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24.May 2023. SP

Freedom House: Serbia is not a democracy

For the fourth year in a row, according to the Freedom House report, Serbia is not a democracy, but a "hybrid or transitional regime" with fragile democratic institutions and questionable protection of political and civil rights and freedoms. The quality of Serbian democracy was rated 3,79 on a scale of 1 to 7

Society

20.May 2023. S.Ć.

Census results: There are 2,6 percent of abandoned houses and apartments in Serbia

The number of apartments and houses where no one lives is not negligible, it is the result of the Population Census of Serbia. RZS has no data for AP Kosovo and Metohija since 1999.

Serbia against violence

20.May 2023. Z.S.

The opposition calls on citizens to persevere: New protest on Saturday

The organizers of the "Serbia without violence" protest announce that the next protest will be held on Saturday, May 27, and that citizens will be informed about the details during the following week

Research of the weekly "Vreme"

19.May 2023. Jelena Zoric

In the new issue: The Balkan cartel in the service of the 'Ndrangheta

Skilled bandits and robbers, contract killers, drug dealers, sailors and drug smugglers are part of the Balkan cartel, which has been managing the transportation of cocaine from South America to Europe for decades, as well as the further distribution of drugs. Above them is only the biggest mafia in the world - the Italian 'Ndrangheta, which is actually the real owner of more than 60 percent of the cocaine that is distributed from the jungles of Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia to all continents. Who is who in the Balkan Cartel and how are they connected to the 'Ndrangheta, but also to the motorcycle gang "Hell's Angels"

The World

18.May 2023. S.Ć.

US Senate: Have you read the "New York Times" about Vučić

Speaking about the policy of the Biden administration towards the Western Balkans, the US Senate discussed the New York Times article about Aleksandar Vučić. The administration believes that the text is credible, said Derek Schole and specified: "we call President Vučić and his colleagues to account for corruption and other activities."

Economy

18.May 2023. Z.S.

President of the Republic on cows and cheese: There will be money for dairy farmers

Surcharges for hard cheeses will be increased to 300 dinars per kilogram, as well as surcharges for evaporated milk, subsidies per head for breeding dairy cows will be 40.000 dinars, and premiums for milk will be increased from 15 to 19 dinars per liter in the second, third and fourth quarter. , the press office of the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, announced today

Economy

18.May 2023. Z.S.

Farmers' protests: From today, more radical blockades

The United Farmers' Associations of Serbia announced after the meeting in Stara Pazova that today they will tighten the blockades until they receive a written response from the Government of Serbia.

Vojvodina

17.May 2023. Robert Shepherd

Monasteries in gold, villages in mud

How did it happen that the monasteries of Fruško Gora shine in their gilded panels and freshly painted facades while the villages around them are decaying? And if most of the locals have left, and the rest are mostly old and poor - who do so many churches serve? It seems that the class difference between the Church and the faithful living in the shadow of its steeples was no greater from the Middle Ages onwards

Anthropological-philosophical essay

17.May 2023. Ivan Milenkovic

Is there a gun cult in Serbia?

Extensive libraries have been written about weapons, but not about man's fascination with weapons. It's as if weapons are taken for granted in people's lives, in the same way that a sting is taken from a scorpion's tail or claws from a cat's paws.

Economy

17.May 2023. Z.S.

National Bank of Serbia: The peak of inflation is behind us

According to the May central projection, it is expected that year-on-year inflation will decline from the second quarter, and that a more pronounced decline will occur in the second half of the year, so that at the end of the year, inflation will be twice as low as in March, according to the May inflation report recently adopted by Executive Board of the National Bank of Serbia

Inheritance

16.May 2023. Sonja Ciric

Evropa Nostra: Serbia is threatened by investment urbanism despite the signed agreements

On the list of the "7 Most Endangered" cultural monuments in Europe are the Belgrade Fortress, the Dečani Monastery, and from this year, the Bistrica Waterworks from Petrovac na Mlava. Will it save them from investors who don't care about heritage?

Culture

14.May 2023. AB

"Museums for 10" event: Big advertising for museums and free admission

Tomorrow is the start of a national manifestation that once a year puts museums, their program and work in the foreground of the public, with the intention of increasing awareness of their importance.

Interview: Ivan Čolović

10.May 2023. Jelena Jorgacevic

Bursting of the ulcer of trauma that we carry for a long time

"Vučić's intention to be the one who will gather people in moments of general mourning cannot succeed. He, lost in a too long and in fact unbearable monologue, panting and rolling his eyes as if he were the greatest victim in the whole tragedy, and the ministers lined up behind him are not a sight that can be connected at all with the unforgettable image of people arriving in processions to the places where they will be laid to rest. flowers and light a candle. These two recordings, these two scenes, show two worlds"

Society

07.May 2023. S.Ć.

