Goran Vesić

On November 1, 2024, the canopy of the railway station in Novi Sad collapsed and killed 16 people

Eaves

19.February 2026. B. B.

SCREAM: The indictment for the fall of the canopy will be decided again

The Court of Appeal in Belgrade canceled the decision confirming the indictment for the fall of the canopy from the railway station building in Novi Sad

The process against the former Minister of Construction

30.January 2026 RV

The custody of Momirović and Vesić was terminated

As "Vreme" exclusively learns, the custody of Tomislav Momirović and Goran Vesić has been terminated

Belgrade metro

08.January 2026 VK

It's almost gone again: Mali announces the first metro line for 2030

Minister of Finance Siniša Mali spoke again about the completion of the work on the Belgrade metro, and this time the deadline is 2030

16 people died in the fall of the canopy of the Railway Station in Novi Sad

Eaves

25.December 2025 Bojan Bednar

Prosecutor Ilić: It seems that the prosecution was guided by public outrage, not facts

"It seems that the prosecution was guided by the indignation of the public because of the fall of the canopy, and not by the facts available in the case, because the proceedings were suspended due to the lack of reasonable suspicion," public prosecutor Goran Ilić told "Vreme"

Canopy fall

24.December 2025 BB

Suspended proceedings against Vesić and others: Continuation of the coup d'état or thin indictment

Critics of the regime of Aleksandar Vučić see the suspension of proceedings against Goran Vesić and others as a continuation of the coup d'état and believe that the decision was made under political pressure. Lawyer Sead Spahović is of the opinion that the indictment was thin precisely because of its breadth, but that we should wait for the final verdict

Eaves

24.December 2025 B. B.

No one is surprised by the suspension of the criminal proceedings against Vesić and the others

"It is strange that the prosecutor does not deal with the question of who let people use the station, even though she did not have a license at that time, because if they had not been let in, no one would have died," says Forbes editor Ivan Radak.

Former Minister of Construction Goran Vesić with a cap in front of the Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime

Canopy fall

17.November 2025 B. B.

Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime: Vesić's first statement about the canopy fall

The former Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, Goran Vesić, on Monday gave his testimony for the first time before the Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime in the investigation of the reconstruction of the canopy of the Railway Station in Novi Sad.

Belgrade, October 7, 2025 - Deputies of the Serbian Parliament started today the first session of the regular autumn session

TikTok and politics

06.November 2025 Vukasin Karadzic

TikTok superstars MPs: "God help the advanced morons"

How TikTok culture perceives politics in its own way, and politicians do not understand it at all, can be seen in some examples of members of the National Assembly

Tragedy in Novi Sad

18.September 2025 B. B.

Goran Vesić house arrest for three months

Former minister Goran Vesić was banned from using the phone and the Internet for three months, and from receiving other people in his apartment, all with electronic surveillance

Corruption

18.September 2025 MS

KRIK: Vesić has not yet been heard in the canopies case

The financial investigation against former ministers Tomislav Momirović, Goran Vesić and 12 other people on the suspicion that they damaged the state budget by 115 million dollars during the reconstruction of the Novi Sad-Kelebija railway remains in place because Vesić was not heard as he is in the hospital

Tragedy in Novi Sad

16.September 2025 B. B.

VJT filed charges against 13 people due to the fall of the canopy

The defendants are suspected of having committed serious crimes against general security from Article 288, paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code. The higher public prosecutor's office in Novi Sad proposes custody for all the accused

Justice

15.August 2025 S.Ć.

Momirović and Vesić released from custody

By the decision of the High Court in Belgrade, the detention of Momirović and Vesić was replaced by a milder measure - house arrest. The custody of Trivić and Ignjatović was terminated

Minister in hospital

12.August 2025 IN THE

Directorate for Criminal Sanctions: Vesić did not leave Serbia

After announcements on social networks that former minister Goran Vesić left Serbia by plane, the Directorate for Criminal Sanctions announced that he is undergoing hospital treatment under the constant supervision of guards at the District Prison in Belgrade.

Arrests

01.August 2025 KS

"Coup d'etat": Who was arrested in the action of the Prosecutor's Office for organized crime?

