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Prime Minister Djuro Macut and Patriarch Porfirije signed a contract on the morning of June 28 in the crypt of Saint Sava Temple to finance final works. N1 and Danas report that the deal is worth more than 6 million euros; Vucic said at the signing that 88 million euros had been invested over 12 years and 94.5 million euros including the new contract.
From 04:00 on June 26 to 04:00 on June 29, parts of Bulevar kralja Aleksandra, Decanska, Trg Nikole Pasica, and Kneza Milosa close in central Belgrade, with tram and bus reroutes. Beoinfo confirms that on June 27 from 15:00 until the event ends, trams 2L, 7L, 8, 9L, 10, 12, 14 and trolleybuses 19, 21, 22, 28, 29 are canceled because the contact network is switched off, and deviations are possible depending on field conditions.
On June 26, N1 published reactions from Dom 2 residents at Studentski grad to the requirement that the F wing be vacated by April 16, 2027 for EXPO 2027. Studentski centar "Beograd" promises temporarily relocated students housing within its capacity under the same conditions, but students say the phrase "subject to capacity" is not a clear written guarantee, especially given dorm pressure and the timing of colloquiums and exams.
Danas reports that on June 23 Belgrade's Secretariat for Urbanism issued Beograd na vodi a permit for a residential and business complex on the former main BAS bus-station site in Karadjordjeva Street; the decision was published on June 24. The project includes five buildings with a shared garage, 629 apartments, 26 business premises, and 823 parking spaces, with estimated works valued at 9.4 billion dinars.
On June 25, Beoinfo published service notices for works from June 26 to July 2: trolleybus 21 is temporarily suspended around Uciteljska/Marcanska, and bus 42 is rerouted in Rakovica. Danas, citing the Secretariat for Public Transport, reports that because of the SNS rally parts of central Belgrade close from 04:00 on June 26 to 04:00 on June 29; on June 27 from 15:00 until the end of the event, trams 2L, 7L, 8, 9L, 10, 12, 14 and trolleybuses 19, 21, 22, 28, 29 are canceled, while tram 6 is shortened.
On June 25, the Belgrade City Assembly adopted its second 2026 budget rebalance: the new budget amount is set at RSD 202,155,731,190, with 59 councilors voting in favor and the opposition not voting. The same session adopted several detailed regulation plans, including Mirijevo and the disputed plan for the Bajdina forest area in Zvezdara; Danas reports that residents from the "Mirijevo - zeleno i zdravo" initiative came to the session against the plan, and opposition councilors shielded activists after security moved in at the speaker's podium.