Serbian educators: Salaries lower than average, like nowhere else in the region

In Serbia, a novice professor currently has a salary of around 74.700 dinars, almost seven thousand less than the average salary, and for example in the Republic of Srpska he receives more than 1000 euros. Because of this status, educators are undervalued

KiM

07.May 2023. Z.S.

Pristina: Belgrade has been violating the agreement since its conclusion

Pristina officials claim that in two weeks, Serbia violated eight articles of the Basic Agreement, its preamble and one article of the Implementation Plan. After Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti presented the nine-page document to European officials, it is now being published publicly on social media.

Culture

30.April 2023. S.Ć.

Nemanja's seal: Six times more expensive than at the beginning of April

The initial auction price of the seal of the great prefect Stefan Nemanja reached 6000 euros in less than a month. It is not known how and when this cultural and historical treasure reached Italy

Eurovision

08.April 2023. S.Ć.

Liverpool is approaching: Luke Black is predicted by the BBC to finish just behind tenth place

The song "Samo mi se spava" is a disturbing electro-rhythm, assesses the BBC, and predicts its placement in the final. According to their critic, either a song from France or Spain will win. Croatian Let3 will barely make it to the finals

Economy

07.April 2023. PV

Building Roads: The Chinese Connection of Kosovo Businessmen

According to RSE, the companies of Zvonko Veselinović and Milan Radoičić are subcontractors for the construction of three road sections in Serbia. The two are under US and UK sanctions. The profits of their companies are measured in tens of millions of euros

Comment

19.march 2023 Momir Turudić

Meeting in Ohrid: Abnormal normalization of relations

Neither side shows that they fundamentally want any kind of relaxation, on the contrary, they are talking and negotiating with gritted teeth because it was decided "at a higher place". So where is the stability, end of conflicts, peace, prosperity that the representatives of the international community talk about so much?

Eight of March

08.march 2023 S.Ć.

Women of Serbia and Kosovo: They seek inclusion in the normalization process

Non-governmental organizations from Serbia and Kosovo, 21 of them, call on their countries to include women in the process of normalizing relations. They believe that otherwise it will be to the detriment of the expressed goals of the European Union

Eurovision

05.march 2023 I.S.

The winner is: Luke Black and "I'm Just Sleepy"

First place Luke Black, second and third place Prince and Nadja. Luke Black received a total of 20 votes from the audience and the jury

Society

04.march 2023 S.Ć.

Young people in Serbia: With mom and dad until after 30 years

The Spanish government offered young people 250 euros for rent, if they would not become independent. The main reason why young people in Serbia do not separate from their parents is economic, which is confirmed by the fact that the average salary of young people is 16 percent lower than the general average.

The culture of memory

26.February 2023. Sonja Ciric

A monument that Serbia does not want: Srebrenica Forest, a way to breathe again

The award-winning project in the competition for a memorial to the victims of Srebrenica, which would be located in Serbia, is a forest, but it is very possible that it will not be realized because such a monument is not according to the law. Not because of the forest, but because of Srebrenica

Economy

26.February 2023. S.Ć.

How others do it: Lithium in Serbia and Mexico

In Mexico, they nationalized lithium, but in that business they want to cooperate with other countries, in Serbia they want to turn it into currency. There is a lot of talk about cooperation with Mercedes, which would make electric cars here, and with Rio Tinto, which would mine the lithium needed for the batteries of those cars.

Society

25.February 2023. S.Ć.

Meta Company: A social media group linked to SNS has been removed

In the last quarter, the Meta Company removed groups in charge of "domestic influence operations" linked to the state in Serbia, Bolivia and Cuba. Fake accounts were used to influence domestic politics, increasing the popularity of the government. Such a group in Serbia is connected to the employees of the Serbian Progressive Party, and is known as its Internet team, as a team of bots

Forgotten

25.January 2023 Sonja Ciric

Peace is restored

Čedomilj Mijatović considered the secret convention in 1881, by which Serbia confirmed that it was abandoning its traditional pro-Russian orientation and opting for a pro-Austro-Hungarian one, his most important state job. Some declared this document a betrayal, while others declared it the only solution for Serbia. The story of his life is instructive

Interview: Ratko Božović

21.September 2022 Ivana Milanović Hrašovec

Diagnosis – crazed nationalist madness

"A lot of things have already happened, which showed that the forces opposing the pro-European and civic orientation of society are increasingly advancing. Over the past few years, the spirits of evil began to emerge from the almost forgotten niches of reality. The chronicler of our recent stumbles would have to record the wicked signs left on the social fabric of Serbia by monsters to whom nothing is sacred."