Today: November 13, 2024
Today: November 13, 2024

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Europe|Political|World

Serbian democracy activists feel betrayed as freedoms, and a path to the EU, slip away

When Serbia began talks to join the European Union in 2014, pro-Western Serbs were hopeful the process would set their troubled country on an irreversible path to democratization

Serbian democracy activists feel betrayed as freedoms, and a path to the EU, slip away
Crime|Europe|News|World

Moscow ally Serbia cracks down on anti-war Russians living in the Balkan country

Moscow ally Serbia is cracking down on anti-war Russians living in the Balkan country

Moscow ally Serbia cracks down on anti-war Russians living in the Balkan country
Europe|Health|News|Opinion|Political|World

50 years after the former Yugoslavia protected abortion rights, that legacy is under threat

Religious and neo-conservative groups have been ramping up pressure to ban abortions in staunchly Catholic Croatia

50 years after the former Yugoslavia protected abortion rights, that legacy is under threat
Crime|Europe|News

Serbia prepares to mark school shooting anniversary. A mother says 'everyone rushed to forget'

Serbia is preparing to mark the anniversary of a school shooting last year that killed 10 people

Serbia prepares to mark school shooting anniversary. A mother says 'everyone rushed to forget'
Europe|News|World

Hungary and Serbia's autocratic leaders to roll out red carpet for China's Xi during Europe tour

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will spend most of his five-day tour in Europe this week in two small countries at the continent’s eastern half

Hungary and Serbia's autocratic leaders to roll out red carpet for China's Xi during Europe tour
Europe|News|World

Xi begins Serbia visit on the 25th anniversary of NATO's bombing of the Chinese Embassy

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to European ally Serbia falls on a symbolic date: the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the Chinese Embassy during NATO’s air war over Kosovo

Xi begins Serbia visit on the 25th anniversary of NATO's bombing of the Chinese Embassy
Europe|News|World

China and EU-candidate Serbia sign an agreement to build a 'shared future'

China and European Union candidate Serbia have signed an agreement to build a “shared future” between the two states, making the Balkan country the first in Europe to agree on such a document with Beijing

China and EU-candidate Serbia sign an agreement to build a 'shared future'
Europe|News|World

Vatican gives green light to devotion at a site in Bosnia where the Madonna reportedly appeared

The Vatican has given the green light for Catholics to continue flocking to a southern Bosnian village where children reported seeing visions of the Virgin Mary

Vatican gives green light to devotion at a site in Bosnia where the Madonna reportedly appeared
Environment|Europe

'It's hell outside": Sizzling heatwave in parts of southern and central Europe prompts alerts

A sizzling heat wave has sent temperatures in parts of central and southern Europe soaring toward 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in some places

'It's hell outside": Sizzling heatwave in parts of southern and central Europe prompts alerts
Europe|Lifestyle|News|World

Pride march held in conservative Serbia under heavy police protection

A Pride march in Serbia’s capital of Belgrade has pressed for the demand that the government improve rights for the LGBTQ+ community who often face harassment and discrimination in the highly conservative Balkan country

Pride march held in conservative Serbia under heavy police protection
Environment|Europe|News

Thousands protest lithium mining in Serbia. Officials say it's a plot against populist president

Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied in downtown Belgrade against lithium mining in Serbia

Thousands protest lithium mining in Serbia. Officials say it's a plot against populist president
Environment|Europe|News|World

Residents of Serbia's lithium-rich region vow to block EU-backed mining

Residents of a tiny village in western Serbia don’t care if their government has agreed with the European Union to open a lithium mine in their sprawling valley: They say it is never going to happen

Residents of Serbia's lithium-rich region vow to block EU-backed mining
Europe|News|World

Ruling populists declare victory in Serbia local vote despite opposition claims of irregularities

Serbia’s governing populists have declared victory at tense municipal elections in dozens of cities and towns throughout the Balkan country, including a rerun vote in the capital, Belgrade, as opposition are claiming major irregularities

Ruling populists declare victory in Serbia local vote despite opposition claims of irregularities
News|Crime|Europe

Flowers, candles, silence as Serbia marks the 1st anniversary of mass shooting at a Belgrade school

Hundreds of people are laying flowers and lighting candles to commemorate the victims of Serbia’s first-ever school shooting a year ago that left nine children and a school guard dead and six people wounded

Flowers, candles, silence as Serbia marks the 1st anniversary of mass shooting at a Belgrade school
Europe|News|World

Lawmakers in Serbia elect new government with pro-Russia ministers sanctioned by the US

Serbian lawmakers have voted into office a new government that reinstated two pro-Russia officials who are sanctioned by the United States

Lawmakers in Serbia elect new government with pro-Russia ministers sanctioned by the US
Europe|News

Thousands accuse Serbia's ruling populists of election fraud at a Belgrade rally

Thousands of people have rallied in Serbia’s capital, chanting “Thieves!”

Thousands accuse Serbia's ruling populists of election fraud at a Belgrade rally
Europe|News

Serbian police detain at least 38 people as opposition holds more protests against election results

Serbian police say they have detained at least 38 people who took part in a protest against reported widespread irregularities during a recent general ballot that declared the governing populists winners of the parliamentary and local councils’ elections

Serbian police detain at least 38 people as opposition holds more protests against election results
Election|Europe|News|Political

Serbia opposition urges EU to help open international probe into disputed vote after fraud claims

Serbia’s main opposition group has urged the European Union to help open an international investigation into reported irregularities during last weekend's election

Serbia opposition urges EU to help open international probe into disputed vote after fraud claims
Election|Europe|News|Opinion

Serbia's ruling populists say weekend elections were fair despite international criticism, protests

Serbia’s ruling populists are insisting that weekend snap elections were free and fair, but international observers have noted multiple irregularities

Serbia's ruling populists say weekend elections were fair despite international criticism, protests
Europe|News|World

Serbia's opposition takes to the streets claiming election fraud in Sunday's vote

International monitors have said that Serbia’s tense weekend snap vote was held in “unjust conditions" and they urged the authorities to investigate reports of irregularities as opposition supporters took to the streets to protest

Serbia's opposition takes to the streets claiming election fraud in Sunday's vote
Election|Europe|News

Serbia's Vucic seeks to reassert populist dominance in elections this weekend

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is pushing to reassert his populist party’s dominance in this weekend's parliamentary and local election in the troubled eastern European country following a turbulent year that has shaken the government’s popularity

Serbia's Vucic seeks to reassert populist dominance in elections this weekend
Europe|News|World

Serbia says it has reduced army presence near Kosovo after US expressed concern over troop buildup

Serbia's top military officials say the army has reduced its troop presence near the border with Kosovo by nearly half, following follows reports from the U.S. and other governments of a mass military buildup

Serbia says it has reduced army presence near Kosovo after US expressed concern over troop buildup

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