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EU helicopters and firefighters, alongside Russian aircraft, are helping Serbia battle large wildfires near Belgrade and in the southwest. Serbia requested support from both the EU and Russia after its own resources proved insufficient.
A year after the tragic railway station canopy collapse in Novi Sad killed 16 people, student-led protests have grown into a nationwide movement challenging President Aleksandar Vucic's rule. In Valjevo, a symbol of police violence and social fracture, activists and journalists reflect on the movement's evolution, its nationalist undercurrents, and the uncertain path ahead for Serbia.
During Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's first visit to Belgrade, he and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic agreed to finalize a long-delayed free trade agreement by the end of this year. Serbia pledged support for Ukraine's EU bid and postwar reconstruction, while maintaining its refusal to sanction Russia.
Thousands of demonstrators in Kraljevo, central Serbia, maintained pressure on President Aleksandar Vucic on Sunday, rejecting his offer to resign as insufficient. The protests, fueled by a deadly 2024 railway station collapse that killed 16 people, have become the largest since the 2000 overthrow of Slobodan Milosevic.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced his resignation in the coming weeks, triggering snap elections after months of student-led anti-government protests. The move follows a fatal train station disaster and ongoing demonstrations demanding accountability.
Thousands of student-led protesters clashed with riot police in Belgrade, demanding early elections and justice over the 2024 train station roof collapse. President Vucic, facing international criticism for hardline tactics, accused protesters of violence while the movement continues to escalate.
Tens of thousands of student-led protesters gathered in Belgrade on May 23, 2026, demanding early elections and anti-corruption reforms following the 2024 Novi Sad railway disaster. President Vucic has promised elections between September and November, but faces criticism over his handling of the protests.
Serbia and NATO have launched their first joint military exercise, a landmark event nearly 30 years after the alliance bombed Belgrade. The two-week drill involves 600 troops from Serbia, Italy, Romania, and Turkey, and is part of NATO’s Partnership for Peace program.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Washington's partial withdrawal of troops from Germany marks an irreversible turning point in EU–US relations. He warned that tensions would escalate and that disagreements with Washington could hurt Serbia's economy and politics.
