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Serbia makes a $3 billion deal to buy 12 French warplanes, in a shift away from Russia
Read full article: Serbia makes a $3 billion deal to buy 12 French warplanes, in a shift away from RussiaSerbian President Aleksandar Vucic has announced a $3 billion deal to buy 12 French warplanes, shifting his country away from its dependence on Russian arms.
Serbia's populist president says lithium protests are part of a 'hybrid' warfare against his country
Read full article: Serbia's populist president says lithium protests are part of a 'hybrid' warfare against his countrySerbia’s president has accused demonstrators who oppose a lithium mining project in the Balkan country of being part of a Western-backed “hybrid” warfare against his government and vowed to take strong legal action against those protesters who have blocked railway and road traffic in the capital a day earlier.
Thousands protest lithium mining in Serbia. Officials say it's a plot against populist president
Read full article: Thousands protest lithium mining in Serbia. Officials say it's a plot against populist presidentTens of thousands of protesters have rallied in downtown Belgrade against lithium mining in Serbia.
Germany's chancellor praises lithium deal with Serbia that could reduce Europe's dependency on China
Read full article: Germany's chancellor praises lithium deal with Serbia that could reduce Europe's dependency on ChinaGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz has praised a tentative deal between the European Union and Serbia that paves the way for the disputed excavation of lithium.
Crossbow attacker wounds a police officer guarding Israel's embassy in Serbia before being shot dead
Read full article: Crossbow attacker wounds a police officer guarding Israel's embassy in Serbia before being shot deadAn attacker with a crossbow has wounded a Serbian police officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade.
Ruling populists declare victory in Serbia local vote despite opposition claims of irregularities
Read full article: Ruling populists declare victory in Serbia local vote despite opposition claims of irregularitiesSerbia’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.
UN approves resolution to commemorate the 1995 Srebrenica genocide annually over Serb opposition
Read full article: UN approves resolution to commemorate the 1995 Srebrenica genocide annually over Serb oppositionThe United Nations has approved a resolution establishing an annual day to commemorate the 1995 genocide of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims by Bosnian Serbs.
China and EU-candidate Serbia sign an agreement to build a 'shared future'
Read full article: 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.
Hungary and Serbia's autocratic leaders to roll out red carpet for China's Xi during Europe tour
Read full article: Hungary and Serbia's autocratic leaders to roll out red carpet for China's Xi during Europe tourChinese 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.
France is proposing to allow terminally ill patients to take lethal medication
Read full article: France is proposing to allow terminally ill patients to take lethal medicationFrance’s government has presented a bill to allow adults with terminal cancer or other end-of-life illness to take lethal medication.
Serbia protests after Croatia's foreign minister calls Vučić a Russian 'satellite' in the Balkans
Read full article: Serbia protests after Croatia's foreign minister calls Vučić a Russian 'satellite' in the BalkansSerbia has sent a protest note after the Croatian foreign minister called President Aleksandar Vučić a Russian “satellite” in the Balkans.
As Bosnian Serbs mark controversial national day, US warns celebration amounts to 'criminal offense'
Read full article: As Bosnian Serbs mark controversial national day, US warns celebration amounts to 'criminal offense'The United States has warned that ongoing celebrations of a Bosnian Serb self-proclaimed national holiday violate Bosnia’s constitution and a 1995 peace agreement.
Serbia's army proposes bringing back the draft as tensions continue to rise in the Balkans
Read full article: Serbia's army proposes bringing back the draft as tensions continue to rise in the BalkansSerbia's military wants to reintroduce obligatory military service as tensions continue to rise in the Balkans.
Serbian police detain at least 38 people as opposition holds more protests against election results
Read full article: Serbian police detain at least 38 people as opposition holds more protests against election resultsSerbian 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.
Police in Serbia fire tear gas at election protesters threatening to storm capital's city hall
Read full article: Police in Serbia fire tear gas at election protesters threatening to storm capital's city hallPolice in Serbia have fired tear gas to prevent hundreds of opposition supporters from entering the capital’s city council building.
