On the morning of June 22, Danas and Novosti, citing emergency services, reported that a boy on a bicycle was seriously injured at the corner of Bulevar kralja Aleksandra and Ulica Svetozara Markovića; N1 later added a note to its initial agency item saying GSP told other media the crash was caused by a car, not a tram. All three sources also report an overnight fight in Novi Beograd in which two young men were seriously injured.
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2. Novi Sad summer bus timetable starts June 22 as line 52 changes route
021 reports that from Monday, June 22, JGSP Novi Sad moved to its summer timetable with departure-time corrections because fewer passengers are expected during holidays and the school break. The same day, line 52 between Veternik and the railway station received a permanent new route, while 021's updated traffic overview tracks a closure in part of Novo naselje, works in Veternik, Ledinci, and on the Novi Sad istok - Kovilj sections, plus a truck crash on the Novi Sad - Belgrade motorway near Batajnica.
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June 21, 2026
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After Novosti's morning account of the Pink, Prva, and Informer appearance, N1 and Danas on June 21 carried a new part of the same line: Aleksandar Vucic again thanked the FSB for its report, said the Russian service would not sign a false opinion, and said he would not sue N1 and Nova, though he called their work a 'history of dishonor.' The card continues yesterday's dispute over prosecutors' version of an alleged simulation of LRAD use at the March 15, 2025 protest.
2. Car of Dinko Gruhonjic's son vandalized in Novi Sad as media groups demand family protection
N1, Danas, and 021 reported on June 21 that the previous evening the car of David Gruhonjic, son of journalist and professor Dinko Gruhonjic, was smashed and badly damaged in Novi Sad's Liman area. Witnesses said three younger men wearing balaclavas attacked the vehicle in a parking lot; police came to the scene, David and Dinko Gruhonjic gave statements along with witnesses, and ANEM and NDNV demanded an urgent investigation and protection for the family.
3. Vucic demands more punctual trains after visiting the new rail dispatch center
On June 21, Aleksandar Vucic visited the new Unified Dispatch Center in Belgrade and demanded that trains in Serbia become more punctual than German and Swiss trains, with Transport Minister Aleksandra Sofronijevic replacing directors if delays become routine. According to N1 and Danas, the center's 23 staff now monitor and control 540 km of railway, the Belgrade-Subotica line should enter the system in six to seven months, and an urgent working group is promised for the 210 km Valjevo-Vrbnica section and the line from Kosjeric to the Montenegrin border.
4. Danas compares acting directors' income at Belgrade utility firms
Citing asset declarations filed with the Anti-Corruption Agency, Danas writes that only one of 15 acting directors of Belgrade public utility companies earns less than Aleksandar Vucic's presidential salary of 253,656.20 dinars. The highest monthly income listed is for Vladan Djukic of JKP Pogrebne usluge: 523,000 dinars including salary and a military pension.
5. Novo naselje traffic changes remain in place until June 22 for Korzo
021 reports that traffic in part of Novo naselje is changed for the Korzo concert from 06:00 on June 20 until 12:00 on June 22. Ulica Bate Brkica is closed between Ulica Seljackih buna and Ulica Dusana Danilovica, and GSP is rerouting line 8; the city administration asks residents to follow temporary signage.
6. Platforma za evropsku Srbiju writes to the EU over different judicial-law texts
SSP, SRCE, PSG, and Solidarnost, grouped in Platforma za evropsku Srbiju, said on June 21 that they sent EU institutions a letter alleging an SNS attempt to mislead the Venice Commission: they claim one text of the judicial laws was sent to the Commission and another to parliament. Danas also carries the Justice Ministry's response: Minister Nenad Vujic denies that the texts differ and says the only difference is that the parliamentary text is in Serbian.
