Stories

Context pages for long-running stories

This area collects stories that last beyond a single issue. Each story shows a short explanation, current status, timeline, and related cards.

Stories

Updated: June 22, 2026 at 02:12 PM

EXPO 2027 in Belgrade

This story follows preparations for the EXPO 2027 specialized exhibition in Belgrade: the budget, Surcin construction sites, the national stadium, infrastructure, and decisions that affect city services, schools, and residents' daily life.

Stories

Updated: June 21, 2026 at 04:05 PM

Serbia and EU accession

This story tracks Serbia's EU talks, rule-of-law requirements, judicial reforms, media issues, and foreign-policy conditions. In June 2026, the key current episode concerns amendments to five judicial laws, Venice Commission opinions, and expectations around opening Cluster 3.

Stories

Updated: June 20, 2026 at 02:05 PM

Boske, Senjak, and Autokomanda

This story connects the shooting at a restaurant on Autokomanda, the arrests of Interventna jedinica 92 officers, the figure of Sasa Vukovic Boske, former Belgrade police chief Veselin Milic, and the separate Senjak branch. It is no longer only a crime chronicle but also a story about how police and prosecutors handle cases involving connected people.

Stories

Updated: June 19, 2026 at 08:06 PM

NIS and sanctions

NIS is Serbia's key oil company and the operator of the Pancevo 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.

Fresh cards: 5PoliticsEconomyEnergy

Stories

Updated: June 19, 2026 at 08:12 AM

Belgrade metro

This story follows the Belgrade metro project: the first-line route, construction deadlines, exhibition and preparatory sites, and the roles of JP Beogradski metro i voz, Alstom, and city/republic authorities. For readers, it is a practical city story about how a promised transport project affects neighborhoods, budgets, and future mobility.

Stories

Updated: June 18, 2026 at 02:08 PM

The Ribnikar Case

A mass shooting took place at Belgrade's Vladislav Ribnikar school on May 3, 2023. Because the shooter was younger than 14, the central issues became parental responsibility, gun storage, the role of the school, and the state's response; on June 18, 2026, the repeated trial against K.K.'s parents ended with a first-instance guilty verdict.

Stories

Updated: June 12, 2026 at 02:04 PM

The Usce Aquarium

This story follows the public aquarium project in Belgrade's Usce park: permits, budget, contractors, impact on green space, and reactions from residents and activists. The project matters as an example of urban construction where state decisions directly reshape public space in New Belgrade.

Fresh cards: 1BelgradeUrbanism