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Water

23.August 2026 B. B.

Should water be a constitutional category?

Serbia already legally protects water, but does not explicitly mention it in the Constitution

Drought and increased consumption

11.August 2026 IN THE

Water restrictions have been introduced in Čačak and Gornji Milanovac, without water for 12 hours each

Čačak and Gornji Milanovac are facing problems in water supply, which is why restrictions have been introduced. Some consumers will not have water for 12 hours. The measures will be in force until the system is stabilized, and the competent services will control whether citizens respect the ban on irrational consumption

Water and the Constitution

02.June 2026 B. B.

Ecological uprising: To make water a constitutional category

There is unofficial information that 80 percent of water resources are in the hands of foreign companies that freely dispose of them, without any possibility for citizens to influence it, says Danijela Nestorović, MP of the Ecological Uprising.

Works on flushing the water network will be carried out every night from December 1 to 5, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., and will cover different parts of the municipality of Vračar

Cacak

01.June 2026 B. B.

There is water in Čačak, but it is not drinkable yet

It is water for sanitary needs which is of good quality, but for use as drinking water it must be approved by the Institute for Public Health

Water

30.May 2026. B. B.

RTS: The supply of technical water in Čačak is being stabilized

After two days of total suspension of water supply, Čačak received technical water late on Friday evening

"Rzav" water system

28.May 2026. IN THE

Čačak is still without water, 250.000 people in Western Serbia are at risk

Several municipalities in western Serbia are facing serious problems in water supply after new failures in the "Rzav" system. Although the previous failure was repaired, soon there was a new leak or rupture of the pipeline, and the most difficult situation is in Čačak, which has been without technical water since this morning.

Damage on the Rzav

26.May 2026. IN THE

Cisterns with drinking water for the most vulnerable in Čačak

A major accident on the main pipeline of the "Rzav" system in Gorobilj led to the interruption of the water supply to Čačak and the surrounding municipalities. Crews are on the ground, but the repair of the 1.200 mm diameter pipeline could take up to three days

Increased bills

05.march 2026 IN THE

Temerin: The water has been undrinkable for 23 years, but that's why it's getting more expensive

Since February, the price of utility services has increased in the municipality of Temerin, including water that has been banned for drinking for more than two decades due to arsenic.

Personal attitude

26.February 2026. Nada Zivanovic

Invisible pollution

Pollution is not just chimney smoke or roadside litter. The most dangerous forms are often those that we cannot see, feel or smell - tiny particles in the air, polluted water or constant noise that quietly affect people's health and nature

Destruction of the mountain

29.January 2026 IN THE

Divčibare: More and more buildings, less and less water

Construction on Divčibare does not stop. Buildings spring up like mushrooms after the rain. It's just that nothing is being done on the infrastructure, so the tourists who flock to the mountain have no water

A water pipe burst at the corner of Golsvordijeva and Kičevska streets in Vračar

Beograd

14.January 2026 B. B.

Flood in Vračar: Water pipe burst in Golsvordijeva

A water pipe burst at the corner of Golsvordijeva and Kičevska streets in Vračar. Water seeps into the premises

Novi Sad

01.November 2025 B. B.

On the anniversary of the tragedy, a large part of Novi Sad remained without water

A large part of Novi Sad remained without water for five hours on the day when a large commemorative meeting was held in that city on the occasion of the fall of the canopy. The mayor of Novi Sad claims that there was no water for one hour and that it is a lie that it was intentional.

Zrenjanin

21.October 2025 MS

Celebration of the 17th birthday of SNS: How do the people of Zrenjanin see it?

After the recent announcement that the water is finally safe to drink, the Serbian Progressive Party will celebrate its 17th birthday in Zrenjanin. How do the people of Zrenjan see it?

Despite the claims of the local authorities that the water in their town is finally correct after two decades, the people of Zrenje only partially believe it.

Zrenjanin

20.October 2025 B. B.

The polluted water guild in Zrenjanin: Who will pay for two lost decades?

Despite the claims of the local authorities that the water in their town is finally correct after two decades, the people of Zrenje only partially believe it

Zrenjanin

10.October 2025 KS

Zrenjanin's mistrust of drinking water: "I won't give it to my grandchildren"

After more than two decades, the water in Zrenjanin was again declared safe for drinking according to the decision of the city authorities. However, mistrust still reigns among citizens

Institute for Mother and Child

25.September 2025 KS

Has the water problem at the Institute for Mother and Child finally been solved?

For months without hot water due to legionella bacteria, parents at the Mother and Child Institute had to heat the water for bathing their children themselves. Now they claim that the problem is solved, but there is still no official confirmation

Blockade of the Faculty of Political Sciences

State pressure

23.September 2025 IN THE

FPN is about to turn off the electricity due to a debt of 350.000 dinars

Due to delays in government payments, the Faculty of Political Sciences is facing serious financial problems. Deans warn that regular classes are in question

Water pipe

18.September 2025 MS

The DRI audit showed that the reduction of water losses was not effective

The state audit institution conducted an audit of JP "Standard Jagodina", JKP "Vodovod" Zaječar and JKP "Vodovod" Smederevo, in which the uninvoiced part of water in the previous three years was more than 50 percent. What did she conclude?

Water

16.September 2025 Nenad Spasojevic (Air 101)

Belgrade public fountains: Only one has spring water that is safe to drink

Only one of 34 fountains with spring water in Belgrade has water suitable for drinking

Health

15.September 2025 KS

There is still no safe water in the Mother and Child Institute

In the hospital where children with cancer are treated, there is still no safe water. When it will be, it is not yet known

Inner voice

28.August 2025 Aleksandar Dimitrijevic

The intoxicating taste of power

Craze for power, and the complete renunciation of it, forms of behavior that are easily observed in authoritarian societies, are not the result of greed or self-satisfaction alone, but have deep roots in our evolutionary history. Every autocrat and dictator, even in our age, is doing the same thing that our ancestors did for the last three hundred million years, and many animal species are still doing it today. And it is not at all funny that Trump, Vucic and Erdogan do everything the same as some lizards, swallows, wild dogs or baboons. If these instincts are so deeply rooted in us, is there even a cure for the obsession with power

Droughts

19.August 2025 Nikola Zdravković (Air Conditioning 101)

Where did the rain go? This year's June is by far the driest in the history of measurements

Since the beginning of summer in Serbia, it has not yet rained as much as it was supposed to fall only in June

Water

17.August 2025 B. B.

New economy: In three summer months, more than 100 locations in Serbia are without water

In Serbia, there is a general belief that people in villages drink clean water, while in reality the situation is the opposite - villages are the first to run out of water and the last to get it.

Zrenjanin

08.August 2025 Katarina Stevanović

Pumping and boycott calls: What's happening with "Beer Days"

In a city that has had no drinking water for decades, the traditional "Beer Days" event has begun. In addition to the cloudy water, this year's festival events are also cloudy

Water

07.August 2025 KS

Serbian springs, foreign concessions: Who are the owners of mineral water in Serbia?

The owner of the basic source of life in Serbia is the state, but the most benefit from the water is foreigners who, through water permits or concessions, use more than 80 percent of the springs for commercial use.

Drought

26.July 2025 S.Ć.

Who doesn't need a drought management plan

June was the driest June since this phenomenon has been monitored in Serbia. And yet, Serbia cannot make a plan for drought management at the national level

Mother and Child Institute

08.July 2025 B. B.

The new economy: Bacteria in the water at the Mother and Child Institute

In the Institute for Mother and Child "Dr. Vukan Čupić", control sampling of water was carried out, and the City Institute for Public Health gave an expert opinion that confirmed water contamination