Serbian protests

BELGRADE - Secondary school and university students and groups of people blocked intersections in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Kragujevac, Nis and other Serbian cities for 15 minutes on Friday in what they said was a tribute to the victims of the November 1 tragedy in Novi Sad.

The opposition HOPE coalition blocked the E-75 motorway near Vrcin in suburban Belgrade.

Tens of thousands of Serbians gathered in central Belgrade on Sunday to protest against President Aleksandar Vučić and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). The demonstrations come in the wake of a train station roof collapse in Novi Sad last month that left 15 people dead, an event protesters attribute to corruption and substandard construction tied to government negligence.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Wednesday a major programme was under preparation to support Serbian expats wishing to return to the country.

"All details will be known by the New Year," Vucic said in a video posted on his buducnostsrbijeav Instagram account.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will make a public address on Wednesday.

The public address in the building of the General Secretariat of the President of the Republic is scheduled for 6 pm, the presidential press office announced in a statement.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will make a public address at 6 pm on Friday.

Vucic will make the address at the Palace of Serbia in Belgrade, the presidential press office said.

BELGRADE - The Belgrade City Assembly passed the 2024 budget bill on Monday.

The new budget, totalling over 173 bln dinars, was passed with 60 votes in favour and 18 against.

BELGRADE - The Belgrade City Assembly passed the 2024 budget bill on Monday.

The new budget, totalling over 173 bln dinars, was passed with 60 votes in favour and 18 against.

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic announced on Thursday she had decided to accept the demands of opposition parties from the Serbia Against Violence and Hope for Serbia coalitions that all remaining local elections and Belgrade local polls be held on June 2.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will make a public address at 6 pm on Friday.

He will be speaking from the Palace of Serbia, the presidential press office has announced in a statement.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will meet with the ambassadors of Quint states - the US, the UK, France, Italy and Germany - in Belgrade on Wednesday.

The meeting will also be attended by the head of the EU Delegation to Serbia, the Presidency of Serbia announced in a statement.