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Has Aleksandar Vučić, who has recently become comfortable with the role of an ordinary citizen, pardoned his cronies who kept him in power? - this question arises in connection with the mysterious and illegal abolitionist move that characterizes his entire "reign" over Serbia.

What criminals did Vučić pardon before he resigned?

It is still unknown who, apart from the activists from Novi Sad, will escape the court proceedings against them - it may be serious...

What causes the differences between the voter register and the population of Serbia in the Serbian elections, and why 5,49 million eligible voters need approximately as many ballots as the country's total population (Infographic, artificial intelligence)

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Serbia's demographic miracles at election time

Group photo in the editorial office of Nova.rs, which fights for press freedom (Source: Nova.rs)

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The execution of Nova.rs: new editor-in-chief or severance pay

In an interview with BIRN, Momčilo Marjanović, a long-time member of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), speaks openly about how thugs were organized and deployed to serve the ruling party, what weapons were available in the so-called Ćacilend on March 15, 2025, how the “safe votes” were collected, and how he was paid in cash for his services at the Novi Sad District Heating Works (JKP Novosadska Toplana) building.

Serbia3 day has passed since then

This is how thugs are organized and votes are bought in Serbia

Dodik threw himself wholeheartedly alongside Vučić in the Serbian elections, after all, they are very similar to each other, both would do anything to forever and ever rule a larger or smaller segment of the Serbian population (Source: Dodik.net, X platform)

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Dodik already feels that Vučić will win

Serbia

Mikhail Zvinchuk on the Montenegrin coast, where he can never return. Rybar's activities are also supported by Russian secret services

Montenegro5 day has passed since then

The secret services also moved for Rybar, he would return to the Balkans

Montenegrin authorities have expelled Mikhail Zvinchuk, the founder of the Russian information network Rybar, and four of his associates, citing a national security risk. The Belgrade...

The Serbian Election Commission is part of Serbian electoral folklore, but its existence is not really necessary, as decisions are certainly made elsewhere. The room then filled up, and the smear campaign about the decision on foreign voting, which was undoubtedly made elsewhere, began.

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Foreign voting: RIK rejected students' objections

In advanced circles, Raša Nedeljkov, program director of the election monitoring organization CRTA, presented his findings on the Serbian elections at a press conference.

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Is the independent election observer the Vučićs' biggest enemy?

The Serbian Republic Election Commission (RIK) has a lot to do these days, approving the electoral lists of the Balkan Egyptian and Ruthenian minorities for the November 8 national council elections, which will be held shortly in parallel with the Serbian elections.

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Egyptians in the Serbian National Council elections

The Belgrade government is also trying to cheat in the Serbian elections through the election commission, because it suspects that the majority of Serbs who are leaving for abroad are certainly not supporters of the progressives (Image source: RIK)

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Part of the Serbian diaspora will be allowed to vote at night

Panoramic view of Belgrade, the Senjak district in the foreground, the domes of the Belgrade Market Hall at the foot, the city center in the background, and the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers at the top. The district is definitely one of the sights of Belgrade, with numerous historical monuments

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Senjak, a green oasis in the big city

Dragan Đilas' campaign speech at polling station number nine (pulpit)

Serbia1 week has passed since then

Dragan Đilas would liquidate EXPO 2027, disband the Serbian secret service

Pásztor Bálint campaigning for the VMSZ, he travels to the settlements of Vojvodina, where he meets the local Hungarians, in cultural centers, street forums and going from house to house. This picture was taken at a street forum in Erzsébetlaki (Source: Facebook, Pásztor Bálint)

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Pásztor Bálint campaigns with progressive slogans: if there is no VMSZ, "the community is over"

Night train service: testing of the Budapest-Belgrade railway line simulating peak schedule load has been completed - Minister of Transport and Investment Dávid Vitézy reported on Facebook, to which Belgrade's Vreme also responded

Hungary1 week has passed since then

Why are Hungarians afraid to let passengers on the Falcon?

