With support from Robert Fico and Viktor Orban, Serbian commentariat and political class continue to sulk at the European Union and engage in anti-European rhetoric, that has become the norm which tends to deflect from genuine environmental problems plaguing Serbia.
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Jared Kushner gives up on the Belgrade project: Another victory of Serbian nationalism
Jared Kushner withdrew from a real estate project in Belgrade amid an indictment against several officials for corruption, but Affinity Partners can sue for reimbursement of expenses. The site, often labeled a "historic landmark," is essentially a derelict ruin. Protests against Kushner's investment reflect long-standing anti-Western sentiment in Serbia. There's nothing to celebrate about this.
Akin to Moscow, Serbia also does not believe in tears
Even with the problems arising from the US sanctions imposed on the Russian-owned Serbian Oil Industry (NIS), the debate surrounding it and Serbia's foreign policy remains focused on keeping close to Russia in order to achieve nationalist and revanchist goals of the past.
Serbian World is the cancer of Serbia
On the 30th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called for the abolishment of the office of the high representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina that oversees the implementation of the Dayton peace accords plan, echoing the sentiments of Kremlin's ally Milorad Dodik, the former president of Republika Srpska. But the European Union would disagree.
Why Foreign Bot Farms Thrive in Political Online Spaces
The persistence of foreign MAGA influencers and alt-right bot farms comes from their profitability and the global awareness of U.S. political dynamics that the rest of the world exploits to pursue their own goals.
Games of hunger
The Serbian political discourse features opposing nationalist factions: the ruling Serbian Progressive Party and protesting students. Both groups blame external forces like the EU and scapegoat opposition figures such as Dragan Djilas. A potential scenario suggests emigration may lead to a regression to the economic turmoil of the 1990s.
Marta Kos on Serbia: You cannot sit on two chairs – ask for money from the EU and ask the other side for gas
"If you [Serbia] participate in the action of the army that kills people in Ukraine, forget the accession process, the chapters, such a country can never become a member of the EU, but that is your choice", Marta Kos, the European Commissioner for Enlargement of the European Union said at a meeting with journalists on the sidelines of the EU Enlargement Forum in Brussels.
Want to support democracy in Serbia? Arm Ukraine
The incessant criticism of the Serbian right-wing political opposition and protests spectrum didn't shake the foundations of the government led by the right-wing populist kakistocracy of Aleksandar Vučić. Autocracy and foreign autocratic governments, such as Russia and China, are still considered by the Serbian public as a role model to be emulated .
OFAC Denies Russian-owned Oil Industry of Serbia NIS License Extension: US Wants Russia Out
Serbian Minister of Energy, Dubravka Đedović conveyed that the American administration clearly, unequivocally said and in writing, that it wants a complete change of ownership of the Russian shareholders, that is, it demands the exit of Russian ownership from the Serbian oil industry company NIS.
Rio Tinto’s Jadar lithium and boron project in Serbia on hold
Rio Tinto has paused its Jadar lithium and boron project in Serbia. The company aims to support employees during this transition while adhering to local laws. Activists welcome the pause but seek a permanent ban on lithium and boron exploitation in Serbia.
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