Climate and Environment
Deliblatska Sands wildfire
This story tracks the major wildfire in Deliblatska Sands: the affected area, risks to settlements, and containment efforts.
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We track verified changes across Serbia's main stories and explain what changed and what may happen next.
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Updated: August 23, 2026 at 10:30 AMNIS and sanctions
NIS is Serbia's key oil company and the operator of the Pančevo refinery. This story follows how sanctions against the Russian stake in the company affect fuel supplies, Serbia's talks with MOL, Gazprom Neft, and the United States, and control over strategic infrastructure.
Latest change
On 21 August, NIS requested a new special US Treasury licence because its current authorisation expires on 28 August; in parallel, MOL and Gazprom Neft are finalising the sale agreement for 56.15 percent of NIS.
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Low Danube water and its consequences
This story tracks low Danube water in Serbia and its consequences for navigation, water systems, energy, and the regional economy.
Climate and Environment
Stolovi wildfire near Kraljevo
This story tracks the wildfire on Stolovi near Kraljevo, its extent, the access challenges of the mountain terrain, and risks to forest and settlements.
Politics
NIS and sanctions
NIS is Serbia's key oil company and the operator of the Pančevo refinery. This story follows how sanctions against the Russian stake in the company affect fuel supplies, Serbia's talks with MOL, Gazprom Neft, and the United States, and control over strategic infrastructure.
Notes and explainers
All notesWhat optužni predlog means in Serbia's criminal procedure
Optužni predlog is a prosecutor's charging document filed with a court in Serbia's abbreviated criminal procedure. It means the prosecution says there is reasonable suspicion and submits the case to the court, but it does not prove guilt: N1 reported on 24 August 2026 that Belgrade's Higher Public Prosecutor's Office had filed one; the report did not mention a court decision.
Politics
What an OFAC special licence means for NIS
An OFAC special licence authorizes specific operations that sanctions might otherwise prohibit; it is not an agreement to sell a 56.15 percent stake in NIS. As of 27 August 2026, NIS had requested new authorisation to operate after 28 August, but the request itself did not mean that the licence had been issued or that MOL’s transaction with Gazprom Neft was complete.
Economy
The 14 August 2025 protest in Valjevo and the investigations
On the night of 14–15 August 2025, a protest in Valjevo escalated into clashes and allegations of police violence. As of 14 August 2026, the case based on affected people’s complaints has been taken up by the Public Prosecutor’s Office for Organised Crime (TOK), but no public merits decision or completed-investigation outcome has been found.
Politics
How a public-school director is chosen in Serbia
A public-school director in Serbia is appointed by the minister for four years, but the school board and its commission run the recruitment process. In August 2026, the procedure became disputed at Novi Sad's Jovan Jovanović Zmaj Gymnasium: parents say the notice lacks proof that no discriminatory conduct has been established against a candidate; 021 and Danas reported that the process remained open, with no annulment or appointment decision in those reports.
Education