Stories
Long-running topics we follow over time. Understand the context behind what is happening in Serbia.
Stories: 11
Climate and EnvironmentThis story tracks the major wildfire in Deliblatska Sands: the affected area, risks to settlements, and containment efforts.
Latest change: On the evening of 24 August, N1 said conditions in Deliblatska Sands were stable but challenging, with wind and heavy smoke complicating firefighting as the operation passed the one-month mark.
This story tracks low Danube water in Serbia and its consequences for navigation, water systems, energy, and the regional economy.
Latest change: The Petrovaradin backwater shows a practical consequence of low water: fish are trapped in warm pools and anglers are asking for urgent intervention.
Climate and EnvironmentThis story tracks the wildfire on Stolovi near Kraljevo, its extent, the access challenges of the mountain terrain, and risks to forest and settlements.
Latest change: On 24 August, wind and smoke were additional obstacles to firefighting at Stolovi.
PoliticsNIS 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.
This story tracks the criminal proceedings, indictment status, and new decisions in the Novi Sad station-canopy case.
Latest change: A new report explains why the confirmed measure was not executed for two defendants; it is not a finding on the merits of the charges.
BelgradeThis 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.
Latest change: The city said two TBMs for metro line 1 are leaving China: they are expected in Europe by October and then to be delivered to Belgrade by the Danube. After assembly, they are intended to excavate about 11 km of first-phase tunnels.
PoliticsThis story tracks Serbia's EU talks, the rule of law, media issues and foreign-policy alignment. In July, at least five EU states opposed opening Cluster 3, the European Commission flagged problems in justice, anti-corruption policy and journalist safety, and Serbia aligned with two of six new EU foreign-policy decisions.
Latest change: The European Commission published Serbia's chapter in its annual Rule of Law Report. It cites political pressure on courts and prosecutors, problems with implementing the anti-corruption plan, REM, and journalist safety; it is not a decision to open a negotiation cluster.
PoliticsThis 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.
Latest change: Residents of Dom 2's F wing publicly demanded written guarantees for relocation.
BelgradeThis story follows the public aquarium project in Belgrade's Ušće 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.
Latest change: More than 70 civil-society organisations said the absence of an environmental assessment for the aquarium is contrary to the public interest. They seek annulment on appeal and an assessment.
IncidentsThis 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.
Latest change: The Higher Court in Belgrade lifted Veselin Milic's custody, moving him to defense from freedom on the branch alleging failure to report Aleksandar Nesovic's killing at restaurant "27" in Senjak. In comments to N1, lawyers Vladimir Terzic and Bozo Prelevic tie that decision to exhausted evidentiary steps and to an investigation they say is already too compromised.
IncidentsA 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.
Latest change: The Higher Court in Belgrade sentenced Vladimir Kecmanovic to 14 years and 6 months and Miljana Kecmanovic to 2 years and 11 months in the repeated trial; the first-instance verdict can be appealed.
