We take a look at what a year's worth of programmes could bring to the city.

06/01/2022

Serbia

Hundreds of protesters in Serbia call for an end to lithium mine plan

Environmental issues have gained public attention in the Balkan nation as a result of various problems with waste management air and water pollution.

04/01/2022

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.

03/01/2022

Albania

Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia hold talks at Open Balkan Summit

Leaders from Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia met in Tirana to discuss and agree on furthering their Open Balkan initiative to promote political and economic ties.

22/12/2021

Serbia

Activists protest in Belgrade over plans to mine lithium in Serbia

Mining giant Rio Tinto wants to extract the metal, which is a vital component in electric cars, laptops, and phone batteries.

18/12/2021

Serbia

Serbia suspends plans for lithium mine after environmental protests

Activists have said that lithium excavation could inflict lasting ecological damage on rivers and farmland in the region.

16/12/2021

Serbia

Serbia a step closer to EU membership but Kosovo relations remain key

Much still depends on Serbia normalising relations with Kosovo.

14/12/2021

Hungary

Seven dead after migrant-carrying vehicle slams into shop at speed

The vehicle had fled a police check. It later hit a flower shop at full speed and turned over. The impact partially destroyed a wall.

14/12/2021

Serbia

Heavy snowfall wreaks havoc in Serbia and much of Balkans

Heavy snowfall covered Belgrade and much of the Balkans on Sunday, disrupting transportation and cancelling flights.

12/12/2021

Serbia

Protesters block roads in Serbia over lithium mining

The protesters halted traffic in Belgrade and other cities and towns in Serbia despite the government agreeing to key demands of the organisers.

11/12/2021

World News

Euroviews. A factory showed the uglier face of Sino-Serbian partnership | View

Last month, the treatment of Vietnamese workers building Serbia's first Chinese tyre factory caused a scandal. The government must uphold the rule of law no matter how attractive the investment, writes Vuk Vuksanovic of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP).

10/12/2021