In yet another wonderful display of national unity, both the government and student supporters in Serbia are blasting EU Commissioner Marta Kos, after her announcement that Serbia might lose 1.5 billion euros from the EU Growth plan. Also, futile speculation about when will Aleksandar Vučić call snap election continues.
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Anti-Ukrainian pro-Europeans of Serbia
A recent poll in Serbia conducted by Ninamedia asked, "Who is responsible for the war in Ukraine?". The respondents answered NATO 31.1%, US 28.2%, Ukraine 16.1%, Russia 8% and EU 5.3%.
What impact will the outcome of Hungary’s elections have on Serbia?
The aftermath of the Hungarian elections has had an effect on Serbia - the ruling coalition and its commentariat have engaged in yet another internationally embarrassing shouting match against The Planet, more precisely Peter Magyar and the Secretary General of the European Democratic Party, Sandro Gozi.
Explosive found near a gas pipeline in Vojvodina, northern Serbia, and Viktor Orban convened the Defense Council: The Forces of Chaos and Insanity
Serbian authorities reported that explosives were found in the municipality of Kanjiža in the Serbian northern province of Vojvodina near a strategic gas pipeline leading to Hungary. Viktor Orban and his political allies were quick to decry that it is plot aimed at ousting him from office.
Populists be popular: What foreign commentariat doesn’t get about Serbia
The copy-paste conventional wisdoms about the situation in Serbia published in the West are a dime a dozen, pushing imaginary narratives but have no grounds in reality. Yes, this is a paternalist autocracy - it was re-elected as such back in 2012. Electorate here knew full well what Vučić is - and they love it (sort of).
Serbian Ides of March
One of the most common political tropes of the Serbian political discourse for the last four decades has been the recurring victimhood narrative of the "suffering Serbian people" that is trampled upon the weight of historical injustices which seem to have a higher occurrence in March - the anniversaries of Milošević's death, the assassination of Zoran Đinđić and the anniversary of the NATO bombing.
And now for something completely the same
Serbian student movement has been establishing itself as the only viable alternative to the Serbian government, with support from the media and public figures, all the while trying to court the nationalist electorate and distance itself from the established opposition parties that the students keep painting as undesirable and no better than the ruling Progressives.
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.
Bondi beach terror attack suspects were members of a Serbian hunting association
The suspects in the Bondi Beach terrorist attack reportedly held memberships in the Serbian Hunting Club, according to Nina Marković-Khaze. This raises concerns for the Serbian community in Australia. Historically, despite violent conflicts, there have been instances of Muslim-Serbian cooperation driven by transactional motivations, exemplified during the Bosnian War.
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.
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