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Elections

10.September 2026 B. B.

Is the EU preparing "more significant capacities" for monitoring the elections in Serbia than before?

The OSCE mission will be very numerous, and the European Parliament has also announced the sending of a long-term election observation mission, said Bojana Selaković, Coordinator of the National Convention on the European Union.

European Union

10.September 2026 Tessa Clara Walter/DW

How far the glorification of Mladic has distanced Serbia from the EU

The promotion of Ratko Mladić as a hero has distanced Serbia from EU integration. How much damage?

War crimes

08.September 2026 B. B.

Picula: Glorification of Mladic's crimes contrary to EU values

The presence of representatives of state institutions and members of the military at the funeral of Ratko Mladić represents a clear political message, says the rapporteur of the European Parliament for Serbia, Tonino Picula.

EU enlargement

08.September 2026 Nemanja Rujevic

Is "half-membership" in the EU the only open path for Serbia and its neighbors?

Vučić repeats that there is nothing to be gained from EU enlargement and that it is better to seek some kind of truncated membership in the common market and Schengen. This makes the authorities in Podgorica cringe, but it may be that Vučić is right here

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.

European Union

31.August 2026 MLJ

"They do not give their water to foreigners": Why Iceland will not join the EU

While the Balkans are "languishing" on the bench and begging for entry, Iceland has refused to even begin negotiations on joining the EU. Why can't they connect?

Ecology

24.August 2026 B. B.

Donation for rehabilitation and closure of 17 unsanitary landfills

Funds from the donation will be used for technical assistance, which should enable the closure and rehabilitation of unsanitary landfills in Pirot, Sremska Mitrovica and Valjevo.

Forest fires

22.August 2026 IN THE

Serbia accepted the EU's help in extinguishing the fire, and Montenegro offered a plane

Due to large fires and predicted extreme temperatures, Serbia activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and accepted help in the form of four helicopters, as well as teams from Germany and Romania. Montenegro also offered help

Economy

21.August 2026 IN THE

Fear of war, fire, cyber attacks: In the EU, more and more people are hoarding cash

Despite contactless and electronic payments becoming the dominant way of shopping in many European cities, the amount of cash in circulation is growing, data from the European Central Bank show. Fearing crises, more and more people want to have cash on hand

Serbia and the EU

19.August 2026 B. B.

Selaković: Reforms stand where the government should subject itself to control

Serbia has satisfactorily implemented three out of a total of 24 GRECO recommendations

Evacuation of tourists from Halkidiki due to fire

Fires

16.August 2026 CI

Europe is on fire: A fire of record proportions ravages a nature reserve in Belgium

On Saturday, August 15, firefighters battled a forest fire that engulfed Belgium's largest nature reserve in the High Fens area. The fire has been described as the worst in the country's history

Export to EU

12.August 2026 B. B.

Serbia and EU standards: Do Serbian exporters comply with the new regulations for packaging

The EU regulation on packaging and packaging waste entered into force on 12 August 2026 and will apply without any translation into national legislation identically in all EU member states

Students holding a student banner Students are winning

Public opinion research

06.August 2026 Anja Mihic

Research by the International Republican Institute: Students have better cards in their hands

Support for student protests largely coincides with support for Serbia's membership in the EU. However, experts estimate that it will not be one of the key topics of the upcoming election campaign. Be that as it may, the research of the International Republican Institute shows that the students have better cards in their hands than the regime parties

Region

29.July 2026 N. Rujević

Montenegro "ready" for the EU, but has to be patient for a few more years?

Once all the chapters are closed, Montenegro will face painstaking ratification in every member state of the EU. Maybe that's why Chancellor Friedrich Mertz is talking about joining the Union by 2030

European integration

26.July 2026 Aleksandra Mudreš / DW

Will there be a shortage of Montenegrin passports in Serbia?

Montenegro introduces visas for Russians, Turks and Chinese. It can be expected that with the accession of Montenegro to the EU, interest in Montenegrin citizenship will increase significantly, especially among people from Serbia

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"

Serbia and the EU

18.July 2026 R. Š.

Vučić: Cluster 3 will not be opened

The President of Serbia said that the effort on the European road is not in vain despite the blockade of the cluster

KiM

18.July 2026 B. B.

The Kosovo government asks the EU for a stronger condemnation of Snežana Paunović's statement

The Government of Kosovo, regarding Minister Snezana Paunović's statement on ethnic cleansing, asks the EU "to make it clear to the Serbian authorities that such rhetoric is unacceptable."

European integration

15.July 2026 B. B.

Sandro Goci: Vučić's Serbia is eroding democratic institutions

"Those who have turned their backs on European values cannot expect others to bear the consequences," says the Secretary General of the European Democratic Party, Sandro Gozzi.

European Union

14.July 2026 B. B.

Marta Kos: The leading candidates for EU enlargement are Ukraine, Moldova, Albania and Montenegro

"Our leading four candidates - Ukraine, Moldova, Albania and Montenegro are taking big steps forward," says European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos

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.

Regime

09.July 2026 B. B.

Gojko Božović: The regime swore by the European future, and did everything against it

"These are the Europeans who feel the most natural in the Politburo of the Communist Party of China," says Gojko Božović about the regime of Aleksandar Vučić

European Union

09.July 2026 B. B.

Politiko: Nine countries are asking for the extension of concessions in the application of EES

The contingency mechanism, which allows border services to temporarily suspend the collection of biometric data in exceptional circumstances, is due to be lifted on 6 September

Serbia and the European Union

08.July 2026 Bosko Jaksic

Presentation of Potemkin's Serbia

The Ambassador of Ireland said in Belgrade that, "if we ask", Serbia will open Cluster 3. The Netherlands also asked, whose opposition mainly relates to the state of the rule of law. The "Balance Clause" is clear - if there is no progress in fundamental areas of law, there is no progress in the negotiations as a whole. From that reform package, Vučić's government is fleeing like the devil from the cross, but it does not give up selling the fog, even though a lot has changed since Croatia was hailed as the last member of the Union in 2013

Interview: Gert Rohrborn, director of the office of the "Heinrich Bell" Foundation

08.July 2026 Filip Mirilović

Our hand remains extended.

"Until now, it has not happened that as many as five EU member states block a candidate country from opening Cluster 3. This is a consequence of both Serbia's attitude towards Russia, as well as the absence of the rule of law and a high level of corruption. Since the EU enlargement process was restarted, Serbia has only taken significant steps backwards"

European Union

08.July 2026 B. B.

European Democratic Party: Vučić has no place in the EU

"Serbia belongs to Europe, the Vučić regime does not," stated the European Democratic Party