Because of the aquarium, the roundabout by the mall at Usce was blocked
N1 and Danas report that on the evening of July 5, the Zemun and New Belgrade citizens' assemblies protested at Usce against the aquarium project: they blocked the roundabout by the shopping center and then marched along Bulevar Nikole Tesle toward Hotel Jugoslavija under police escort. Activists say they have already filed an appeal against the preparatory-works permit issued by the Secretariat for Urbanism and are preparing a lawsuit against that decision.
What matters
What happened
On the evening of July 5, the anti-aquarium protest blocked the roundabout by the shopping center in New Belgrade.
How the protest moved
After the blockade, the column moved along Bulevar Nikole Tesle toward Hotel Jugoslavija, with police carrying riot-control gear posted along the route.
Legal track
Participants have filed an appeal against the preparatory-works permit, and Vesna Cvetanovic of Zbor Zemun says a lawsuit against the Secretariat for Urbanism is being prepared.
What protesters say they are defending
At the protest, architect Slobodan Maldini called Usce part of Belgrade's green system and asked whether the park would remain a park or become an infrastructure-commercial complex.
Breakdown by publication
How sources frame this story
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N1: at Usce, the anti-aquarium protest blocked the roundabout by the mall
N1 writes that after blocking the mall roundabout, participants moved along Bulevar Nikole Tesle toward Hotel Jugoslavija, while police with riot-control gear were positioned along the route. Architect Slobodan Maldini spoke at the protest, calling Usce a breathing space of Belgrade and framing the dispute around whether the park stays a park. N1 also reports that an appeal has been filed against the preparatory works permitted by the Secretariat for Urbanism; Vesna Cvetanovic of Zbor Zemun says activists are also preparing a lawsuit against that decision.
Danas: the Zemun and New Belgrade assemblies came out to protest the aquarium
Danas reports that the protest column started from the New Belgrade municipal building, that traffic police accompanied the rally, and that speeches were planned at Usce. The paper repeats Vesna Cvetanovic's point that an appeal against the preparatory works has been filed and that a lawsuit against the Secretariat for Urbanism is being prepared. The article also carries the assemblies' argument that the disputed works are tied to EXPO and fall under the lex specialis, while Maldini describes Usce as part of Belgrade's green system.
Overall takeaway
The story has moved from announced resistance into a real evening confrontation on the street: protesters blocked the Usce roundabout, carried the dispute toward Hotel Jugoslavija, and at the same time turned it into a formal legal fight with the Secretariat for Urbanism.
What this means for residents
For movement around Usce
The evening protest already affected the mall roundabout and part of Bulevar Nikole Tesle, so drivers and pedestrians should expect similar local disruption if new actions follow.
For the project
The aquarium dispute has moved into both street and legal phases: alongside the protest itself, an appeal against preparatory works has been filed and a future lawsuit announced.
For park users
The story is no longer only a dispute over paperwork and a construction site: it is now an open conflict over the future of Usce's green area and its place in Belgrade's public space.