Serbia opposition urges EU to help open international probe into disputed vote after fraud claims
Read full article: Serbia opposition urges EU to help open international probe into disputed vote after fraud claimsSerbia’s main opposition group has urged the European Union to help open an international investigation into reported irregularities during last weekend's election.
Serbia's ruling populists say weekend elections were fair despite international criticism, protests
Read full article: Serbia's ruling populists say weekend elections were fair despite international criticism, protestsSerbia’s ruling populists are insisting that weekend snap elections were free and fair, but international observers have noted multiple irregularities.
Serbia's opposition takes to the streets claiming election fraud in Sunday's vote
Read full article: Serbia's opposition takes to the streets claiming election fraud in Sunday's voteInternational 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 populists claim a sweeping victory in the country's parliamentary election
Read full article: Serbia's populists claim a sweeping victory in the country's parliamentary electionSerbia’s governing populists have claimed a sweeping victory in the country’s parliamentary election, which have been marred by reports of major irregularities both during a tense campaign and on voting day.
Serbia's Vucic seeks to reassert populist dominance in elections this weekend
Read full article: Serbia's Vucic seeks to reassert populist dominance in elections this weekendSerbian 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.
Serbian democracy activists feel betrayed as freedoms, and a path to the EU, slip away
Read full article: Serbian democracy activists feel betrayed as freedoms, and a path to the EU, slip awayWhen 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.
Serbia's pro-Russia intelligence chief sanctioned by the US has resigned citing Western pressure
Read full article: Serbia's pro-Russia intelligence chief sanctioned by the US has resigned citing Western pressureSerbia’s intelligence chief has resigned after less than a year in the post saying he wanted to avoid possible further embargos against the Balkan nation.
Serbia's president denies troop buildup near Kosovo, alleges 'campaign of lies' in wake of clashes
Read full article: Serbia's president denies troop buildup near Kosovo, alleges 'campaign of lies' in wake of clashesSerbia’s president has denied reports of a military buildup along the border with Kosovo.
Serbia demands that NATO take over policing of northern Kosovo after a deadly shootout
Read full article: Serbia demands that NATO take over policing of northern Kosovo after a deadly shootoutSerbia’s president has demanded that a NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo take over for the national law enforcement agency in northern Kosovo.
What is behind renewed tensions between Serbia and Kosovo?
Read full article: What is behind renewed tensions between Serbia and Kosovo?Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew over the weekend when some 30 heavily armed Serbs barricaded themselves in an Orthodox monastery in northern Kosovo, setting off a daylong gunbattle with police that left one officer and three attackers dead.
Kosovo mourns a slain police officer, some Serb gunmen remain at large after a siege at a monastery
Read full article: Kosovo mourns a slain police officer, some Serb gunmen remain at large after a siege at a monasteryKosovo is observing a day of mourning for the Kosovar Albanian police officer killed by Serb gunmen in the north of the country in one of the worst confrontations since it declared independence from Serbia in 2008.
Kosovar police surround a village after gunmen storm a monastery in violence that has killed 4
Read full article: Kosovar police surround a village after gunmen storm a monastery in violence that has killed 4At least 30 gunmen have killed a Kosovar Albanian police officer then stormed an Orthodox monastery in Kosovo near its border with Serbia, setting off ongoing gunbattles that have left three assailants dead and raised tensions between the two former wartime foes as they seek to normalize ties.
EU urges Serbia and Kosovo to respect their pledges after a meeting of leaders ends in acrimony
Read full article: EU urges Serbia and Kosovo to respect their pledges after a meeting of leaders ends in acrimonyThe European Union is urging Serbia and Kosovo to respect an agreement meant to end tensions between them and set their relations on a more normal path.
Serbia and Kosovo leaders hold long-awaited face-to-face talks as the EU seeks to dial down tensions
Read full article: Serbia and Kosovo leaders hold long-awaited face-to-face talks as the EU seeks to dial down tensionsThe leaders of Serbia and Kosovo have held long-awaited face-to-face talks that the European Union hopes will improve their strained relations.
Hundreds of Pride activists march in Serbia despite hate messages sent by far-right officials
Read full article: Hundreds of Pride activists march in Serbia despite hate messages sent by far-right officialsHundreds of Pride activists have gathered in the Serbian capital amid heavy police presence and anti-gay messages sent by the country’s conservative leadership and threats by far-right groups.
