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November 04, 2024
Serbian Minister Resigns Following Deadly Train Station Accident

The Serbian minister of construction, transport, and infrastructure has announced that he will resign on November 5 in light of the collapse of a concrete canopy at the Novi Sad railway station in which 14 people died and three others were severely injured.
November 02, 2024
Serbia Mourns Victims Of Roof Collapse

People in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad lit candles outside a railway station late on November 1 after its concrete canopy collapsed and killed at least 14 people. Serbia has declared a period of national mourning.
November 02, 2024
3 Victims Of Serbian Train Station Collapse Cling To Life Amid Growing Questions

Mourners lit candles for the dead and injured overnight on November 1-2 following the collapse of a concrete canopy in front of the main train station that killed at least 14 people in Serbia's second-largest city, Novi Sad, as authorities seek answers to the cause of the tragedy.
November 01, 2024
14 Dead In Roof Collapse At Railway Station In Serbia's Novi Sad

At least 14 people were killed on November 1 when part of an outdoor concrete roof above the entrance of a railway station collapsed in Novi Sad, the interior minister said.
October 31, 2024
Serbian, Montenegrin Firms Hit With U.S. Sanctions For Supporting Russia's War In Ukraine

The United States slapped sanctions on Serbian company Ventrade and Montenegro-based International Business Corporation Bar (IBC) for exporting to Russia dual-use goods that can be used in the defense industry.
October 30, 2024
Belarus, Serbia Sign Cooperation Agreement On Security Forces

Belarus and Serbia have signed a cooperation agreement on fighting organized and hi-tech crime as well as on the joint training of police, special forces, and counterterrorism units, Serbia's government said on October 30. T
October 25, 2024
Von Der Leyen Assures Belgrade Expansion Is Still Priority For EU

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on October 25 that the European path and advocacy for a European Serbia are of "crucial importance for progress" and the country will work to stay on that path.
October 25, 2024
Teenager Kills Bosnian Policeman In 'Act Of Terrorism'

A knife-wielding teenager has killed a police officer and wounded a second one in a town in western Bosnia-Herzegovina, authorities reported on October 25, in what the Interior Ministry called "an act of terrorism."
October 24, 2024
Von Der Leyen Visits Flooded Bosnia For Firsthand Look At Storm Destruction

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Jablanica, a village in Bosnia-Herzegovina that was among the worst hit by deadly flash floods and landslides early this month.
October 24, 2024
Vulin Defies EU Advice, Meets With Putin At BRICS Summit

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the BRICS summit despite advice to EU candidate countries to refrain from such contacts.
October 24, 2024
Serbian, Kosovar Negotiators Meet With EU Envoy To Jump-Start Stalled Talks

EU envoy Miroslav Lajcak is meeting in Brussels with representatives from Kosovo and Serbia in an attempt to organize a new round of high-level talks as part of international mediation on implementing past commitments aimed at normalizing relations between the Balkan neighbors.
October 23, 2024
'Feces Everywhere': Balkan Lake Must Clean Up Or Lose UNESCO Status

Lake Ohrid is among the oldest lakes in Europe and has UNESCO protected status due to its rich store of unique species -- but that is now in danger.
October 20, 2024
Vucic Thanks Putin For Russian Energy, Repeats Serbia Won't Sanction Russia

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin on October, a the first such conversation between the two in two and a half years, according to the Serbian leader.
October 19, 2024
Serbian Protesters Block Roads Over Planned Lithium Mine

A few hundred Serbian environmental activists blocked roads near the western city of Gornje Nedeljice and a major highway near Cacak in central Serbia, part of continuing protests against the proposed opening of a lithium mine.
October 16, 2024
Another Russian Anti-War Activist Forced To Leave Serbia, NGO Says

Another Russian anti-war activist has been denied a request for a temporary residency permit in Serbia and ordered to leave the country, the Russian Democratic Society announced on October 16.
October 15, 2024
Bosnian Village Buries 19 People Killed In Floods, Landslides

About 2,000 people turned out on October 15 for the burial of 19 villagers who died when flash floods and landslides swept through Bosnia-Herzegovina earlier this month.
October 14, 2024
Top Chinese Communist Official Visits Serbia, Highlighting Growing Belgrade-Beijing Cooperation

Another Chinese Communist party official is visiting Serbia in the latest sign of close cooperation between the two countries.
October 12, 2024
Serbian, Turkish Presidents Agree To Strengthen Cooperation

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on October 11. It was Erdogan's fourth visit to Serbia since 2017. Referring to one of Turkey's successful export domains, Erdogan said both countries should cooperate on the development of military drones.
October 11, 2024
U.S. Envoy Touts Benefits Of Mining Lithium In Serbia

A U.S. diplomat said on October 11 that a decision on lithium mining was up to the people of Serbia but pointed out that a proposed project in the west of the country is expected to bring economic benefits.
October 11, 2024
Turkey, Serbia Eye Cooperation On Production Of Military Drones

The leaders of Turkey and Serbia said their countries might begin jointly producing military drones.

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