Among those arrested are a former minister, an assistant minister, and persons associated with companies that carried out work at the railway station in Novi Sad, some are still being sought, and the proceedings also include Goran Vesić, who fell ill last night

"Coup d'état" attempt

01.August 2025 AI

'Prosecutorial Coup': Tom Moon Arrested

As part of the "massive attempt at a prosecutorial coup d'état", former Minister of Trade Tomislav Momirović and 13 other people were arrested, according to "Novosti".

Protests in Serbia

29.July 2025 KS

Belgraders at the alleged address of Goran Vesić

Citizens at the meeting organized by several Belgrade congregations first came to Goran Vesić's address, however, as "Vreme" has learned, Vesić has not lived at that address since last year.

Prosecution

18.July 2025 MLJ

Confirmed indictment against Vesić's lawyer who hit a policeman on the highway

The Basic Court in Novi Sad confirmed the indictment of the Basic Public Prosecutor's Office against lawyer Nemanja Aleksić for several criminal offenses

The fall of the canopy and political (ir)responsibility

03.June 2025 IN THE

Ninić: I do not believe that Vesić will appear on the repeated indictment

Lawyer Ivan Ninić claims that Goran Vesić practically disappeared from the investigation into the fall of the canopy at the Railway Station in Novi Sad, although he was previously linked to this case. The higher court canceled his detention with the explanation that there are no grounds for suspecting a criminal offense, and Ninić doubts that Vesić will even appear on the repeated indictment.

A sketch of the roundabout that was supposed to be located on Republic Square

Beograd

16.May 2025. Tijana Stanic

The blocks on Republic Square have been removed again, and the roundabout is nowhere in sight

The city does not answer "Vremen"'s questions about whether there will be a roundabout on Republic Square, which Šapić has been announcing for months. During this time, the cubes that were taken out for him are unearthed

In the fall of the canopy of the Railway Station in Novi Sad on November 1, 2024, 16 people died and one person was seriously injured.

Tragedy in Novi Sad

11.April 2025. B. B.

The indictment was returned to supplement the investigation, lawyer Gajić says because of "cardinal errors"

The indictment in the case of the fall of the canopy of the railway station in Novi Sad was returned for the sake of supplementing the investigation and additional clarifications and so that the validity of the indictment could be examined, announced the High Court in Novi Sad

Chronicle

07.April 2025. KS

The Prosecution proposed 30 days of detention for lawyer Nemanja Aleksić

Novi Sad lawyer Nemanja Aleksić, the defense attorney of Goran Vesić in the case of "canopies", who was arrested on Saturday (April 5) in Novi Sad, the prosecution proposed a thirty-day detention

Police action

07.April 2025. Ma. J.

VIDEO: Footage of the arrest of lawyer Nemanja Aleksić in Veternik

"Vreme" exclusively obtained a video showing what happened during the arrest of the famous Novi Sad lawyer Nemanja Aleksić in Veternik

Chronicle

06.April 2025. B. B.

AIDS positive: Arrested lawyer Nemanja Aleksić, defense attorney of Goran Vesić

Aleksić was arrested after attacking the driver with a bat, following an argument in traffic

Economy

12.February 2025. IN THE

The reconstruction of the railway station in Novi Sad was not under Vesić's direct supervision

Former Minister of Construction Goran Vesić insisted that his cabinet controls railway reconstruction projects financed by the European Union. The project to renovate the railway station in Novi Sad, however, was entirely financed by funds from China and the Government of Serbia

How the government works in Serbia

11.February 2025. IN THE

The New Economy: Instructions from Goran Vesić to Jelena Tanasković

In April 2024, Goran Vesić issued an instruction obliging all those responsible for railway infrastructure projects with European funds to seek his consent before making any decision.

Tragedy in Novi Sad

06.February 2025. IN THE

Lawyer: Vesić did not leave Serbia and does not have a villa in Trieste

The lawyer of the former Minister of Construction Goran Vesić, Nemanja Aleksić, denied claims that his client bought a luxury property in Italy. He pointed out that the former Minister of Construction handed over his passport and that he is not outside the country

Former Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, Goran Vesić, on Monday (November 17) testified for the first time before the prosecutor in the financial investigation in the case of the reconstruction of the canopy at the Railway Station in Novi Sad.

Chronicle

10.January 2025 MS

Goran Vesić remains at large

The proposal of the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Novi Sad to order the defendant Goran Vesić into custody was rejected