Top US and EU lawmakers say West is too soft on Serbia when it comes to easing Kosovo tensions
Read full article: Top US and EU lawmakers say West is too soft on Serbia when it comes to easing Kosovo tensionsSenior lawmakers from the United States and Europe are calling for a change in the Western diplomatic approach toward Serbia and Kosovo.
The leaders of the Netherlands and Luxembourg tell Kosovo and Serbia to normalize ties for EU hopes
Read full article: The leaders of the Netherlands and Luxembourg tell Kosovo and Serbia to normalize ties for EU hopesThe leaders of the Netherlands and Luxembourg say normalizing ties between Kosovo and Serbia would serve not only regional peace and stability but also their prospects of further integration into the European Union.
Serbia again threatens armed intervention in Kosovo as tension escalates
Read full article: Serbia again threatens armed intervention in Kosovo as tension escalatesSerbia has reiterated a threat to intervene militarily in its former province of Kosovo if NATO-led peacekeepers there fail to protect minority Serbs from what Belgrade calls the terrorist threat of Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian authorities.
Thousands have protested against Serbia's president and pledged to 'radicalize' gatherings
Read full article: Thousands have protested against Serbia's president and pledged to 'radicalize' gatheringsTens of thousands of anti-government protesters have staged marches in Belgrade and other Serbian towns against Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.
Tens of thousands rally against Serbia's populist leader, warn of protest 'radicalization'
Read full article: Tens of thousands rally against Serbia's populist leader, warn of protest 'radicalization'Tens of thousands of protesters formed a ring around Serbia’s government headquarters in downtown Belgrade on Friday, demanding the resignation of the country’s populist president, top security officials and the “liberation” of pro-state TV stations that they say promote violence, all in the wake of two mass shootings that stunned the nation.
Serbia's president promises early election amid large protests against his populist rule
Read full article: Serbia's president promises early election amid large protests against his populist ruleSerbia’s president has promised an early parliamentary election in an apparent attempt to defuse large protests against his populist rule in the wake of two mass shootings that shook the nation.
Protesters back on the streets of Belgrade as president ignores calls to stand down
Read full article: Protesters back on the streets of Belgrade as president ignores calls to stand downThousands of people have rallied for a fifth time in a month after two mass shootings in Serbia that shook the nation, even as the country’s populist president rejected any responsibility and ignored their demands to step down.
France, Germany urge new elections in Kosovo following flare-up in ethnic tensions
Read full article: France, Germany urge new elections in Kosovo following flare-up in ethnic tensionsThe leaders of France and Germany have urged new municipal elections in northern Kosovo in the hopes that another ballot will quell a flare-up of ethnic tensions that have led to violent protests in the region.
NATO to send 700 more troops to Kosovo to help quell violent protests
Read full article: NATO to send 700 more troops to Kosovo to help quell violent protestsNATO will send 700 more troops to northern Kosovo to help quell violent protests after clashes with ethnic Serbs there left 30 international soldiers wounded.
25 NATO-led peacekeepers injured in Kosovo in clashes with Serbs outside municipal building
Read full article: 25 NATO-led peacekeepers injured in Kosovo in clashes with Serbs outside municipal buildingThe NATO-led KFOR peacekeeping force say that 25 of its troops were injured in the clashes with ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo who were trying to take over the offices of one of the municipalities where ethnic Albanian mayors took up their posts last week.
Serbian border troops to maintain highest state of alert after ethnic clashes inside Kosovo
Read full article: Serbian border troops to maintain highest state of alert after ethnic clashes inside KosovoSerbia has condemned NATO-led peacekeepers stationed in neighboring Kosovo for their alleged failure to stop “brutal actions” by Kosovo police against ethnic Serbs.
More protests against violence in Serbia as authorities reject opposition criticism and demands
Read full article: More protests against violence in Serbia as authorities reject opposition criticism and demandsTens of thousands of people rallied in Serbia on Friday for a third time in a month in protests following two mass shootings, even as government officials in the Balkan country rejected opposition criticism of the way they handled the crisis.
