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• [New] The new Franco-German initiative will apply not only to the Western Balkan candidate countries - Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Albania - but also to Moldova. Fazit Communication GmbH
• Air Serbia plans to operate 812 flights to and from its hub using up to four Airbus A330 - 200 aircraft, marking a 10.9% increase in operations. Blogger
• Russia, though degraded by its invasion of Ukraine, retains enough disruptive capacity to block settlements and embolden spoilers, particularly in Serbia and Republika Srpska. New Eastern Europe
• From the funds of the Growth Plan, Serbia is entitled to a total amount of 1.588 billion euros for the period between 2024 and 2027. Center for Western Balkans Studies
• Insecurity and resentment have provided opportunities for radical politicians, influence entrepreneurs, and criminal organizations from Russia and Serbia to offer an alternative vision of regional order for the Balkans. Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
• Telekom Srbija's 5G rollout is expected to support faster mobile connectivity, enhanced digital services, new business applications and the wider deployment of advanced technologies across Serbia. City AM
• The EXIM-supported financing will help fund the deployment of 5G telecommunications network equipment and related services in Serbia, supplied by U.S. technology companies. City AM
• The most visible threat to Vucic's authority is the revival of large-scale street protests across Serbia. Global Financial Market Review
• Montenegro's secession from the union with Serbia might encourage the large minority of Hungarians in Vojvodina to renegotiate their status with Belgrade. Hoover Institution
• Farmers in Serbia will receive new state subsidies to strengthen livestock production. CorD Magazine
• Air Serbia will launch a seasonal route between Belgrade and Brac, Croatia. Aviation Week Network
• Whether Euro 2027 will actually take place in both countries will depend on the political relations between Serbia and Albania. Politiko
• Serbia has a significant number of missiles and will acquire more, but gave no details. The Asia Cable
• Startups from South-Eastern Europe - meaning Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania, Turkey - but also other countries will take part in a high-energy, content-rich program featuring 30+ interactive formats. Black Unicorn PR
• Without a decisive strategy, the EU could lose the trust and enthusiasm of its most eager partners (in the Western Balkans, as well as Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia), eroding their reform drive and Western orientation (Serbia and Georgia being current exceptions). European Council on Foreign Relations
• Tens of thousands of people are expected to gather to mark the anniversary of a major disaster in Serbia, a year after a canopy collapsed outside a train station and killed 16 people. SKY
• Pristina might be more flexible if Serbia offered reciprocal concessions to its own Albanian minority. International Crisis Group
• Special attention will be given to the challenges for democracy in Central and Eastern Europe and the performance of hybrid or authoritarian regimes, particularly in light of the complex political context surrounding this year's host institution and ongoing student-led protests in Serbia. INSTITUTE FOR PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIAL THEORY
• In Serbia, dissidents such as Nikolina Sindjelic, a university student who helped lead protests against government corruption, have been targeted with police violence and image-based sexual abuse, part of a broader pattern of state-sponsored digital harassment to spread fear and silence critics. Foreign Affairs Magazine

Last updated: 19 June 2026