Redaktion Vremena

Montenegro

Montenegro between Brussels and Belgrade: 20 years of independence under political pressure

While Podgorica accelerates its European path and is considered a favorite for EU enlargement, internal divisions, corruption and the influence of Belgrade remain key challenges for the country's future.

Sanja Kljajić / DW

Early Elections

When are the elections coming: Vučić makes it harder, students are getting ready

While Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić is moving the dates of the early elections, the student movement and the opposition are using the time to strengthen logistics and field work. The question is no longer whether there will be elections, but who benefits from the delay

Sanja Kljajić / DW

From the new issue

Where does the cream come from in Manhattan?

Although nothing is really out of the ordinary in New York, walnut-stuffed prunes paired with bacon-wrapped chicken livers go beyond the usual Manhattan offerings.

SK / KS

Gynecological violence

Confessions of women giving birth in Serbia: Pain, fear and violence in maternity wards

Women in Serbia face routine and invasive procedures during childbirth, from shaving and enemas to oxytocin and vacuum extraction, while gynecologists admit they work "like on a treadmill."

Sanja Kljajić / DW

The pain behind the joy of childbirth

Episiotomy as a good day: In Serbia, women are routinely cut during childbirth

An episiotomy, a surgical incision in the perineum during childbirth, is supposed to facilitate the exit of the baby and prevent unwanted ruptures. However, for many women in Serbia and beyond, this procedure leaves deep physical and psychological scars, often performed without a clear explanation, consent, and even without adequate anesthesia.

Sanja Kljajić / DW

President of Serbia

Vučić between Florida and Moscow: Chest pain or diplomatic fiasco

The abrupt termination of his visit to the United States of America and the uncertain trip to Moscow reveal the crisis of Serbia's foreign policy, while Vučić's diplomacy seems more and more like a struggle to preserve his personal image.

Sanja Kljajić / DW

Sound weapon

The technology is new, the principle is the same: Ceausescu used a sound cannon similar to the one in Belgrade

The sonic weapon, which is suspected to have been used during the protests in Belgrade on March 15, was also used during the Romanian Revolution, the former Romanian chief military prosecutor, Catalin Ranko Pitu, assessed in an interview for DW.

Sanja Kljajic (DW)

European Union

Picula: The elections in Serbia have so far only intensified social tensions

"Serbia is, in fact, a record holder in holding elections in regular and extraordinary terms." However, social tensions only grew after those elections," says the European Parliament's rapporteur for Serbia, Tonino Picula

Sanja Kljajic (DW)

Serbian-American relations

Let's make Serbia great: "Trump, Serbs!"

Serbs, like few European nations, are delighted that Donald Trump will be back in the White House in a few days. Aleksandar Vučić is also looking forward to it, who hopes that he will now get all those annoying advocates of liberal democracy off their backs.

Sanja Kljajic (DW)

Migrants and Serbia

Belarusian activist facing extradition from Serbia: I wouldn't want to end up like Navalny

Belarusian director, journalist and political activist Andrej Gnjot is facing possible extradition in Belgrade to Belarus, which charges him with tax evasion. Gnjot claims that he is a victim of political persecution

Sanja Kljajic/DW