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Lex specialis

03.September 2026 MLJ

If Deliblatska peščara could become a wind park

The government claims one thing, and maybe adopts another. While Deliblatska Peščara is burning, changes to the law have been adopted that potentially allow it to become a large wind farm. A similar thing happened in Albania. When could the wind farm be built?

Fires in Serbia

02.September 2026 Almire Pichon

Fires on Stolovi and in Deliblatska peščara under control: RHMZ calls for caution

The fires on Stolovi near Kraljevo and in Deliblatska peščara are currently under control, but the danger of their spreading again still exists

Forest fires

29.August 2026 IN THE

Is the situation finally calming down at the fire sites across Serbia?

The situation at the fires in Deliblatska peščara and on Mount Stolovi is more stable, but firefighters and rescuers remain on the ground due to the danger of re-inflammation of the hot spot and difficult conditions for extinguishing

Fighting fire

27.August 2026 IN THE

How many active fires are there in Serbia and what is the situation in Deliblatska peščara?

Head of the Department for Emergency Situations about the situation on the ground and what awaits the teams in the coming days.

Dossier "Vremena": Deliblatska peščara

26.August 2026 Slobodan Bubnjević

The Lord of Fire and his minions

"We taught love to fire, so that our earth no longer burns". It is a verse by Vasko Popa, one of our greatest poets, who was born in the village of Grebenac, on the edge of Deliblatska peščara, in one of the settlements that were directly threatened by the fire. Despite the superhuman efforts of the firefighters, volunteers and locals, despite the help sent by students and citizens who had nothing else to do, despite appeals to request foreign help earlier, the forest fire in Pesko completely got out of control this summer and caused damage that will take decades to repair. Someone could conclude that Pesak u flame is a parable of today's Serbia's solidarity citizens and students who are ruled by a malignant regime that is not worthy to protect ecosystems such as Peščara, to preserve our natural treasures, our land

Dossier "Vremena" II: Sector for emergency situations

26.August 2026 Vojkan Kostić

The students did not set fire to the Deliblata Sandstone

Despite the fact that there is no clear discontinuity in the work of the Department for Emergency Situations, the general impression of the professional public is that the reaction to the fire in Deliblatska peščara was not adequate. The rare footage showed that there were not enough firefighters, that local volunteer fire brigades came to help, and that the presence of equipment was disproportionate to the size of the fire. Two facts most often caught the eyes of the commentators - that FAP and TAM tank trucks, which have not been produced for 40 years or more, were used in Peščara.

This situation

26.August 2026 Philip Schwarm

The unbearable weight of emptiness

How does the statement about Serbia as a firefighting "superpower" fit perfectly into Vučić's propaganda? How did the fire in Deliblatska peščara shed light on all the dysfunctionality of the regime? Why was there celebrating, singing and cheering for the president at one end of the country, while hundreds of hectares of forest were burning on the other? What messages does the regime's propaganda send and what do citizens see with their own eyes? And why is the nation not an amorphous mass, incapable of shaping its own destiny

Deliblato Sandstone

26.August 2026 A. P.

Reconstruction of Deliblatska Peščara after the fire will take years

The reconstruction of Deliblatska peščara will not start immediately after the fire is extinguished. Damage will need to be assessed, damaged trees removed and terrain stabilized. According to the assessment of the dean of the Faculty of Forestry Branko Stajić, the first young forests could be formed in five to ten years

Fires in Serbia

26.August 2026 Almire Pichon

Rain moderates, wind fuels the fires: It is still the most difficult in Deliblatska peščara

The rain softened some hot spots, but did not put out the fires all over Serbia. The most difficult situation is still in Deliblatska peščara. The fire is also burning near Leban, on Stolovi and Goč

Forest fires

25.August 2026 Sasa Bojic / DW

Fire in Deliblatska Peščara: What do German firefighters say?

German firefighters arrived in Serbia after a three-day journey and immediately began to extinguish a large fire in Deliblatska peščara. What do they say and what are their experiences in fighting fire

Fire

24.August 2026 MLJ

Where forest fires are raging and what are the expectations

Forest fires have been raging in Serbia for more than a month. The biggest ones are in Deliblatska peščara and on Stolovi near Kraljevo. Helicopters from the European Union, as well as the Russian plane "Ilyushin" arrived to help the Serbian firefighters. Thick smoke goes towards the Ibar highway

Protest

23.August 2026 S.Ć.

"Eco Buna": Vrh Homolja was cut off by 12 meters

Nine-meter-wide roads were built on Homolje, 12 meters of the top of the mountain were cut off - this was heard at the "Eco Buna" protest in Belgrade's Ušće, where many places in the country where people's survival are threatened were pointed out.

