Local elections 2026. 26.February 2026. Nedim Sejdinovic Will the progressive fortresses fall? SNS started the campaign for the recently announced elections several months ago. For the progressives, these elections are of great importance, their popularity has fallen, it is necessary to make up for it, to show that "the people still want them". There is no doubt that bags of money, megawatts of energy and the broadest strata of clubbing will be engaged for this purpose. It will probably be even hotter than last year in Kosjerić. And what will the opposition - both this party and the student movement - do against SNS and how? In one or more columns? What situation awaits them? Where will the worst fight be? And, isn't it an interesting indicator that all the places where the elections will be held are facing a terrifying depopulation, and everything as a rule - the stronger the SNS, the fewer the inhabitants
Serbia before the elections 26.February 2026. Viktor Radonjic How the regime steals votes Vukosava Crnjanski, director of CRTE, Slobodan Orlović, professor of constitutional law at the Faculty of Law at the University of Novi Sad, and Zoran Gavrilović, executive director of the Bureau of Social Research (BIRODI), speak for "Vreme" about the experiences of the election process.
On the spot: Surdulica 26.February 2026. Dejana Cvetković Lynching mob Lawyer Milan Tasić demanded at the meeting on February 14 that "the closest family of the murderer Rastko Jović permanently move out of the municipality of Surdulica, because he doubts that any court will ever be able to provide them with safety after a serious premeditated murder." Therefore, to evict an Albanian family that has nothing to do with the death in a traffic accident for which a relative of the owner of the bakery is suspected. A new protest - probably with the same demand - has been announced for February 26
Portrait of a contemporary: Bogdan Ilić - Grandma Pig 26.February 2026. Jovana Gligorijevic The hero of the age wasted in the clutches of the government Where did this and this code from Vučić on Tiktok come from? The choice is not random, but it is meaningless. The intention of the person who came up with it was to send a message that the government is "close", "normal"... It is a desperate move, because young people are on the street, their heads are smashed, they are dragged around in the dark, while children even in kindergartens say: "When I grow up, I will be a student". Vučić lost the youth of this country forever
Kosovo 26.February 2026. Milica Srejić One-way ticket from Pristina The Serbian community in Kosovo is once again facing existential questions. Will the Serbs, due to the impossibility of obtaining Kosovo documents, become foreigners in their own backyard? What will happen to Serbian health and educational institutions and what is the connection between the Law on Foreigners and the integration of these institutions
Artificial intelligence 26.February 2026. Nemanja Rujevic Images today lie faster, stronger, better Flooding the media and social networks with videos generated by artificial intelligence leads to people doubting everything, Sandra Ristovska, a professor at the University of Colorado, told Vreme. Can the truth win?
One Hundred Years of the Serbian PEN Center 26.February 2026. Gojko Božović In reasonable times and in unreasonable times For the same reasons, PEN was both the most appreciated and the most attacked: because it did not make compromises about what (nor) literature is and because it considered the issue of freedom of expression as its basic duty
On the spot: Esphigmen, Sveta Gora 26.February 2026. Nemanja Kalezić Zealots, renegades from civilization Since the corona virus pandemic, the inevitable question that the monk on duty at the entrance to the monastery will ask you is - have you been vaccinated... If you want to take coffee to them, you must make sure that it is in packaging that does not have a barcode printed on it, and in the conversation with the monks you can hear the story of how the pope takes on his true, reptilian form during the night and nervously walks around the Vatican palaces thinking of how to expel the true Orthodox from Esphygmen. The circumstances in which this community lives are difficult, there is no electricity, there is only one generator that supplies electricity to a lathe for cutting wood logs, and the vehicle fleet mainly consists of ancient jeeps that the Greek army received from its Anglo-Saxon allies more than half a century ago...
Personal attitude 26.February 2026. Nada Zivanovic Invisible pollution Pollution is not just chimney smoke or roadside litter. The most dangerous forms are often those that we cannot see, feel or smell - tiny particles in the air, polluted water or constant noise that quietly affect people's health and nature
exclusive 15.march 2001 Igor Mekina and Svetlana Vasović-Mekina Confession of Mira Marković "I believe that the members of the SPS and JUL, those who are not mentioned in the newspapers and on television as thieves, rich or that they are suspicious and responsible for some other reason - I believe that they are the ones who made an agreement with the new authorities to that government protects their material and other interests, their rather large wealth, and that in return they contribute to the bribery of their yesterday's comrades and personal friends"
Interview - Sanda Rašković-Ivić, Commissioner for Refugees of the Republic of Serbia 15.march 2001 Jelena Grujić We don't want ghettoization "Refugees have been manipulated like no other population in recent times. Perhaps only the mentally ill were manipulated that way in the Soviet Union during Stalin's reign of terror."
The case of the three beaten 15.march 2001 Uroš Komlenović Nothing new in Pozarevac The new authorities shout at the top of their voices that those responsible for the collapse of the state will be tried. Wouldn't it be more logical to rehabilitate the victims first?
Macedonia 15.march 2001 Nenad Lj. Stefanović The collapse of ethnic romanticism In some reflections on the latest events not only in Macedonia but also in the south of Serbia, one hears how the Albanian side is allegedly trying to catch the "last train" for a more comprehensive solution to its own issue and to reach, possibly, a new Dayton by radicalizing the situation on the ground.
Comment How Peter the Hungarian defeated Viktor Orban The Tisza victory of Peter the Hungarian goes beyond the borders of tiny Hungary. It spills over to neighboring Serbia as a nightmare for Aleksandar Vučić and motivation for all those who want to see his back. Andrei Ivanji
Overview of the week Without organization, there is no victory. If Vučić calls elections for the summer, the student movement and choirs must be ready. The experiences gained in Kula, Sevojno or Arandjelovac are valuable, but not enough. Small mistakes today can be fatal tomorrow. The future of Serbia is at stake Philip Schwarm
Comment The strangulation of N1 and others: Everything is going according to plan The signing of Brent Sadler as United Group's media director is the penultimate step in a creeping stranglehold on critical media. The government won't save it, but at least the audience got an important lesson Nemanja Rujevic
