Protests in Novi Sad
From house to house: It was Gojković and Madić's turn to be "lynched".
The people of Novi Sad continue their protests in front of the houses of progressive officials. Is it "lynching", "pure Nazism" or something else?
Overview of the week
Praise for neutrality
If we are neutral while students are being imprisoned, girls and boys are being beaten for God's justice, democracy is being suppressed, dissenters are being dehumanized, corruption is continuing that kills and many other evil things are being done - then nothing
Chronicle
11 people were arrested for money laundering, another 10 are being sought
10 people were arrested on suspicion of having committed 11 criminal acts of money laundering, and another 10 suspects are being sought
Chronicle
18 people were arrested for corruption, a criminal complaint was filed against those responsible in "Tončev Group"
More than 30 people were under investigation due to the suspicion that they had been extracting money from companies through phantom companies for years. Among the companies that used their services are "Tončev grup" and "Tončev gradnja", against whose responsible persons criminal charges were filed.
Law
BIRODI reported Vučić under the Law on Corruption
BIRODI submitted a report to the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption and the Council for the Fight against Corruption for a possible violation of President Vučić's Law on Prevention of Corruption
Corruption
New economy: Who is getting involved in Serbian highways?
The construction of highways in Serbia in recent years is the main asset of the current government. While these projects are being promoted as proof of progress, the question is - at what cost? Experts point out that the prices of these projects are much higher than abroad, in the countries of the region
Beograd
New economy: Who provides buildings in Belgrade for 1,27 million euros?
As in previous years, the facilities of the Belgrade City Administration will be secured by the companies T&M group solutions, Sparta Security and TE group. The deal is worth 150 million dinars without VAT. What do they actually do?
Construction time bombs
Life under a canopy
Disrespect for the law and high level of corruption in Serbia are rapidly taking an even greater toll. Let's list some cases: part of the ceiling at the Cardiology Clinic in Niš fell, and the ceiling at the Railway Station in Ćuprija also rattled. Previously, a pedestrian crossing bridge near the village of Vlahovo collapsed and a part of the wall at the school in Pećinci collapsed (two girls were slightly injured). There are also collapses of the concrete structure of the overpass on the high-speed Požarevac-Veliko Gradište highway, ceiling collapses at a school in Užice, in Saranov near Rača, at the Institute for Public Health in Kragujevac and at the "Maja" kindergarten in New Belgrade. So, all that from November 1 last year until today. It's not enough
The fight against corruption
Milorad Grcic's detention was terminated
Former president of the municipality of Obrenovac and acting director of the EPS, Milorad Grcic, has had his detention suspended since February 14, 2025, due to suspicion that he participated in embezzlement at JP Elektroprivreda Srbije
Chronicle
Former directors and employees of public companies in Nis were arrested for corruption
The case that shakes Pirot and Niš raises the question of how basic legal regulations have been ignored in public companies for years. The nine arrested, including former managers and contractors, are suspected of having damaged the JP "Srbija Šume" with abuses, and diverted the benefits to the private company "21. Maj".
Chronicle
The detention of the former mayor of Niš, Dragana Sotirovski, has been extended
Two months after the arrest, the detention of the former mayor of Niš, Dragana Sotirovski, was extended for another 30 days.
Personal attitude
How the International Anti-Corruption Court would contribute to our fight against corruption
Serbia has, to a greater or lesser extent, harmonized its legislation with relevant international standards in the field of corruption. The problem of impunity for the highest state officials does not usually lie in this, but in the lack of political will to deal with high level corruption. Precisely because they control the police, the prosecution and the court, which are often corrupt themselves. Due to the captivity of institutions, they do not have the capacity to conduct complex investigations and to bring powerful and rich people to court
Transparency Serbia
The wishes of the citizens and the will of the authorities
The next time you hear someone in power invoking public trust to justify moves of dubious legality and cost effectiveness, remember this display of public opinion research data on some of the key issues for the fight against corruption
Research
Transparency Serbia: Corruption, poverty and crime are the biggest problems
Corruption is the main problem of Serbia, according to 22 percent of citizens, while low income or poverty is the biggest problem for 10 percent of citizens, according to a survey, the results of which were presented by the organization Transparency Serbia
Corruption
The MUP is still silent about "small signs of attention" to privileged police officers
Lawyer Ivan Ninić says that such gifts are a serious precedent in the police, that they were apparently distributed to "loyalist police officers" and their superiors, and announces a report to the Internal Control Sector
State action
New arrests for corruption, again small players
The state continues its fight against corruption. Now the assistant of the mayor of Bor and the investor of the building near Manjež have been arrested. Judging by the actions so far, the state leadership is clean as a tear
Suspicion of corruption
New economy: Sound cannon em illegal, em many times overpaid
The price of the acquired sound cannons is several times higher than the Americans paid for the same device. And they are also prohibited by law in Serbia
European Public Prosecutor's Office
Laura Koveši: No investigation into the accident in Novi Sad
The European Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating the possible misuse of loans for the reconstruction of the railway and the railway station in Novi Sad
Investor lawlessness
Victims of investors: Eviction of homeless military men from the "Jakub Kuburović" barracks
"Give us a roof over our heads anywhere, it doesn't have to be here, we are always on the military rankings, so we drop from second place to 25, from fifth to 11. How long?" say the homeless soldiers, tenants of the former "Jakub Kuburović" barracks, which was handed over to an investor.
Corruption in the neighborhood
The fall of Plenković's squadron
A specter is circulating in Croatia, the specter of Laura Koveši. It seems that various ministers and other powerful people could end up behind the bars of the Remetinac prison. But will the lesson be learned? Difficult. The recidivism of Croatian politicians is incurable
Chronicle
The famous businessman Milinko Cicmil, the first man of the Promont Group, was arrested
In addition to Cicmil, five more people were arrested for embezzlement with public procurement
New economy: Who are accused of corruption in the canopy collapse case
The indictment, which has yet to be confirmed, includes the investment development manager of JSC "Infrastruktur Železnica Srbije" Slobodanka Katanić, the president of the Commission for Technical Review Milutin Savović and member of that Commission Biljana Krstić
Chronicle
Arrests for corruption and tender-rigging at the VMA
Continuation of the police operation to arrest corruption suspects in Serbia
The fight against corruption
What the new arrests say: The prosecutor should be arrested - because he is hiding cases
The number of people arrested in the state anti-corruption campaign is only increasing day by day, but the new names only reveal - that they are actually known criminals, whose cases were just waiting in some drawers
Arrests
Who are the Stajić brothers, the "kings" of illegal construction in Belgrade
Nemanja Stajić, the former head of the Secretariat for Legalization of Buildings in Belgrade, was arrested on suspicion of approving the legalization of a number of illegally built buildings in exchange for money. KRIK has been writing about Stajić and his brother for more than three years
Overview of the week
The country we live in
In Serbia, no one knows what its president is talking about anymore, journalists are punished by God's justice, scandal-mongering magnates are declared saints, and public office holders spread public scandal. People - how long will we go like this
Economic consequences of student protests
Strong institutions, strong economy
The status quo is unsustainable in the medium term - the current state growth model is being exhausted, and high corruption and low level of rule of law will continue to stifle the domestic private sector and occasionally lead to a collapse such as the one in EPS or the tragedy in Novi Sad. Therefore, the eventual, transitory economic costs of these protests are negligible in relation to the economic prosperity that would be made possible by the fulfillment of their demands.