Context: Serbia and EU accession
7. 021: Parts of Novi Sad and Veternik without power on June 22
021 publishes a service notice for Monday, June 22: several Novi Sad streets are scheduled for power cuts from 9:00 to 10:00, while Veternik outages are listed from 8:00 to 13:30. In Novi Sad the affected addresses include Kopernikova, Janka Cmelika, Svete Kasapinovica, Ilije Bircanina, Branka Bajica, Save Vukovica, Almaska, Koce Kolarova, Ladjarska, and Milana Rakica; in Veternik, Tome Maksimovica, Avalska, Petra Kocica, Kralja Petra I, and Sportska.
June 20, 2026
Open issue
On June 20, Justice Minister Nenad Vujic said allegations about a supposed student 'sound cannon simulation' contain elements of terrorism, while adding that prosecutors decide the legal qualification. In the evening Aleksandar Vucic said the authorities had not 'shot' at people but that others had 'shot at him,' backed VJT, and cited a denial of LRAD use, while N1 and Danas carry legal objections from Dragoljub Popovic, Nikola Lakic, and Kreni-Promeni, including a 600,000-signature demand for an independent inquiry.
2. Novi Sad student protest ends at the turbo roundabout
The student gathering at Novi Sad's turbo roundabout ended a few minutes after 19:00 with the message "Good night Novi Sad, good morning Serbia." 021 and Danas report that speeches focused on journalists' position, police abuse and police reform, the voter roll, and election conditions; N1 had earlier reported the stage, closed approaches, and student first-aid teams on duty because of the heat.
3. Objections to Novi Sad na vodi were collected in Limanski Park on June 20
Citizens' assemblies invited residents on June 20 from 14:30 to 16:30 to sign objections to the Novi Sad na vodi project at the MZ Liman 3 stand in Limanski Park. 021 recalls that the Planning Commission session was moved to June 30 at 09:00 after several thousand objections, while Mayor Zarko Micin refers to 5,000-6,000 objections that he considers unfounded.
Multiple sourcesJune 20, 2026IncidentsCourts and ProsecutionBelgradeBelgradeOkruzni zatvor / Senjak case
4. VJT orders a check of threats to Veselin Milic in Belgrade district jail
After a filing from Veselin Milic's defense lawyer, prosecutors ordered the Second Basic Prosecutor's Office to identify unknown persons who allegedly threatened him in Belgrade district jail. The prison administration told N1/Danas it strictly follows safety procedures for all detainees, while Danas recalls that on June 12 the court extended Milic's custody until July 12 in the failure-to-report-a-crime-and-perpetrator branch.
Context: Boske, Senjak, and Autokomanda
June 19, 2026
Open issue
Nikola Nikodijevic told N1 that the Belgrade Assembly will discuss another budget rebalance on June 25 after 9 billion dinars in additional revenue appeared. He also said a full closure of Bulevar despota Stefana for metro works, from Cvijiceva to Pancevacki most, will be announced in advance and could last about seven months.
Context: Belgrade metro
2. Higher Prosecutor's Office checks claims of a planned March 15 'sound cannon' simulation
The Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade asked police to gather information after finding a student working-group document about a January 22, 2025 meeting. Prosecutors are checking whether a simulation of "sound cannon" use at the March 15 protest was discussed then; N1 frames it as a procedural check, while Kurir presents the statement as support for the version that the affair was staged.
3. Petrol and diesel in Serbia down by 3 dinars until June 26
From Friday at 15:00 until June 26, a liter of Europremium BMB petrol will cost up to 191 dinar and eurodiesel up to 217 dinars. Both fuels are 3 dinars cheaper than the previous week.
4. Energy minister: NIS now needs a Gazprom Neft-MOL agreement
Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said that, after signing the shareholder agreement with MOL, the Serbian side has completed its part of the NIS talks. She said Gazprom Neft and MOL now need to agree on the sale, with an outcome acceptable to the US Treasury's OFAC.
Context: NIS and sanctions
5. 021 examines why Smart Plan did not change Novi Sad public transport
021 writes that the 2019 Smart Plan promised to overhaul Novi Sad transport but has been only partly fulfilled seven years later: JGSP received 100 CNG buses and 10 electric buses, while director Milan Balac says another 30-50 vehicles are needed. The city does not plan extra bus lanes because of parking and costs, ridership fell by 2.448 million passengers in 2025, and a new intelligent-transport strategy is expected by the end of 2026.