Comment

23.August 2026 Nemanja Rujevic

Fifteen years and another month of fire

Fifteen years of these authorities are reflected in the fact that for more than a month the authorities are unable to put out the fire in Deliblatska peščara. No conspiracy theories help here

Fires

23.August 2026 B. B.

Lawyer Lakić: To investigate the responsibility of Vučić and Dacić for the fire in Deliblatska peščara

Lawyer Nikola Lakić believes that the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade has lost its independence a long time ago and that he sees the latest announcement by the Prosecutor's Office as an attempt to intimidate citizens

Fires

23.August 2026 B. B.

Vučić on the Deliblatska peščara fire: It's very strange, it's kind of dotted

"If a man were a silly conspiracy theorist, he could think of anything," Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said about the fire in Deliblatska Peščara.

Fires

23.August 2026 B. B.

Minister Vujić: Conscious spreading of untrue claims regarding the fire in Deliblatska peščara

Minister of Justice Nenad Vujić called on citizens and the media to check information about the fire with the competent institutions and not to participate in the further spread of inaccurate content.

Fires in Serbia

22.August 2026 S. Ć.

Helicopters from the EU are already putting out the fires

Four helicopters arrived from the EU with crew members, Romanian and Czech teams are already putting out fires in Serbia

Assistance in extinguishing forest fires

22.August 2026 IN THE

Fires in Serbia: Help is coming from the EU, a Russian plane dropped 420 tons of water

The EU is sending four Black Hawks and ground firefighting teams from Germany and Romania. At the same time, the Russian "Ilyushin" continues to extinguish fires in the Deliblat sandbar

Fires in Serbia

21.August 2026 MLJ

"The wind changes direction so quickly": Serbia still calls on Europe for help in extinguishing the Deliblata Sandstone

After it turned out that they called the Russians for help, but not the EU, which the media wrote about, the state of Serbia admits that the fires got out of control, so they still called the Europeans

Forest fires

21.August 2026 IN THE

The element of fire is not abating: Four large fires are active, the most severe in Deliblatska peščara

The fight against fires throughout Serbia continued during the night and morning, while firefighters, members of other services, workers of "Srbijašum" and volunteers are trying to prevent the further spread of the fire. In addition to Deliblatska peščara, there are active fires on Stolovi, in the area of Maglič below the Troglav mountain and in the territory of Bojnik municipality.

Ivica Dačić and Đuro Macut in the Deliblata sandstone

Fires

20.August 2026 B. B.

The situation in Deliblatska Peščara is still difficult, Macut and Dacic arrived

Prime Minister Đuro Macut warned that the specific structure of the plant life, the strong wind and the spread of the fire under the layer of sand in Deliblatska Peščara make the fire extremely difficult to control.

Russian Ilyushin fire-fighting aircraft over Deliblatsky Sandstone

Help from Russia

20.August 2026 IN THE

The Russian "Ilyushin" dumped 42 tons of water on the fire in Deliblatska peščara

The Russian Il-76 firefighting aircraft began to take part in extinguishing a large fire in Deliblatska peščara, and in the first burst it threw 42 tons of water onto the fire. The plane had previously arrived at Niš Airport "Konstantin Veliki", from where it was directed to the largest active fire in Serbia

Fighting with the fire element

20.August 2026 Nikola Zdravković / Air conditioning 101

Extreme risk of fire spread: Weather (un)opportunities are not in the hands of the firefighters

The fire in Deliblatska peščara, which was recently claimed to be under control, continues to spread. The weather forecast is extremely unfavorable for firefighting. How many hectares have really burned so far and what area is threatened?

Fires

16.August 2026 CI

Fires in Serbia and the region: The situation is calmer, but firefighters are still on the ground

The fires in Croatia and Serbia were generally calmer during the night, but firefighters are still on duty in the field, while high temperatures, drought and wind make complete extinguishing difficult

Fires

13.August 2026 B. B.

Šumarak and Dubovac near Deliblatska peščara safe from fire

The residents of Šumark and Dubovac were previously evacuated on August 6 due to the fire that broke out in Deliblatska peščara

Fire

11.August 2026 MLJ

How much longer will the Deliblata Sandstone burn?

The fire in the Deliblat Sandstone has been burning for the seventh day and has finally been brought under control. The longest fire in this unique nature reserve lasted 11 days

Deliblato Sand Dunes

10.August 2026 Marija L. Jankovic

Deliblatska peščara: Who is to blame for the fact that fire protection was not maintained

The Deliblata sandstone has been afforested according to plan. At the same time, sections, roads without vegetation, were placed as a barrier against possible fires. Whose fault is it that they were neglected and overgrown with weeds, so now they were spreading the fire, instead of containing it