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Illegal migrant crossings fall by a quarter in the Western Balkans
Illegal crossings of European Union borders fell by 37% from the beginning of the year through the end of July compared with the same period last year, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) said, citing preliminary data available to the agency. During the seven-month period under review, around 61,000 cases of illegal border […]
Why is big domestic capital still steering clear of Serbian startups?
The development and success of a country’s startup ecosystem depend to a large extent on the participation and role of large domestic companies, as, in addition to capital, they provide qualitative support in the form of distribution channels, access to a large number of users, infrastructure and industry knowledge. While in more developed ecosystems, such […]
Vučić: elections to be called in 15, 20 or 25 days
Serbian President and SNS candidate for prime minister Aleksandar Vučić has shortened the deadline for calling elections to a maximum of 25 days and called on his supporters to join the fight to defeat the evil of the blockades that has descended upon the country. CRTA has counted that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić appeared on […]
While the State offers a €600 minimum wage, young people need more than 130,000 dinars to live decently
While the state is announcing a €600 minimum wage for next year, a new calculation by the Centre for Emancipation Policies shows that almost 155,000 dinars a month are needed to live a decent life in Serbia. Interviewees speaking to Danas stress that this gap is particularly evident among young people, whose incomes often fail […]
Students go door to door: what it’s like talking to opposition and SNS supporters
Students are continuing their activities, including a door-to-door campaign and meetings with citizens at stands set up in several locations across Belgrade. Yesterday afternoon, they knocked on the doors of residents in Vračar and, as they told N1, citizens generally greet them with a smile. Even when the door is opened by a supporter of […]
Why is big domestic capital still steering clear of Serbian startups?
The development and success of a country’s startup ecosystem depend to a large extent on the participation and role of large domestic companies, as, in addition to capital, they provide qualitative support in the form of distribution channels, access to a large number of users, infrastructure and industry knowledge. While in more developed ecosystems, such […]
Where Far Eastern capital is headed: Chinese investments are changing Serbia’s economy
During a recent visit to China by a Serbian state delegation, agreements were signed for investments worth around €953 million, which will create nearly 1,700 jobs in Serbia. Amid global economic turbulence, lower inflows of foreign direct investment and the departure from the Serbian market of around a dozen foreign companies struggling with poor business […]
What incentives are available to investors in Serbia?
The Serbian government has regulated the area of support for direct investments through the Decree on Establishing Criteria for the Allocation of Incentives to Attract Direct Investments. This decree defines the conditions for granting incentives in the manufacturing sector and the service sector for service centres. Direct investments, under this decree, are defined as investments […]
What does the recently published structure of foreign investments in Serbia reveal?
At first glance, the data on foreign direct investment (FDI) in Serbia appears encouraging – the net inflow in the first five months of this year amounted to €596 million, higher than the €438.9 million recorded in the same period last year. However, a closer look at the structure of these investments reveals a completely […]
Public notice for the search for sponsorships for the Italy Pavilion at EXPO 2027 Belgrade
The Ambassador of Italy to Belgrade and Commissioner General for Italy’s Participation in EXPO 2027 Belgrade, Luca Gori invites all interested public and private economic operators to submit sponsorship proposals in support of the realization of the Italy Pavilion and its programme of activities at EXPO 2027 Belgrade. Why become a sponsor? EXPO 2027 Belgrade […]
Austrian Post to acquire D Express from United Group
Austrian Post is set to acquire D Express, a company that has operated as part of United Group since 2021, it was announced today. D Express issued a statement today confirming that an agreement has been reached between United Group and Austrian Post regarding the acquisition of D Express. D Express and City Express – […]
Sales of Russian confectionery in Serbia up by 94%
In the first half of 2026, based on the results of the Moscow Export Center program, Moscow confectioners delivered their products to Serbia worth $2.18 million, which is 94.3% more than in the same period in 2024. In two years, the volume of supported exports (OPE) of Moscow confectioners’ products to Serbia increased by 94.3%, […]
Serbia’s new accounting law: What it will mean for your company?
Higher size thresholds, sustainability reporting, tougher rules for bookkeeping agencies — a practical guide for managers and finance professionals to a reform that is still a draft, but worth preparing for now. Serbia is rewriting the rulebook that governs how companies keep their books and report their results. If you own or manage a company […]
Teklas Automotive expands production complex in Vladičin Han
The automotive production complex located in the settlement of Lepenica, near Vladičin Han, is set to be expanded after the local municipality issued a building permit for the extension and modification of the existing production facility. As outlined in the decision, the works will be carried out within the existing production complex on cadastral plot […]
Ljubav Festival returns to Belgrade Port in a few days
Ljubav (Love) Festival returns to Belgrade Port on August 22, with the Ljubav | We Love Sound stage taking centre stage at this year’s edition. Ljubav Festival returns to Belgrade Port on August 22 with four stages and a programme bringing together contemporary electronic music and the alternative indie-pop scene. The open-air event is being […]
Srbijagas director: no increase in gas prices for households
The situation with gas and other energy sources in the region and Europe is poor, except in Serbia, as other countries do not have sufficient quantities, while our gas storage facilities are “filled to the brim” and we are now also storing gas in Hungary, Srbijagas Director General Dušan Bajatović said. “Do not worry about […]
Belgrade Waterfront expands into Novi Beograd with another 500,000 square metres
The Serbian Agency for Spatial Planning and Urbanism has opened a public consultation on the draft amendments and supplements to the Spatial Plan for the Special-Purpose Area (PPPPN) for the Belgrade Waterfront project. The changes mainly concern the expansion of the development towards the Sava riverfront in New Belgrade (Novi Beograd), where towers ranging from […]
Why is big domestic capital still steering clear of Serbian startups?