6. Belgrade routes 3A and 71 change because of works on two boulevards
Beoinfo published two service changes: route 71 changes in New Belgrade from June 21 to 26 because of works on Bulevar umetnosti, while route 3A changes near Ada Bridge and Bulevar vojvode Misica from June 22 to September 1. The Careva cuprija stop toward Knezevac will not operate for route 3A.
7. Belgrade changes summer transit schedules and routes near Ada and in New Belgrade from June 20
Beoinfo says Belgrade's summer city-line schedule starts on June 20: 1,372 vehicles on weekdays, 970 on Saturdays, 910 on Sundays, and seasonal ADA 1-5 routes to Ada Ciganlija. The city also issued separate notices for Dr Zorza Matea works from June 20 to 30 affecting routes 76 and 77, and for the Karadjordjeva scheme from June 22 to September 1, with changes continuing for 2, 11, 2L, 2A, 51, 511, 601, and EKO2.
8. Vojvodina school calendars also include one-day EXPO visits
Danas reports that the new 2026/27 calendars for primary and secondary schools in Vojvodina require schools to plan one-day student visits to the specialized EXPO exhibition between May 17 and June 25, 2027. The Education Ministry had earlier said such visits are not a mandatory part of school activities and depend on each school's decision and parental consent.
Context: EXPO 2027 in Belgrade
June 18, 2026
Open issue
On June 18, the Higher Court in Belgrade sentenced Vladimir Kecmanovic to 14 years and 6 months and Miljana Kecmanovic to 2 years and 11 months in prison in the repeated trial. The first-instance verdict can be appealed before the Court of Appeal.
Context: The Ribnikar Case
2. High Prosecutorial Council assigns three prosecutors to TOK for three years
On June 18, the High Prosecutorial Council decided to assign Irena Bjelos, Aleksandar Barac, and Boris Majlat to the Organized Crime Prosecutor's Office for three years. That addresses part of the issue singled out by the Venice Commission in its follow-up opinion on the Mrdic laws: not all prosecutors had been returned to TOK.
Context: Serbia and EU accession
3. Novi Sad's new Danube bridge reaches its main-structure joining stage
On June 18, the main structure of the new Danube bridge near Petrovaradin was joined on the Fruskogorski Corridor. 021 notes that the bridge with approaches is about 1.7 km long, the central span is 505.75 m, and completion that had been announced for the second half of 2026 is now effectively slipping.
4. Novosti: Boske gave his defense for two days before three prosecutors in the Senjak case
On June 18, Novosti reports that Sasa Vukovic Boske spent two days giving his defense at the Higher Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade over suspicions in the killing of Aleksandar Nesovic Baja at restaurant "27" in Senjak. The update follows N1/Danas reporting that the questioning began on June 16 at his own request.
Context: Boske, Senjak, and Autokomanda
5. Zemun: routes 15, 45, 81, 81L, and 85 change from June 20
Beoinfo warns that, because of district-heating network works, Vrtlarska Street in Zemun will be closed to traffic from KBC Zemun to the intersection area with Iviceva from June 20 to July 6. Detours affect routes 15, 45, 81, 81L, and 85, with temporary stops introduced on the changed section.
June 17, 2026
Open issue
On June 17, Serbia's parliament opened an extraordinary session with 32 agenda items, including amendments to five judicial laws previously criticized by the Venice Commission. N1 reports that the Commission's follow-up opinion found seven of nine recommendations implemented, while two key lines remain unresolved.
Context: Serbia and EU accession
2. High Prosecutorial Council meets tomorrow over assigning prosecutors to TOK
N1 and Danas report that an extraordinary session of the High Prosecutorial Council is scheduled for June 18, with temporary assignment of public prosecutors to the Organized Crime Prosecutor's Office among the proposed agenda items. The issue is directly tied to the Venice Commission's follow-up opinion on the Mrdic laws, which singled out the fact that not all prosecutors had been returned to TOK as unresolved.
