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Serbia Orthodox church head publicly supports EuroPride ban

The head of Serbia’s powerful Orthodox Church is supporting a ban on a pan-European LGBTQ event in Belgrade next week, saying the topic has been “artificially imposed,” caused divisions and is contrary to centuries-old traditional values

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022

Inside the worst nightclub in Europe where shots are £1 all night - and it's in the UK

Klute nightclub in the city of Durham was once voted the second worst nightclub in Europe - but nabbed the top spot after the actual worst club in Belgrade burned down

Daily Mirror · Sep 2, 2022

Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat named in Indian wrestling squad for World Championships

NEW DELHI: Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat were among a host of star Indian wrestlers named for the World Senior Championships to be held in Belgrade, Serbia from September 10-18.

The Times of India · Aug 30, 2022

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Serbian rights activists vow to join EuroPride march despite ban

Serbian LGBT rights activists and pro-Western opponents of conservative President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday they will defy a ban on a gay pride march in Belgrade next month, despite resistance by far-right groups and the church.

Reuters · Aug 30, 2022

Serbia populist leader Vucic says pride ban will be enforced

Serbia’s populist leader says a government decision to cancel the holding next month of a pan-European LGBTQ event will be enforced despite criticism and organizers’ pledge that they will gather anyway

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022

Proxy war between East and West in Serbia, President Vucic says

Serbia wants to join the EU while keeping strong relations with its gas supplier Russia and key investor China.

Al Jazeera · Aug 29, 2022

East and West clash in a proxy conflict over Serbia, President Vucic says

Serbia is the stage for a proxy war between East and West, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday, as Belgrade seeks to maintain a delicate balancing act between its ambition to join the European Union and its ties with Russia and China.

Reuters · Aug 29, 2022

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'Hooligans' blamed for EuroPride being scrapped as pro-Putin thugs wave Russian flags

Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic has said protesters, who took the streets of Belgrade today, have delayed an upcoming pride event due to safety concerns

Daily Mirror · Aug 28, 2022

Protesters march in Belgrade against planned gay Pride event

Thousands of religious and right-wing opponents of a European gay Pride event to be hosted by Belgrade protested through the Serbian capital on Sunday, even though the government has said it would scrap or delay the Pride event.

Reuters · Aug 28, 2022

Serbia's EuroPride will not happen due to threats, says President

The Serbian President announced the pan-European pride event will not take place in Belgrade this year, citing threats.

ABC News · Aug 27, 2022

Serbia, Kosovo agree on how to resolve identity documents dispute

The European Union's foreign policy chief announced Saturday that Serbia and Kosovo have agreed on how to resolve a dispute over their identity documents, settling one of the problems that have sparked the latest tensions between the former Balkan war foes.

France 24 · Aug 27, 2022

Serbia's leader says EuroPride won't happen due to threats

Serbia's president says the country won’t allow a pan-European LGBTQ Pride event to take place in its capital next month

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2022

Number plate row fuels Kosovo's ethnic tensions as Serbia seeks more talks

Mediated talks over the status of ethnic Serbs in Kosovo have failed to ease tensions - fuelled by a dispute over car number plates - between Belgrade and authorities in Pristina, Serbia's president said on Friday.

Reuters · Aug 26, 2022

Envoys from EU, U.S., meet Kosovo Serbs as differences resurface

European Union and U.S. envoys met officials in Kosovo's ethnically divided city of Kosovska Mitrovica on Thursday as longstanding differences between Belgrade and Pristina flared again, triggered by a dispute over car number plates.

Reuters · Aug 25, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2022

‘Everyone loved each other’: the rise of Yugonostalgia

While many citizens of the former Yugoslavia miss the lower prices and global recognition, others warn against over-romanticising the Tito era

France 24 · Aug 23, 2022

Serbian minister visits Moscow, accuses EU of 'anti-Russian hysteria'

Serbia’s interior minister met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday in Moscow in a rare visit by a state official from Europe, highlighting Belgrade’s refusal to join Western sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine.

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2022

Serb official visits Moscow, calls sanctions EU 'hysteria'

Serbia’s interior minister has met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow in a rare visit by a state official from Europe

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2022

AP PHOTOS: 'Wall of Death' show delivers thrills, memories

Stunt-driving enthusiasts waxed nostalgic when the "Wall of Death” came to Serbia's capital.

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Reuters · Aug 10, 2022

Kosovo PM says tensions with Serbs in north could escalate, warns of possible new conflict

Kosovo is prepared to stand against a possible attack by Serbia as worsening strife with minority Serbs could result in a new armed conflict, Prime Minister Albin Kurti told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday.

Reuters · Aug 6, 2022

Kosovo detains Russian journalist at the border

Kosovo's interior minister said on Saturday it has arrested a Russian journalist at the border on suspicion that she could be a spy, and security authorities were searching "for her intentions."The country's interior minister Xhelal Svecla named the journalist as Daria Aslamova."Many countries have proven that she was engaged in…

Al Jazeera · Aug 4, 2022

What’s behind the renewed tensions between Serbia and Kosovo?

Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo have protested against new identity document and car registration plate requirements.

The Conversation · Aug 3, 2022

Ukraine war: Nato and the EU can turn Kosovo border crisis into an opportunity to put more pressure on Russia

An old dispute over a decision by the government of Kosovo in September 2021 to enforce the use of Kosovo-issued licence plates for Serbs in the northern municipalities – rather than allowing them to continue to use plates issued by the Serbian government in Belgrade – has flared up again…

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022

Car factory workers block key motorway in Serbia capital

Dozens of Serbian car factory workers have blocked a key motorway in the capital Belgrade to protest layoff and relocation plans

Reuters · Jun 21, 2022

In pro-Russian Serbia, a few Russians and Ukrainians unite to oppose war

Each week about a dozen Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian expatriates opposed to Russia's invasion of Ukraine meet local Serbs in a Belgrade cafe to discuss the war and plan protest rallies.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 6, 2022

Russia Says Ban on Lavrov’s Plane a ‘Hostile Action’

The Kremlin on Monday said airspace closures by three eastern European countries which prevented Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov from traveling to Serbia were a "hostile action." Countries surrounding Serbia - Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro - closed their airspace to an official plane that would have carried Moscow's top…

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