Serbia

British man charged in US over plot to smuggle military tech to China
John Miller discussed exporting a sensitive encryption device from the U.S. to China in a blender, U.S. authorities said.

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Europe leads world in media freedom rankings — but Greece trails again

Is Serbia turning into an EU mining colony?

Don’t go to Russia’s WWII victory day celebrations, EU warns European leaders
Kyiv asks EU officials for May 9 visit to counter Putin’s victory parade
Separately, Zelenskyy would like to meet leaders from the so-called coalition of the willing.
Frontex: Illegal crossings into Europe down one third in a year
As Europe harshens migration rules, nearly 34,000 fewer people attempted to enter the EU illegally in the first three months of 2025 compared to 2024.
Romanian presidential hopeful faces fury after admitting role in flooding villages
Former PM Victor Ponta, who is running on a nationalist platform, said he sacrificed local farmland to spare his Serbian neighbors.
Putin wants Western Balkans as his next ‘playground,’ UK warns
Tensions are rising in the Western Balkans, Europe’s ‘other hotspot.’ Britain’s foreign affairs chief David Lammy sees the ‘long hand of Russian interference.’
Donald Trump Jr. to visit Romania right before contentious election
Trump Jr. previously criticized a Romanian court for canceling the 2024 presidential election.
Serbia’s Vučić says country will get new government by Easter
Balkan leader also expects to meet American President Donald Trump in the coming months to discuss tariffs.
Bosnian Serb leader appears in Moscow as authorities step up pursuit
Bosnia’s most wanted man turns up in Russia after Sarajevo requested Interpol issue a red notice for his international arrest.
EU confronts Vučić as protests rage in Serbia
Belgrade “needs to deliver on EU reforms,” says European Commission president.
Nordic countries dominate world happiness rankings (again)
Fourteen of the top 20 nations are European, but Western nations are less happy now than a decade ago, according to the World Happiness Report.
Serbia’s government resigns as Vučić floats idea of fresh elections
Serbian president tries to find a way out of historic protests and public outrage after train station collapse.
Massive crowds flood Belgrade as months of protests reach boiling point
After sweeping the country, ever-growing anti-government demonstrations have circled back to the Serbian capital.
Serbian parliament erupts into chaos as opposition hurl smoke bombs and flares
Months of tense confrontations peaked when opposition MPs attempted to block ruling party from enacting new laws.
US postpones sanctions on Serbian oil company, says Vučić
Nationial oil company Naftna Industrija Srbije gets a 30-day reprieve, Serbian president says.
Bosnia tensions build as Serb leader is sentenced for undermining peace
Milorad Dodik’s decades-long disruptive reign in Bosnia may be over as a top court bans him from politics and sentences him to prison.
Serbian president walks back support of Ukraine in UN resolution
Vučić says Serbia made “mistake” in voting for European-supported measure.
Kosovo PM Albin Kurti wins election amid tensions with Brussels and Washington
But Kurti’s ruling party fell short of a majority and will need to find a coalition partner if it hopes to continue in power.
Britain’s Karen Pierce swaps DC embassy for the Balkans
Former British ambassador in Washington will help lead a summit this fall tackling illegal migration.
Russia supported sabotage spree in Germany to roil election campaign, report says
A wave of car vandalism, initially blamed on climate activists, is now being linked to Moscow.
Serbia and Albania to co-host European football tournament despite tensions
Football matches have been an arena for nationalist chest-thumping between aggrieved Serbs and Albanians in recent years.
Serbia’s PM Vučević steps down over mega student-led protests
“In order not to further raise tensions in society, I made this decision,” says departing leader as pressure grows on President Aleksandar Vučić.
Serbia hit with double whammy on gas supply
New U.S. sanctions against Russia target Serbia’s main gas company, at the same time that Azerbaijan claims to not be able to deliver its supply.