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Belgrade has refused to side with west over sanctions against Moscow
Elections are shaping up as unequal contests in a region shaken by democratic backsliding and security worries
Dragan Solak eyes alternative way to net cash after losing broadcast battle to state-backed rival in native Serbia
Protests ahead of elections force revocation of mining licences
Miner cites slow progress in obtaining licences required to complete key environmental assessment
Politicians hold up star as role model despite vaccine scepticism
President Vucic wants country to be link in EU battery industry but project faces local opposition
Roads blocked as environmental campaigners seek reassurances ahead of next year’s elections
Protests by ethnic Serbs in Kosovo border town erupt over restrictions on cars with Serbian licence plates
Installation of orthodox metropolitan in Balkan country marred by violence over perceived links to Serbia
Serbia, Albania and North Macedonia to launch own border-free travel and business zone amid frustration with Brussels
A new hotel on the Adriatic is the perfect stage to sing the praises of the region’s wines
Epic Games’ antitrust lawsuit against Apple is set to start today
Activists say infrastructure projects leave region wedded to outdated technologies
Belgrade’s purchase of Chinese, Russian and western jabs also recalls non-aligned movement’s golden days
President fears ‘ugly’ plan could hit mainland Europe’s fastest immunisation rollout
EU’s top court says aspects of Budapest’s policy breached EU law while separate opinion raps Poland’s judicial clampdown
Belgrade is the subject of intense courtship by Beijing and, more recently, Washington
Josep Borrell tells FT that bloc’s leaders will decide sanctions on Belarus officials including Lukashenko later this month
Governments face mounting criticism and mass protests over handling of pandemic
Hashim Thaci maintains innocence in national address and questions pre-summit timing of indictment
Bloc revives mediation between Kosovo and Serbia after US summit was scuppered
President set to return to power with what in effect is no parliamentary opposition
As young entrepreneurs drive Belgrade’s vibrant start-up scene, President Aleksandar Vucic courts China and gains EU attention, plus, calls for structural and political reform, and regional integration closer to home
‘Strongman’ leader praises China aid, while encouraging domestic scepticism on the EU
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