More Serbia

Croatia

Greenpeace activists painting the message. If we zoom in a little, we can see that they are on top of all three buildings (Source: Greenpeace)

Croatia11 hours have passed since then

"Stop this shit!" Greenpeace tells Ukrainian chicken king

During the last ten years of the Croatian government's term in office, we have maintained stability even in the most difficult circumstances and laid the foundations for further development. Our task now is to build on the achievements and improve the quality of life of people in all parts of the country even more effectively, said Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković in the Croatian Parliament on Tuesday (Source: X platform)

Croatia1 day has passed since then

Ten years in power: Plenković's year-end speech

The flames on the island of Ugljan have been brought under control, but the fire has not yet been completely extinguished. This is by no means as dangerous as the Omiš fire (Source: Slobodna Dalmacija)

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The number of victims of the August Omiš fire has risen to five

There are two cement factories in Croatia that also operate as waste incinerators. According to the plans, the waste from Gospić would be incinerated at Holcim in Komoračno, if protesters do not prevent this.

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Waste-to-energy plants: Croatia plans four facilities

A well-known Croatian journalist believes that in a crisis, one's own infrastructure, expertise and self-sufficiency become invaluable. That is why he sees the transformation of Janaf not just as a business opportunity, but as an investment in Croatia's long-term energy security.

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Janaf is not lost, it is only transformed.

If not an Orbán-Vučić "sovereignist alliance", but a strong change of direction in Hungarian foreign, economic and energy policy, especially with regard to the Balkans. One of the main topics is of course the Adriatic oil pipeline. In the picture: István Kapitány, Anita Orbán, Gordan Grlić Radman and Ante Šušnjar (Source: Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Screenshot)

Croatia1 week has passed since then

Orbán, Captain, the boss, the pressure cooker and the cupbearer

Hungary

Hungary1 week has passed since then

Why are Hungarians afraid to let passengers on the Falcon?

The statue of Ernő Kiss in the historical main square of Zrenjanin. The image was created using a contemporary photo with the help of artificial intelligence, first enhanced and then colored afterwards

Vojvodina2 week has passed since then

The last eight years of Ernő Kiss reflected in his letters

What do you see, Laca? Putty-putty - Ruszin-Szendi Romulusz files a complaint about the armored vehicles sold to Serbia at a suspiciously low price

Serbia2 week has passed since then

A complaint may follow regarding the BTRs sold to Serbia

The MOL-NIS deal: The negotiations over the future of the Serbian oil company are all about business, energy security and geopolitics. Since almost nothing is officially announced - and if anything is announced, it is mostly just blah blah - speculation is rife

Serbia2 week has passed since then

MOL-NIS negotiations: the Russians are in no hurry to leave

Vojvodina

Vojvodina1 week has passed since then

Pásztor Bálint campaigns with progressive slogans: if there is no VMSZ, "the community is over"

János Zsemberi still lives where he started: he built a corporate empire, a football club and an academy in Topolya – he estimates his wealth at around 200 million euros

Vojvodina2 week has passed since then

I am not an oligarch – János Zsemberi on money, power and Serbian football

The picture has shifted: who should VMSZ side with after the elections? This is a serious question that has never arisen with such weight since the Serbian Progressive Party has been in power. Pásztor Bálint returned to one of the former bases of the VMSZ, the Subotica Népkörwhere he held a public forum. He said that VMSZ is the only Hungarian list in the Serbian elections on October 25; its candidates come from Hungarian settlements in Vojvodina and represent the issues of the communities there in national politics

Serbia3 week has passed since then

Pásztor loves being in opposition: turned his back on the progressives?

Serbian President's "farewell speech" at the UN General Assembly. Aleksandar Vučić said nothing new that we haven't heard at least a hundred times before (Source: Informer)

Serbia3 week has passed since then

Vučić's speech: according to Informer, this is what the whole world was waiting for

The Hungarian National Council held its 27th regular session on September 18 in Subotica, in the studio room of the Hungarian Media House. At the session, the council members decided on a total of 38 agenda items. At the end of the session, Árpád Fremond, President of the Hungarian National Council, informed the public that Demo Berisha, Minister for Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue, had called for the national council elections, which would be held on November 8.

Serbia4 week has passed since then

National Council elections have also been announced in Serbia

Serbian elections: Hungarian-language banner stretched across the columns of the Subotica People's Theater (Photo by the author)

Serbia1 month has passed since then

Will the trio be the winner? The university student list has been announced in Serbia

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Milorad Dodik's lobbying activities would be restricted. In its decision U-10/26, the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina banned the financing of lobbying activities for unconstitutional purposes from the budget of the Republika Srpska. The ban also applies to the Serbian entity's foreign missions, meaning that not all Washington accounts in Banja Luka can now be automatically included in the budget

Bosnia3 week has passed since then

Dodik turned to Trump, but the lobbying money tap was turned off in Bosnia

End of a journey in the European People's Party? Sometimes the "best decision" is to leave a club whose rules the delinquent does not want to follow, and therefore may be expelled (Artificial Intelligence)