Dozens of Serbia schools receive bomb threats following mass shootings in early May
Read full article: Dozens of Serbia schools receive bomb threats following mass shootings in early MayAuthorities say dozens of Serbian schools have received bomb threats amid security concerns following two mass shootings early this month, including one in an elementary school.
Serbia: Guns, grenades and rocket launchers among 13,500 weapons surrendered after mass shootings
Read full article: Serbia: Guns, grenades and rocket launchers among 13,500 weapons surrendered after mass shootingsAuthorities in Serbia have displayed stacks of guns and cartons of hand grenades from the thousands of weapons they say people have handed over since back-to-back mass shootings stunned the Balkan nation.
Tens of thousands march against Serbia's populist leadership following mass shootings
Read full article: Tens of thousands march against Serbia's populist leadership following mass shootingsTens of thousands of people have marched through the Serbian capital, Belgrade, and blocked a key bridge in the second large protest since two mass shootings that rattled the Balkan country and left 17 people dead, including many children.
Serbia's mass shootings prompt national reckoning for war-scarred nation
Read full article: Serbia's mass shootings prompt national reckoning for war-scarred nationWhen a 13-year-old boy last week opened fire on his fellow students in a school in Belgrade, and a day later a man killed people at random in villages south of the Serbian capital, the country came to a standstill.
USAID chief pledges US support to Serbia, Kosovo in talks
Read full article: USAID chief pledges US support to Serbia, Kosovo in talksThe United States’ top international development official, Samantha Power, has pledged U.S. support to Serbia and Kosovo as the two former wartime enemies work to stabilize relations at a time of heightened tensions.
Little progress in Serbia, Kosovo leaders' EU-backed talks
Read full article: Little progress in Serbia, Kosovo leaders' EU-backed talksThe leaders of Serbia and Kosovo met in Brussels on Tuesday only to agree on joint work in finding the missing persons in their talks on the implementation of a European Union-backed plan to normalize ties between the former war foes.
Serbian leader lashes out at the West over Kosovo vote
Read full article: Serbian leader lashes out at the West over Kosovo voteThe Serbian president has sharply criticized Western officials mediating talks on normalizing ties with Kosovo, calling them liars and fraudsters, and says the Serb minority in the former Serbian province won’t tolerate foreign “occupation.”.
Serbia, Kosovo agree on how to implement EU plan, envoy says
Read full article: Serbia, Kosovo agree on how to implement EU plan, envoy saysEU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo have tentatively agreed on how to implement a European Union-sponsored plan to normalize their relations after decades of tensions between the two Balkan wartime foes.
Serbia could become 'pariah' over Kosovo, president warns
Read full article: Serbia could become 'pariah' over Kosovo, president warnsSerbia’s populist president has warned during a chaotic parliamentary session that the Balkan nation could become a European “pariah” state if it rejects a Western plan for normalizing relations with Kosovo.
Pres says Serbia faces international isolation over Kosovo
Read full article: Pres says Serbia faces international isolation over KosovoSerbia's president says that his country would face a halt in European Union integration and economic and political isolation if it rejects a new Western plan for normalizing relations with Kosovo.
Serbia says KFOR rejected its forces' return to Kosovo
Read full article: Serbia says KFOR rejected its forces' return to KosovoSerbia's president says NATO-led peacekeepers in Kosovo have rejected its demand for Serbian security forces be allowed to return to the breakaway province amid ongoing tensions.
Kosovo Serbs to remove barricades that triggered tensions
Read full article: Kosovo Serbs to remove barricades that triggered tensionsSerbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic says Serbs will start removing their barricades in Kosovo on Thursday in a move that deescalates tensions that triggered fears of new clashes in the Balkans.
Former Kosovo rebel commander convicted of 1999 murder
Read full article: Former Kosovo rebel commander convicted of 1999 murderA former commander in the Kosovo Liberation Army has been found guilty of arbitrarily detaining and torturing prisoners perceived as supporters of Serbia and murdering one of them a late 1990s war for Kosovo's independence.
