NIS

Economy

11.June 2026 IN THE

MOL confirmed: Agreement reached on NIS, finalization of agreement in progress

MOL and Serbia reached an agreement on the shareholder agreement for NIS. Negotiations on the finalization of the transaction are still ongoing, the Hungarian company announced

The building of the Oil Industry of Serbia

Energy Industry

10.June 2026 MLJ

Minister Đedović Handanović: We reached an agreement with MOL regarding NIS

"Today we successfully closed all open issues with the Hungarian MOL and reached a compromise when it comes to the shareholder agreement between the Republic of Serbia and MOL," Minister of Energy Dubravka Đedović Handanović announced on her Instagram account.

Viktor Orban and Aleksandar Vučić have breakfast in Subotica

Serbia-Hungary

10.June 2026 Marija L. Jankovic

High-speed railway, NIS, Wizz air, Utiber, etc.: Why suddenly everything "squeaks" with Hungarians

Ever since Viktor Orbán lost the elections in Hungary, it seems that Serbia's business relations with yesterday's close friends are "hiccupping" in all fields. Is it really so?

Sale of NIS

06.June 2026 S. Ć.

MOL received approval to negotiate NIS until June 16

Hungarian MOL received OFAK's approval for further negotiations on the purchase of the Russian majority stake in NIS

The oil industry of Serbia

04.June 2026 KS

Ranko Mimović sent Gazprom an irrevocable offer for the purchase of NIS

Mimović states that he informed the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić and the Minister of Energy Dubravka Đedović Handanović about the intention of the purchase.

The oil industry of Serbia

03.June 2026 KS

Đedović Handanović: MOL asked OFAK to extend the deadline regarding NIS

Before the deadline for negotiations on the future of NIS, the Hungarian MOL requested its extension

Energy Industry

02.June 2026 Marija L. Jankovic

Call at one minute to twelve: Is Serbia looking for a final solution for NIS in Washington?

The US deadline to sell the majority Russian stake in NIS expires on Friday, June 6. In the midst of negotiations with MOL, the line minister talks with the representative for energy in the White House. Was it just a protocol conversation or is the final solution for NIS sought in Washington

22.May 2026. MLJ

Time surprise: MOL has two weeks to buy NIS

MOL received the approval of the United States of America to continue negotiations on the purchase of a majority stake in the Serbian Oil Industry

NIS

22.May 2026. MLJ

The deadline for the sale of NIS expires: What are plans A, B and C

Today (Friday, May 22) is the deadline given by the American OFAK to MOL to buy the Serbian Oil Industry. Experts have long mentioned breaking through and extending this deadline due to complex sales and numerous problems, and the state and option B and C

NIS

20.May 2026. KS

Waiting for MOL's answer: The negotiations are not going well, says Vučić

On Friday, May 22, the deadline set by the Americans for the agreement on the sale of shares in NIS expires. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić now says that negotiations with MOL are not going well

NIS

15.May 2026. Marija L. Jankovic

Who gives the final word on the fate of NIS: Americans, Russians, Vučić, MOL or Serbian businessmen?

Who is the most important party in the negotiations regarding the Oil Industry of Serbia? Is Belgrade really wondering about the refinery or is it "media aggression"?

Negotiations about NIS

14.May 2026. Almire Pichon

Šoškić for N1: Macroeconomic policy in Serbia is conducted completely illogically and unprofessionally

Serbia had to take a more active role in the process of solving the issue of the Oil Industry of Serbia (NIS). Due to lack of expertise, the country's economy is in a worrying state

The oil industry of Serbia

13.May 2026. B. B.

Tabaković on ownership of NIS: Love for love, but cheese for money

The state leadership is struggling to realize its ownership right and to help change ownership that would not jeopardize the further work of NIS, says NBS Governor Jorgovanka Tabaković.

