Ministry of Construction

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Energy Industry

12.June 2026 A.M.

Fixing the mess: Has the state finally given up on small hydropower plants?

After dubious deals with companies that are in conflict with the law, as well as mass protests by citizens for nature protection, the state seems to have finally given up on the business with small hydroelectric plants.

General Staff

30.April 2026. BIRN

BIRN: What is the role of the Ministry of Construction in the General Staff affair

During the investigation of the General Staff affair, the Minister of Construction, Aleksandra Sofronijević, stated that the Ministry did not have a signed contract in the Serbian language, nor did it participate in its drafting, even though it was the Ministry that formally proposed the documents to the Government of Serbia.

Autokomanda

14.January 2026 BB

Damage to the underground passage at Autokomanda and the Railway Station in Zemun

The Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure has confirmed that there is damage to the concrete and reinforcing parts of the construction of the underground passage at Autokomanda. Cracks also appeared on the underground passage of the recently reconstructed Railway Station in Zemun

Without a building permit

26.August 2025 IN THE

The Ministry of Construction rejected the request for a permit for the National Stadium

The planned construction of the National Football Stadium has encountered an obstacle - the Ministry of Construction rejected the request for a building permit due to incomplete documentation

Railway station in Novi Sad

01.June 2025 B. B.

Statics will decide: What is the fate of the Railway Station in Novi Sad?

The building of the Railway Station in Novi Sad remains in the status quo without the possibility of entering and checking the complete statics of the building "until all issues are resolved"

Facility security

20.February 2025. KS

RTS: Dozens of buildings in Serbia declared unsafe

After the fall of the canopy of the Railway Station in Novi Sad, when 15 people died, a large number of local governments began to check the safety of the facilities they are responsible for. Dozens of buildings unsafe

Protests in Serbia

27.January 2025 Katarina Stevanović

Engineers alongside students: Non-experts decide on expert matters

More than 2.000 engineers from the fields of construction, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, architecture, traffic and other technical sciences are demanding from the Ministry of Construction to amend the Law on Planning and Construction, and to appoint experts to key positions in the relevant institutions.

Expo 2027

20.January 2025 KS

Adapting the law to EXPO: Just to build it as quickly as possible

The state is changing legal acts in construction in order to "legalize" works for the Expo under an accelerated procedure. For example - to put facilities into operation without a use permit

Reconstruction of the railway line

10.January 2025 MJ

The contract was extended to the company that supervised the railway station in Novi Sad

The Ministry of Construction has extended contracts with companies for expert supervision of works on the reconstruction and modernization of the Novi Sad - Subotica - state border railway line, Nova ekonomija writes. Among them is Ežis, who supervised the railway station in Novi Sad

The tragedy at the railway station in Novi Sad

Government of Serbia

12.December 2024 B. B.

Publication of documents related to the fall of the canopy has begun

The Government of Serbia stated that these are documents "concerning the possible commission of a criminal offense in connection with the fall of the canopy at the Railway Station in Novi Sad on November 1 and the death of 15 people".

Politics

10.December 2024 IN THE

The government appointed female ministers to replace Vesić and Momirović

Aleksandra Damjanović Sofronijević will take over the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, and the new Minister of Foreign and Internal Trade will be Jagoda Lazarević.

Prosecution

03.December 2024 B. B.

Prosecution: Questioned four witnesses in connection with the tragedy in Novi Sad

All the witnesses examined in the case of the death of 15 people in Novi Sad are employed by the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, announced the city's Higher Public Prosecutor's Office

Ministry of Construction

04.November 2024 TS

Goran Vesić resigned from the post of minister

The Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, Goran Vesić, announced that he will officially resign tomorrow due to the accident in Novi Sad, when 14 people died and three were seriously injured in the collapse of the railway station canopy.

Environment

15.May 2023. Z.S.

Uvac: Canceled construction permit for the construction of a tourist and visitor center

A few months after the presentation of the plan of the Municipality of Nova Varoš that the construction of a tourist-visitor center will be started near the river Uvac and numerous warnings from experts that this will threaten the survival of the griffon vulture, a protected species of bird that feeds there, from the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure they canceled the building permit

Beograd

28.April 2023. I.Đ.

Airport: The first day that there are no "wild" taxi drivers, will it stay that way?

The Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, Goran Vesić, pointed out that there are no illegal taxi drivers at the airport as of this morning. He also emphasized that no one will allow them to come and deceive people again