Context: Serbia and EU accession
3. Students announce a large June 20 protest at Novi Sad's turbo roundabout
021 reports that students blockading Novi Sad faculties are calling a large protest on June 20 at the turbo roundabout, at the junction of Fruskogorska and Bulevar cara Lazara. Stands will be set up around 14:30, the main program begins at 17:30, and the announced focus is distrust in institutions, police, media freedom, and electoral conditions.
4. Novi Sad na vodi planning session moved to June 30 after a flood of objections
021 reports that the Planning Commission session that was to consider the plan along Bulevar despota Stefana has been moved from June 18 to June 30 at 09:00 because of a large number of objections. According to the outlet, several thousand objections were filed, while the project envisions housing and business buildings, including P+8 and P+14 heights, a 150 million euro investment, and more than 7,500 future residents.
5. 25. maj outdoor pools reopen while the wider complex renovation is still unfinished
Belgrade's city pools opened on June 17, including the outdoor pools at SRC 25. maj - Milan Gale Muskatirovic. The 25. maj schedule is 10:00-19:00 on weekdays and from 09:00 on weekends; an adult day ticket costs 750 dinars, a ticket for children aged four to 10 costs 350 dinars, and free entry for Belgrade residents with the city pool card applies from 12:00 until closing.
6. Ada Ciganlija pedestrian overpass to move to Autokomanda
Belgrade's construction-land directorate has launched a procurement for dismantling, transporting, and reinstalling the pedestrian overpass from Ada Ciganlija at Autokomanda. The 41.2-meter structure is meant to connect public-transport stops at Autokomanda with the Beograd Jug station.
7. BVK: lower water pressure possible on June 17 in Novi Beograd, Zemun, and Surcin
BVK warned that because of Elektrodistribucija Srbije works and power interruptions at water-system facilities, residents on upper floors in Novi Beograd, Zemun, and Surcin may experience lower water pressure on June 17 from 08:30 to 22:00. The city service center number 11011 is listed for information.
June 16, 2026
Open issueOn June 16, the Energy Ministry and MOL signed a shareholder agreement on the future management of NIS: it takes effect only if MOL reaches a deal with Gazprom Neft to buy 56.15 percent of NIS and receives OFAC approval. The same day, Aleksandar Vucic said from Tbilisi that, based on information he was receiving from Washington, NIS's operating license may be extended for another 15 days.
Context: NIS and sanctions
2. Traffic around Usce changes on June 17 for the Lenny Kravitz concert
Because of the Lenny Kravitz concert at Usce, the city announced full closures on parts of Bulevar Nikole Tesle and Usce Street from 10:00/16:00 on June 17 until 01:00 on June 18. Buses 15, 84, 704, 706, 707, 9A, and 60/60L will use changed routes.
3. Venice Commission: seven recommendations on the Mrdic laws implemented, two remain open
On June 16, the Venice Commission published a follow-up opinion on the revision of the Mrdic laws: in the commission's assessment, Serbia implemented seven of nine recommendations, but did not fully resolve the return of two of 11 organized-crime prosecutors or the structural autonomy of the cybercrime unit. This qualifies the more optimistic political framing in which Ana Brnabic spoke on June 12 about a positive opinion and expectations for Cluster 3.
Context: Serbia and EU accession
4. Sasa Vukovic Boske questioned in the Senjak case; hearing continues tomorrow
On June 16, Sasa Vukovic Boske, whom prosecutors describe as the direct perpetrator in the killing of Aleksandar Nesovic Baja at restaurant "27" in Senjak, was questioned at the Higher Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade at his own request. His lawyer Ivan Simic confirmed to Insajder/N1 that questioning will continue on June 17, while the details of the statement remain unknown.
Context: Boske, Senjak, and Autokomanda