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Aleksandar Vučić nice poster with inscription

War crimes

07.September 2026 B. B.

EC: Glorifying war criminals and denying genocide are not in line with European values

The glorification of war criminals and the denial of genocide are not in line with European values, and such phenomena have no place either in the EU or in the countries that are candidates for membership, the European Commission announced.

Spying on students

03.September 2026 B. B.

EU: Illegal spying in Serbia would be unacceptable

Any attempt to gain unauthorized access to the data of citizens or political opponents must be unacceptable, the European Commission announced

Ratko Madić at the Hague Tribunal in 2017.

War crimes

02.September 2026 B. B.

Austrian liberals: Suspend Serbia's negotiations with the EU due to the government's reaction to Mladic's death

"Ratko Mladić was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity. When representatives of the authorities of a candidate country for EU membership glorify such a man after his death, the red line has been crossed," said Helmut Brandstetter, a member of the Austrian NEOS party in the European Parliament.

The European Commission

01.September 2026 B. B.

EC replied to carriers: Schengen rules remain the same

The European Commission sees bilateral agreements between the countries of the Western Balkans and individual EU members as a possible solution

War crimes

28.August 2026 B. B.

European Commission: Glorification of war criminals is contrary to European values

The European Commission emphasized that the glorification of persons convicted of war crimes is not in accordance with fundamental European values and that such a practice has no place either in the EU member states or in the candidate countries for membership.

Google fined 890 million euros for monopoly

EU

23.July 2026 CI

European Commission: Google fined 890 million euros for monopoly

The European Commission has announced that the company Google has been fined 890 million euros for violating search rules and rules related to application trade. The company says the penalty is "product degradation"

Kosovo

14.July 2026 CI

Dacic: "Shameful and hypocritical" attacks on Minister Paunović

Snežana Paunović's controversial statement that she would have ethnically cleansed Kosovo if she were Milošević caused numerous reactions in the public. Part of the opposition demands her resignation, Ružić defended himself, Dacić defended her, and the European Commission says that such rhetoric has no place in Europe.

Head of EU diplomacy Kaja Callas walks past the EU flag

European Union

13.July 2026 Sabrina Fritz/Tina Hassel (ARD/DW)

Kaja Callas in the jaws of Brussels: Who leads the EU's foreign policy?

The opposition in Serbia has many objections to the attitude of the European Commission towards the regime of Aleksandar Vučić. The problem in Brussels, however, is much deeper: at the moment, it is not clear who drinks and who pays when it comes to the EU's foreign policy.

European Union

07.June 2026 S. Ć.

European Commission: Albania will jeopardize EU accession if it opts for Kushner

The project of Donald Trump's son-in-law on the island of Sazan could threaten Albania in the accession negotiations for EU membership, warns the European Commission

The European Commission

03.June 2026 B. B.

European Commission: Montenegro implemented 56 percent of reforms, Serbia eight percent

The European Commission assessed that Montenegro meets the prerequisites and general conditions for the third disbursement of funds under the Instrument for Reforms and Growth for the Western Balkans

Internet sale

28.May 2026. KS

The EU fined Tema with 200 million euros for dangerous children's toys and defective chargers

A high percentage of chargers bought on Temu have failed basic electrical safety tests, while a large number of baby toys pose a safety risk, the European Commission said

The European Commission

20.May 2026. B. B.

Albania, Montenegro and North Macedonia received EUR 158,9 million from the Growth Plan, Serbia nothing

In this round of tranches from the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans, Serbia did not receive anything. Fulfilling the recommendations of the Venice Commission regarding the "Mrdić Laws" is key.

Energy Industry

14.May 2026. Mari Zina / DW

Fear in Brussels: EU is dependent on Chinese solar technology

Brussels is trying to reduce its dependence on China for solar energy. Why Europe fears Chinese solar technology

Technology

05.May 2026. KS

Can the EU compete with America in artificial intelligence

Will the European Union build artificial intelligence centers and what does this mean in the technological race with the United States and China

European coins

02.May 2026. Nemanja Rujevic

Nemanja Starović in the episode of interpreter for the European Commission

The European Commission has "put on hold" one and a half billion euros for Serbia. But, according to Minister Nemanja Starović, this is not the same as "freezing" the money. How to disguise a fiasco linguistically

EU and Serbia

15.April 2026. HAVE

Why do some in Brussels think that a monument should be erected to Mrdić?

Serbia could lose 1,5 billion euros from EU accession funds due to the so-called Mrdić laws. "Vremena" sources, who advocate a tougher attitude towards the authorities of Aleksandar Vučić, say that

Mrdić's laws

05.February 2026. KS

The European Commission calls again for the revision of the "Mrdić Laws"

The European Commission calls on the competent authorities in Serbia to suspend the implementation of the amendments and to urgently review the adopted amendments to the set of judicial laws

The European Commission

28.January 2026 KS

Kos: The passing of the "Mrdić Laws" is a step back on the way to the EU

How does the European Commission assess the vote on changes to judicial laws proposed by Uglješa Mrdić and what does this mean for Serbia's further path towards the European Union

The European Commission

16.January 2026 KS

Will the MEPs vote no confidence in Ursula von der Leyen?

MEPs vote again on no confidence in the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen

EU and Ukraine

06.December 2025 KS

Hungarian veto on aid to Ukraine

Will the European Union find a way to help Ukraine after Hungary vetoes the issuance of Eurobonds to support the war-torn country

Ursula von der Leyen and Aleksandar Vučić

Serbia's European path

04.December 2025 Sanja Kljajic (DW)

Vučić has nothing to offer Brussels

Despite the invitation of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, to come to Brussels in November and report on Serbia's progress on the European path, that visit did not take place.

The charges against Federica Mogherini relate to fraud in public procurement and corruption, conflict of interest and breach of professional secrecy.

European Union

03.December 2025 B. B.

The Mogherini case: Why was the former head of EU diplomacy detained?

The charges against Federica Mogherini relate to fraud in public procurement and corruption, conflict of interest and breach of professional secrecy

European Union

14.November 2025 Uroš Mitrović

Security integration: The EU is considering the establishment of a central intelligence service

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, launched an initiative to establish a central intelligence service within the EC. The idea is to strengthen the security position of the EU and its strategic autonomy by unifying the intelligence data of national services

Enlargement of the European Union

12.November 2025 Nemanja Rujevic

Promises and fear of the right wing

"Perspective" and "reforms" may lead to second-class membership in the European Union. And maybe not even there. Is that a waiting room with a drawn door

Serbia and the EU

12.November 2025 Katarina Stevanović

Prime Minister Matsuto's European optimism

Prime Minister Đuro Macut says that Serbia is very close to EU membership. The European Commission, however, does not think so

The situation in Serbia

06.November 2025 NM

Devastating reports from international organizations

The reports of the United Nations, Reporters without Borders, but also the European Parliament and the European Commission represent a real defeat for Serbia, and especially for the Vučić regime.

Opposition

04.November 2025 B. B.

Opposition: Vučić wanders the corridors alone in Brussels

"The report of the European Commission that was published on Tuesday talks about the change in the attitude towards the criminal regime in Serbia", says Radomir Lazović, deputy of the Green and Left Front.