Tag: Serbia

Daily news – February 4, 2022

AFRICA Strategies for financing Africa’s health sector. Vera Songwe, Brookings:  Never before in the last half century has Africa’s health care landscape seen so many...

Daily news – February 2, 2022 p.m.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO  At least 60 people killed in militia attack in eastern DR Congo. Erikas Mwisi Kambale, Reuters: At least 60 people were...

Bahraini political dissident extradited from Serbia (Al Jazeera)

A Bahraini political dissident has been extradited from Serbia following an Interpol Red Notice issued at Manama’s request, the interior ministry said, despite a...

Serbia’s Back-Door Bid To Embed Chinese Snooping Tools In Kosovo (Mila Djurdjevic, Sandra Cvetkovic, Andy Heil, RFE RL)

Kosovo risks becoming a reluctant laboratory for invasive Chinese surveillance technology at the hands of neighboring Serbia, an "iron-clad" friend to Beijing. Belgrade is quietly...

Serbia Takes ‘Very Important’ Step Forward In EU Accession Process (RFE RL)

Serbia has taken a step toward its goal of joining the EU by opening talks on four policy areas, but European officials warn Belgrade...

Thousands of Serbians block roads to protest lithium mine project (Al Jazeera)

Environmental protesters have blocked roads in Serbia for a third consecutive weekend to oppose plans for lithium mining, despite a bid by the country’s...

Thousands Of Serbs Protest ‘Anti-Environment’ Laws; Vucic Vows To ‘Solve Problems’ (RFE RL)

Thousands of demonstrators have protested around the country with blockades in Belgrade and other cities to oppose new legislation on property expropriation and referendums...

Four Ex-State Security Officers Jailed In Serbia For 1999 Murder Of Journalist (Predrag Urosevic, RFE RL)

A Serbian court has sentenced four former state security officers to up to 30 years in prison over the 1999 murder of journalist Slavko Curuvija, an...

Serbian anti-mining activists block bridges, roads (Al Jazeera)

Skirmishes have erupted in Serbia between police and demonstrators who blocked roads and bridges to protest against new laws they say favour the interests...

Serbian Lawmakers Pass Law Removing Turnout Threshold In Referendums (RFE RL)

Serbia's parliament has overwhelmingly passed a law on how referendums are conducted amid criticism from opponents that it is undemocratic. The new law on referendums...

Russian, Serbian Presidents Emerge From Meeting With Talk Of Gas Deal, ‘Tactical’ Weapons (RFE RL)

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic have left a meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi talking up weapons sales...

Work begins on section of Serbia-Hungary railway in major progress for BRI project (Global Times)

Officials from Serbia and Hungary on Tuesday hailed the start of construction of a railway line running from Novi Sad to Subotica in Serbia,...

Serbia’s Vucic Dismisses Critical Congressional Letter About Corruption, Media Freedom (RFE RL)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has dismissed a letter written by several U.S. lawmakers criticizing the growth of corruption and decline of media freedom in...

Serbia outfits its armor with Russia’s latest combat modules to boost firepower (TASS)

The Serbian defense company Yugoimport unveiled its latest Lazar III A1 armored personnel carrier outfitted with the latest Russian combat modules at the Partner...

Western Balkan groups call for US engagement to counter Serbia (Al Jazeera)

Leaders and advocacy organisations from Albanian-American, Bosnian-American and Montenegrin-American communities have called on the US to commit to a stronger presence in the Western...

Russian, Serbian military pilots kick off joint drills in Serbia (TASS)

Russian and Serbian military pilots kicked off Bars-2021 joint tactical drills in Serbia, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Monday. "In the course of the drills,...