The development and success of a country’s startup ecosystem depend to a large extent on the participation and role of large domestic companies, as, in addition to capital, they provide qualitative support in the form of distribution channels, access to a large number of users, infrastructure and industry knowledge. While in more developed ecosystems, such […]
New decision by the National Bank of Serbia: Will Interest rates change?
At its meeting yesterday, the Executive Board of the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) decided to keep the key policy rate at 5.75%, while also leaving the deposit facility rate at 4.5% and the lending facility rate at 7.0%. In making this decision, the Executive Board primarily took into account both actual and expected inflation […]
While the State offers a €600 minimum wage, young people need more than 130,000 dinars to live decently
While the state is announcing a €600 minimum wage for next year, a new calculation by the Centre for Emancipation Policies shows that almost 155,000 dinars a month are needed to live a decent life in Serbia. Interviewees speaking to Danas stress that this gap is particularly evident among young people, whose incomes often fail […]
Annual inflation slows to 1.9%, while monthly prices also fall in July
Year-on-year inflation slowed to 1.9% in July, driven primarily by lower fruit and vegetable prices due to an exceptionally good new harvest, according to data from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, published today by the National Bank of Serbia (NBS). On a monthly basis, as stated in the release, consumer prices fell […]
The problem lies in the illusions distancing Serbia from the European Union
By Aleksandar Stošić, long-time journalist and MA in Political Science The question of Serbia’s membership in the European Union has long ceased to be merely a matter of foreign policy orientation; it has become part of an internal political struggle in which citizens are frequently offered a false dilemma. This dilemma is maintained through a […]
We should not turn students into a protected species
By Dragan Nalović, a member of the Executive Board of the Senior Organisation of the Green-Left Front We fell in love with students, whom we affectionately call “our children”, for good reason. But politics is not a family album. In it, every unasked question eventually comes due. And with interest. What could be the most […]
How much is the bad Belgrade government costing us?
By Filip Blagojević, President of the New DSS Belgrade City Committee Critics of the Belgrade authorities often, and quite rightly, point out the financial difficulties facing the Belgrade city budget due to irresponsible, incompetent, and wasteful management of the Serbian capital. However, I have the impression that we do not speak enough about the financial […]
Inflation at 2.7%: What is falling and what is still rising?
By Mladen Vitas, retired economist and local councillor for the Green-Left Front The drop in the year-on-year headline inflation rate from 3.5 per cent in May to 2.7 per cent in June is primarily a statistical base effect, not a sign that the economy has genuinely slowed price increases. As such, it can only be […]
Is pointing out the flaws of the student movement permitted?
By Fahrudin Kladničanin, an NGO activist from Novi Pazar The problem is not that students do not have an opinion on everything, but that they have decided to have no opinion whatsoever on certain issues. As long as the discussion revolved around corruption, the collapse of institutions, authoritarianism, and the lack of the rule of […]
Serbia’s new accounting law: What it will mean for your company?
Higher size thresholds, sustainability reporting, tougher rules for bookkeeping agencies — a practical guide for managers and finance professionals to a reform that is still a draft, but worth preparing for now. Serbia is rewriting the rulebook that governs how companies keep their books and report their results. If you own or manage a company […]
Why is Serbia ashamed of its statehood?
By Milan St. Protić, historian and diplomat The struggle of the Serbs for their own statehood was long and arduous. Therefore, at the outset, a few essential historical facts. Three-quarters of the nineteenth century were spent in this painstaking effort. Entirely in keeping with the broader European movements of the time towards the creation of […]
Interview with Milica Batričević (BeFem Femminist Center): “A captured state, captured women”
By Emilija Rozgić The condition of women in Serbia today unfolds within a complex and contradictory context, where the gap between formally recognized rights and their actual implementation in everyday life remains evident. Alongside normative progress and a growing presence of these topics in public debate, structural dynamics continue to limit full gender equality. Within […]
Stories from the street: Liceulice, a magazine that makes a difference
By Emilija Rozgić If you live in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Pančevo or Kraljevo, you have very likely already noticed them: they can be found in squares, pedestrian areas and the busiest spots, and are easily recognisable by their blue and orange vests, offering a copy of the magazine with a smile. The next time you […]
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