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June 22, 2026 · Cards: 2
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1. CINS finds more than 200 EXPO contractors, including firms with criminal and political links

Published: June 22, 2026 at 02:12 PM. Updated: June 22, 2026 at 02:12 PM.

On June 22, CINS published an investigation into where money is going on the EXPO 2027 complex, national stadium, and infrastructure in Surcin: reporters say they could not obtain a full official list, but confirmed more than 200 firms through documents, interviews, and databases. Examples include Makis beton, where CINS links 70% of last year's 2.1 billion dinars in inflows to EXPO, PZP Valjevo, NM Kop, C&LC Kameni agregati, CAP 1 ALCZ, and Betonjerka Cacak.

Context: EXPO 2027 in Belgrade

CINS
National mediaIndependent

Who holds EXPO work: Aca Rosavi's sister, an Arkan-case convict, Pink Panter, Bagzi's son, and a firm linked to Cume

(U čijim rukama su poslovi za EXPO: sestra Ace Rošavog, osuđeni u slučaju Arkan, Pink Panter, Bagzijev sin, firma koja se povezuje sa Čumetom)

CINS writes that since mid-2023 the EXPO 2027 exhibition and residential complex, national football stadium, and related infrastructure have been rising in Surcin, but information on contractors remains opaque. After unsuccessful attempts to obtain an official list, reporters used interviews, company contacts, court and other documents to build a database of more than 200 firms confirmed as contractors, subcontractors, or suppliers. CINS says the list includes firms linked to relatives and associates of people from criminal circles and to people close to the authorities: Makis beton with Marijana Djeric Mandres, sister of Aleksandar Vidojevic - Aca Rosavi, and Vujadin Krstic's 40% stake through Macva novogradnja; PZP Valjevo, formally about 74% owned by lawyer Dusan Vasovic and linked by CINS to Ljubisa Buha Cume; NM Kop owned by the son of Dejan Milenkovic Bagzi; C&LC Kameni agregati owned by Predrag Lovric, convicted in Liechtenstein as a Pink Panter member; CAP 1 ALCZ of Djordje Prelic, a former Alkatraz leader convicted over Brice Taton's killing; and Betonjerka Cacak, whose director says it contracted with Power China.

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Danas
National mediaIndependent

CINS reveals who holds EXPO work

(CINS otkriva u čijim su rukama poslovi za EXPO: Sestra Ace Rošavog, osuđeni u slučaju Arkan, Pink Panter, Bagzijev sin, firma koja se povezuje sa Čumetom)

Danas republished the CINS investigation on June 22 at 13:57 in its economy section. The article repeats the key findings: the Surcin project includes EXPO 2027, the national stadium, and infrastructure; CINS did not obtain a full official company list but confirmed more than 200 participants; among them are companies not previously publicly known as EXPO participants, with owners or links around Aca Rosavi, Arkan, Pink Panter, Bagzi, Cume, and people close to the authorities.

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2. Boy seriously injured in overnight Belgrade crash as N1 updates tram account

Published: June 22, 2026 at 08:05 AM. Updated: June 22, 2026 at 10:12 AM.

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.

N1
National mediaIndependent

Emergency service: Boy seriously injured after crash, two people injured in a Belgrade fight

(Hitna pomoć: Dečak teško povređen posle sudara, dve osobe povređene u tuči u Beogradu)

N1, citing Beta and emergency services, writes that a boy was seriously injured in a Belgrade traffic accident overnight and taken to the Tiršova children's hospital. In a published note, N1 separately clarifies that the initial Beta item said a bicycle and tram collided, but GSP later told other media the crash was caused by a car, not a tram. N1 also reports that two young men were seriously injured in an overnight fight in Novi Beograd and taken to KBC Zemun; emergency teams intervened 97 times overnight, including 17 times in public places.

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Danas
National mediaIndependent

Emergency service: Boy seriously injured after collision with a tram

(Hitna pomoć: Dečak teško povređen posle sudara sa tramvajem)

Danas, citing Beta and emergency services, reports that a boy was seriously injured overnight at the corner of Bulevar kralja Aleksandra and Ulica Svetozara Markovića; the article says the cyclist was hit by a tram. The boy was taken to the Tiršova children's hospital. Danas also reports a Novi Beograd fight in which two young men were seriously injured and taken to KBC Zemun; emergency teams intervened 97 times overnight, including 17 calls in public places.

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Novosti
National mediaOfficial framing

Boy hit by tram: Serious accident in central Belgrade

(DEČAKA UDARIO TRAMVAJ: Užasna nesreća u centru Beograda)

Novosti, citing Tanjug and emergency services, writes that the accident happened at 21:20 at the corner of Bulevar kralja Aleksandra and Ulica Svetozara Markovića: according to that account, a tram hit the boy cyclist, who was then taken to the Tiršova children's hospital. The same report says the Novi Beograd fight was reported to emergency services at 21:45: a 28-year-old man was stabbed in the chest and a 23-year-old suffered serious head injuries; both were taken to KBC Zemun. Novosti lists 95 overnight emergency calls, 17 of them in public places.

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