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- 6d ago
Serbia detains nine over torture of protesters at government garage in Belgrade
Serbian authorities detained nine people on Wednesday, 4 November, most of them active police officers, on suspicion of torturing and intimidating protesters held in August 2025.
- Nov 1
Serbia marks two years since Novi Sad station collapse as student list wins election
Thousands gathered in the rain in Novi Sad on Sunday, 1 November, to honour the 16 people killed when a concrete canopy collapsed at the renovated railway station. The anniversary falls a week after a student-backed list won early parliamentary elections in Serbia.
- Oct 29
Serbia's Student List wins parliamentary vote, ending Vučić's SNS rule
The leaderless Student List took about 141 of 250 seats on 25 October, ahead of Aleksandar Vučić's SNS. The movement now faces the question of how it will use its new power in Serbia.
- Oct 25
Serbia's Student List wins the election and ends Vučić's rule as his list loses 26 of 29 cities
Vučić conceded defeat on election night, and on 28 October the state broadcaster RTS said its director-general, Manja Grcic, had resigned after student demands for changes at the station.
- Sep 27
Aleksandar Vučić resigns as Serbian president to run for prime minister
Aleksandar Vučić stepped down seven months early to lead the ruling party in Serbia's 25 October snap election, transferring presidential duties to Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabić.
- Jul 27
Dusan Tadic set to join NEC Nijmegen ahead of Champions League qualifier against Olympiakos
The 37-year-old former Ajax captain is in advanced talks with the Eredivisie side, which finished third last season and faces Olympiakos in the Champions League third qualifying round on 4 August.
- Jul 26
Danube hits record low, exposing WWII warships and halting fuel shipments across Romania, Serbia and Croatia
The Danube dropped to its lowest July level in decades this week after prolonged heatwaves and drought, revealing hundreds of square kilometres of sandbanks, rusted Nazi-era warships and a 1937 freighter while cutting Serbian fuel imports to a quarter of the monthly target.
- Jul 23
Ajax opens season with 4-1 win at Vojvodina; Twente falls to Ferencváros
Ajax began the 2026/27 campaign with a comfortable 4-1 victory at FK Vojvodina in the Conference League second qualifying round, while FC Twente suffered a Europa League qualifying defeat at Ferencváros.
- Jun 27
Serbian President Vučić announces resignation within weeks, calls early elections
After 13 years in power, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić told supporters in Belgrade he will step down within weeks, clearing the way for snap presidential and parliamentary elections. The announcement comes after 18 months of anti-corruption protests triggered by a fatal canopy collapse in Novi Sad.
- Jun 27
Serbian President Vučić says he will resign in weeks, calls early elections amid anti-corruption protests
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced he will resign in a few weeks and that early elections will be held, ending over a decade in power. The move follows 18 months of anti-corruption protests over the Novi Sad station disaster.
- Jun 27
Serbian President Vučić announces resignation, calls early elections after year-long protests
Aleksandar Vučić told supporters at a Belgrade rally that he will resign within weeks and call early presidential and parliamentary elections, yielding to months of anti-corruption protests sparked by the Novi Sad railway station collapse that killed 16 people.