Serbia4 week has passed since then

Vučić's party could be like Orbán's Fidesz with the European People's Party

BA Balkanac

The 53rd Belgrade FEST film festival, which this year was organized under the motto "Lasting Love" (Ljubav koja traje), has closed. However, the main prize-winning film was not made with this motto at all, but rather under the theme of "Lasting Violence" (Nasilje koja traje). Lordan Zafranović's work may spark new political debates between Croatia and Serbia, Serbs and Croats

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Possession and Obsession (FEST '26)

Croatian filmmaker Lordan Zafranović has once again managed to open wounds that have never truly healed in the Balkans. With his film Children of Kozara,...

Marina Vlady, when she had almost everything ahead of her – the Cannes Award-winning French actress died on September 24, 2026, at the age of 88

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Marina, Marina, Marina (for MV's final farewell)

Zoltán Bicskei - Fufu (Photo: Margaréta Tómó)

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Fool's Tale: Do You See, Hear – Do You Cut? (Bicskei & Bakos in Fonó)

A curious journey into the Frog Castle next to the daydreaming frog. Break!

BA Balkanac4 week has passed since then

Békavári monuments (Kanizsa +)

"This is my planet / I ruined it for myself / I ruined it to suit me" - this was one of the mottos of the 74th Kanizsa Writers' Camp

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The train isn't running, no, not now...

Solar eclipse '26 - almost Turkish (a bit of internet photo)

BA Balkanac2 month has passed since then

Helesfa–Szigetvár–Szekszárd (and the solar eclipse)

Ljubiša Ristić, who has directed for more than half a century, claims that he no longer has anything to prove and no need for positions: “I don’t need to direct anything. I have long achieved everything I ever wanted to in my career. If I can help, I will. If not, I will step aside.” (Source: RTS)

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It could be worse, but this is really the worst...

FIFA World Cup 2026: Attention puzzle solvers, how many differences are there between the two pictures? We will not draw anything among the correct answers

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Spectacle on the ruins of humanity (?) – World Cup '26

I feel at home here, with these people, I have found my home in Palic.

BA Balkanac3 month has passed since then

I feel at home here, in Palic (33rd International Film Festival)

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Croats and Serbs Collaborate in Bosnia-Herzegovina

After the elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is slowly becoming clear that the winner will not necessarily be the one who receives the most votes, but the one who...

Bosnian elections 2026: We have to drink to this, Dodik and his family celebrated the victory of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats in the usual way

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Bosnian elections: the Komšić era is over, but the Dodik era continues

A forest of election posters in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. One of them shows Kemal Ademović, the man who never sleeps, the "well-made" poster proclaims this: "always awake". Ademović - who now wants to enter the Sarajevo cantonal parliament as a representative of his own party, the Red Lines - is a particularly interesting figure, perhaps I'll tell you about it someday - he came to big politics from a police-military-secret service background, so his alertness is understandable (Source: RFI)

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Thirty years after Dayton, the question is still who is afraid of whom in Bosnia

Milorad Dodik described his meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow as "extraordinary". The SNSD leader particularly highlighted that the Russian president wished the Republika Srpska government coalition success in the upcoming elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which he believes is particularly important - meaning that the Bosnian Serb people are being fooled by the thousands.

Bosnia2 week has passed since then

Putin openly interfered in Bosnian elections

Dragan Čović, vice president of the Croatian Democratic Union in Bosnia and Herzegovina, has been carrying Darijana Filipović everywhere with him recently, ahead of the Bosnian elections, to provide her with "visibility" (Source: Radiotelevizija Herceg-Bosne)

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Bosnian Croats demand that no one else chooses for them

The various delegations left the room en masse as Benjamin Netanyahu took the podium to deliver his speech. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, however, remained in his seat, seen in the lower right corner of the image (Screenshot)

Serbia3 week has passed since then

A mass exodus began before Netanyahu began speaking.

Speaker Zoran Stevanović is actually the strongest link in Janša's coalition. Israel guarantees this, and of course, Aleksandar Vučić

Slovenia3 week has passed since then

From Orbán to Vučić: The black spots of the Slovenian “ladybug”

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee heard from five US ambassador candidates, including those for the Belgrade and Sarajevo posts.