Purchase of NIS

12.May 2026. IN THE

Mimović: We have secured capital, we are not planning to shut down the refinery in Pancevo

Ranko Mimović, a businessman who publicly expressed his interest in buying a majority stake in the Oil Industry of Serbia (NIS), claims that behind his offer is his own capital and decades of cooperation with funds and banks, as well as that he does not plan to shut down the oil refinery in Pancevo

Contract in the Patriarchal Court

12.May 2026. IN THE

NIS donated the land of the Vojlovica monastery in the area of the Pančevo oil refinery to the SPC

The company NIS and the Serbian Orthodox Church - Diocese of Banat signed an agreement in Belgrade whereby NIS donates the land and the building of the Vojlovica monastery to the church, which is located in the Pancevo Oil Refinery complex.

NIS

09.May 2026. MLJ

NIS: What is the connection between the closing of the refinery in Pancevo and the obscene offer of Ranko Mimović

In just a few days, the citizens learned that the Hungarian MOL plans to close part of the refinery in Pancevo if it takes over NIS and that a certain businessman is allegedly offering twice as much money for the same company. Is there anything strange there?

NIS

07.May 2026. MLJ

The man with two billion: The business of Ranko Mimović, who offers to buy NIS

Convicted in the first instance to 12 years for money laundering, so the sentence was withdrawn, he offered to buy the Croatian Podravka, had a Grđevin company in Slovenia - this is the regional business biography of Ranko Mimović, a potential buyer of the Serbian Oil Industry

Sale of NIS

07.May 2026. IN THE

Who is the businessman Ranko Mimović who offered two billion euros for NIS

Ranko Mimović, who announced that his company wants to buy the Russian stake in NIS for two billion euros, is connected to at least nine companies in Serbia, most of which no longer operate, Forbes Serbia reported.

Economy

07.May 2026. IN THE

Reuters: Serbian firm offers two billion euros for Russian stake in NIS

The newly founded Serbian company offered two billion euros to Russian giants Gazprom Neft and Gazprom for their majority stake in NIS, Reuters reported. This move could complicate the plans of the Hungarian MOL and further affect the fate of the Serbian oil industry under US sanctions.

Niš

30.April 2026. NM

Decay of the early Christian necropolis: Shrubs and weeds instead of museums

Over 100 significant graves found in 2022, during preparations for the construction of a building in Nis, which turned out to be of great cultural and historical importance, were neglected and overgrown with weeds

Justice

29.April 2026. IN THE

The trial of a student in Niš: Đura will forgive you for beating you

Veljko Mušanović, a student of the Faculty of Philosophy in Niš, was tried before the Misdemeanor Court for the telescopic baton found in his backpack. No proceedings were initiated against members of the Gendarmerie who beat him last summer. Students and citizens gathered in front of the court to support him

NIS

28.April 2026. Marija L. Jankovic

MOL is late with the plan to buy NIS, even though it has signed a binding agreement

The Hungarian MOL says that discussions on the purchase of NIS are ongoing and "in accordance with the signed framework agreement". Is it really so?

Niš Theater

25.April 2026. S. Ć.

Marko Pavlovski: I don't want to act for 10.000 dinars

The actor of the National Theater in Niš says that he has irrefutable proof that acting director Snežana Radović offered him 10.000 dinars a month or his dismissal, which he refused.

Niš

16.April 2026. KS

Millions to the Millennium team for cleaning up explosive remnants in Nis

The job is worth more than 22 million dinars, and the Millennium team was the only bidder

NIS

13.April 2026. Marija L. Jankovic

The fate of NIS after the change of government in Hungary: Moscow does not trust Peter Magyar

Does something change for NIS after Viktor Orbán's defeat? Will the new Hungarian government even want MOL to buy the Russian share in the Oil Industry of Serbia? Will the Russians agree to give it to someone other than Orban? And does America trust Peter Magyar?

Niš

10.April 2026. Jelena Đukić-Pejić (DW)

Student and professor protest: Can the dismemberment of the Faculty of Philosophy be prevented?

Three departments were taken away from the Faculty of Philosophy in Nis in order to transfer them to the new "Faculty of Serbian Studies". What is the goal of this dismemberment, for which students and professors are protesting

University of Niš

09.April 2026. CI

Faculty of Philosophy in Niš: Protest due to the revocation of the license to work in three departments

After the decision to move three departments from the Faculty of Philosophy in Niš, students and professors warn of the consequences for the higher education system