Serbia

• December 11, 2025

  Russian Fears Being Sent To Fight In Native Ukraine If Extradited From Serbia

  A Ukrainian-born Russian man who fled with his family in 2022 could soon be extradited to Russia, where he fears authorities will send him to the front in Ukraine. "Our friends are there, my wife's parents. It would be a disaster if I went to war against Ukraine," he told RFE/RL.

• December 10, 2025

  Global Crackdown On Media Deepens, Watchdog Warns

  The past year was another bleak one for journalists, with dozens killed and hundreds more behind bars around the world, according to media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders

• December 09, 2025

  China-Backed Bridge Project In Belgrade Draws Scrutiny Over Hidden Contracts

  Construction on the new Sava bridge kicked off in Belgrade, but loopholes and workarounds used to grant contracts for the project are raising transparency and construction quality concerns.

• December 01, 2025

  Chinese Projects Face Rare Legal Setbacks In The Balkans

  A mega–solar power plant in southern Bosnia-Herzegovina was announced as a development project by local authorities. But the Chinese-backed project soon faced local pushback, leading to rare legal setbacks and an investigation into possible land misuse.

• November 23, 2025

  From Mines To Solar Plants, Chinese Projects Face Rare Legal Setbacks In The Balkans

  In a rare instance of public resistance to Chinese-backed infrastructure projects in the Balkans, a tragic workplace death at a solar power plant in Bosnia has sparked a legal battle that halted construction and exposed violations involving illegal workers and environmental concerns.

• November 14, 2025

  Chinese Migrants Increasingly Turn To Balkan Route To Reach Europe

  A small but growing number of Chinese nationals are traveling to the Balkans with the hope of reaching the European Union, and smugglers and local governments have taken notice.

• November 13, 2025

  'Weekend Snipers' Claims Reopen Wartime Trauma In Sarajevo

  For three decades, many people in Bosnia have sought an answer for how and why their loved ones were gunned down by snipers during the war. In recent days, their grief has been reignited by Italian media reports about an investigation being conducted in Milan into so-called "weekend snipers."

• November 12, 2025

  Trump Tower Belgrade: The NATO-Bombed Landmark At Center Of Development Dispute

  A glitzy hotel development project led by Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, is moving toward reality in the Serbian capital. But protesters are calling for a war-scarred building at the site to remain as a de facto memorial to NATO's bombing campaign against Yugoslavia.

• November 10, 2025

  The EU Is Ready To Expand Again. But Who Will Be The Next Members, And When?

  The European Commission's annual enlargement report appears to show the EU's executive is serious about adding new members by the time its five-year mandate ends in late 2029. And it has identified four candidates for that purpose: Albania, Moldova, Montenegro, and Ukraine.

• November 07, 2025

  Serbian Parliament Adopts Law Paving Way For Controversial Kushner Project

  Serbia's p;arliament has approved a special law to fast-track a planned property development in Belgrade by Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, overriding local concerns about the project on the site of NATO's 1999 bombing.

• November 04, 2025

  EU Calls Georgia Candidate 'In Name Only' After Backsliding On Reforms

  The European Commission has issued a damning assessment of Georgia's progress toward joining the European Union, accusing it of "serious democratic backsliding" that has left the Caucasus nation as a candidate for membership "in name only."

• November 03, 2025

  Serbian Parliament To Fast-Track Jared Kushner Property Development

  Serbian lawmakers gather on November 4 to discuss controversial plans to turn a ruined war site into a gleaming hotel complex.

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