Serbia seeks return of its troops to Kosovo as tensions soar
Read full article: Serbia seeks return of its troops to Kosovo as tensions soarSerbia has formally demanded that its security troops return to the breakaway former Serbian province of Kosovo, despite warnings from the West that such calls are unlikely to be accepted and only add to tensions in that part of the Balkans.
EXPLAINER: Why do Kosovo-Serbia tensions persist?
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Why do Kosovo-Serbia tensions persist?Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew during the past week after Serbs erected barricades on the main roads in the north of the former Serbian province to protest the arrest of a former Kosovo Serb police officer.
EU, Western Balkans to boost partnership amid Ukraine war
Read full article: EU, Western Balkans to boost partnership amid Ukraine warEU leaders and their counterparts in the Western Balkans have worked to strengthen their partnership during a summit in Albania as Russia's war in Ukraine threatens to reshape the geopolitical balance in the region.
Austria, Hungary, Serbia hold top-level meeting on migration
Read full article: Austria, Hungary, Serbia hold top-level meeting on migrationAustria, Hungary and Serbia have held another top-level meeting dedicated to curbing migration, including by sending more than 100 police officers, vehicles equipped with night vision cameras and drones to the border with North Macedonia.
Kosovo accuses Serbia of trying to destabilize country
Read full article: Kosovo accuses Serbia of trying to destabilize countryKosovo has accused neighboring Serbia of trying to destabilize the country through pressuring members of the ethnic Serb community to resign from their posts for not accepting Pristina’s decision to change illegal vehicle license plates.
EU, US question Serbia's EU commitment after Russia deal
Read full article: EU, US question Serbia's EU commitment after Russia dealThe European Union and the U.S. have questioned Serbia’s commitment to join Europe’s 27-nation bloc after Belgrade signed an agreement with Moscow pledging long-term “consultations” on foreign policy matters amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Hungary to poll public on support for EU sanctions on Russia
Read full article: Hungary to poll public on support for EU sanctions on RussiaHungary’s governing party says it wants to poll the country’s citizens on whether they support European Union sanctions imposed against Russia over its war in Ukraine.
Hungary appeals for time, as EU weighs hefty fund freeze
Read full article: Hungary appeals for time, as EU weighs hefty fund freezeHungary's justice minister is urging her European Union partners to be “tolerant” after the EU’s executive branch recommended suspending billions of euros in funding to the country.
Organizers say Pride march will go on in Serbia despite ban
Read full article: Organizers say Pride march will go on in Serbia despite banOrganizers of European LGBTQ events held in Belgrade this week have said they will hold a planned Pride march on the streets of the Serbian capital Saturday despite a police ban and threats from anti-gay groups.
Serbian police ban EuroPride march, citing security concerns
Read full article: Serbian police ban EuroPride march, citing security concernsSerbia’s police have banned a Pride march planned amid pan-European LGBTQ events being held this week in Belgrade, citing a risk of clashes with far-right anti-gay activists.
Thousands protest planned Pride gathering in Serbia
Read full article: Thousands protest planned Pride gathering in SerbiaThousands of opponents of a pan-European LGBTQ event planned for this week in Belgrade marched through the Serbian capital on Sunday despite an announced ban of Europe’s largest annual gay gathering.
Serbia opposition, rights groups condemn EuroPride decision
Read full article: Serbia opposition, rights groups condemn EuroPride decisionOpposition parties in Serbia and international rights groups have denounced a decision by populist President Aleksandar Vucic to cancel next month’s pan-European LGBTQ EuroPride events because of what he said were threats from right-wing extremists.
US, EU envoys meet with Serbian president on Kosovo
Read full article: US, EU envoys meet with Serbian president on KosovoU.S. and European Union envoys have met with Serbia’s president as they seek to defuse tensions with Kosovo after a meeting last week in Brussels ended with no agreement on a dispute between the former Balkan war foes.
EU-mediated Serbia-Kosovo meeting ends without agreement
Read full article: EU-mediated Serbia-Kosovo meeting ends without agreementThe leaders of Serbia and Kosovo didn't reach an agreement on longstanding border and mutual recognition issues that have spiked tensions in the Balkans and added to Europe’s instability during the war in Ukraine.