Serbia4 week has passed since then

New US ambassadors expected in the Western Balkans

Milorad Dodik at the grave of former Israeli President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres in Jerusalem

Bosnia1 month has passed since then

Vučić called an election, and Dodik became a "hajji" in Jerusalem

More about Bosnia and Herzegovina

Montenegro

Milo Đukanović and his son are in a festive mood, and it's worth popping some champagne: for years, the public has not received a clear explanation as to what is preventing the competent authorities from finally making a decision on the Pandora papers.

Montenegro4 day has passed since then

Pandora winks back, more than a corruption case?

Rybar, or Mihail Zvinchuk, and his companions were caught on camera at a hotel in Tivat (Source: Vijesti)

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The Rybar got caught in the Montenegrin net

Albania

A masked protester waved a Kosovo Liberation Army flag over burning garbage dumps in Tirana. It is not yet clear whether this was a provocation at a demonstration against Edi Rama or whether KLA supporters had actually appeared in the Albanian capital to promote the demand for a Greater Albania in the wake of the current unrest in Tirana.

Albania20 hours have passed since then

After the flamingos, students also rebelled against Edi Rama

The flag of the UÇK has also appeared in Tirana: giving a strange international dimension to the student protests that are testing Edi Rama's power. For now...

Flamingo Revolution: Violent clashes erupt outside the Albanian parliament. Police respond with water cannon and tear gas after protesters throw eggs at MPs' car

Albania3 month has passed since then

The Flamingo Revolution in Tirana turned violent

Banners have become commonplace at intersections in Belgrade, with the slogan "Students win" (Studenti pobeđuju)

Serbia3 month has passed since then

The common denominator of the Serbian and Albanian crises

Albanian President Bajram Begaj visited Bujanovac during his visit to southern Serbia. Albanian political leaders described the visit as historic, drawing renewed attention to the situation in the Preševo Valley. (Photo: Facebook / Arbër Pajaziti)

Serbia3 month has passed since then

The Albanian president is a bit incognito among Serbian Albanians

Over the weekend, more than 350,000 people took to the streets in Tirana, no longer asking for, but demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama for "selling Albanian land" and Sazan Island to oligarchs and the US president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

Albania4 month has passed since then

There's a new hit in Albania: Rama, Rama, Fuck You!

It won't be easy to soften the heart of Brussels with this "reform-oriented company", these are the new warriors of the Balkans

Serbia4 month has passed since then

6 billion in the Balkans for those who don't give a damn

Tens of thousands of people demonstrate in Tirana every evening with the almost sole slogan "Albania is not for sale"

Albania4 month has passed since then

Flamingo revolution: will the "first vej" fall on deaf ears in Albania as well?

WESTERN BALKANS: Light membership for those who never reach the finish line

Montenegro4 month has passed since then

EU-Western Balkans: a lot of air movement, almost no results

The mining frog has settled in the Western Balkan countries, the map is not entirely accurate (this is still a common AI error), but it is very expressive

Serbia5 month has passed since then

The Western Balkans are under the ass of the mining frog in Europe

More Albania

Kosovo

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Kosovo avoids new elections at the last minute

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti says the first-instance verdict in the Haşim Taçi case is an unacceptable injustice, a severe and harmful punishment. The empty formula "in the name of the people of Kosovo" should not be confused with the will of the people. The decision must be reversed as soon as possible during the appeal process, Kurti said.

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Kurti: The leaders of the KLA were not condemned by the people of Kosovo

Aleksandar Vučić also reacted to the first-instance verdict against the four leaders of the KLA, but did not mention that in the 2018-2019 period he was preparing to exchange territory with Hashim Thaçi, which was prevented by then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Serbia4 week has passed since then

Hashim Thaçi's verdict: Aleksandar Vučić says there is no reason to celebrate

Former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army, including former President Hashim Thaçi, were found guilty of war crimes, including unlawful or arbitrary detention, cruel treatment, torture and unlawful killings.

Kosovo1 month has passed since then

Former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders convicted

Romania

Kimberly Guilfoyle said she was "deeply honored" to be named U.S. ambassador to Greece by President Trump. In December 2024, the American press reported that the elder Trump wanted to remove Guilfoyle, who was engaged to the younger Trump, from his son's circle. Moreover, the story has now taken a particularly spicy turn: on October 13, Trump called on Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign from the ambassadorship.

Romania2 day has passed since then

Could the US ambassador in Athens have helped overthrow the Romanian government?

US Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle's diplomatic career came to an ugly end, but the ripples of the scandal have reached beyond Athens. In Washington, influence peddling...