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On June 26, yellow or orange weather alerts cover much of Serbia: outlets citing RHMZ report a tropical day, very high UV index, and highs up to 36-37 °C. Danas says the heatwave is expected to last until July 2 with temperatures up to 39 °C, 021 warns Novi Sad of 38-39 °C over the weekend, and public-health institutes advise avoiding open sun during the hottest hours and watching for heatstroke symptoms.
On June 25, BIRN and Spiegel published an investigation into Jerg Heskens, who has worked alongside Aleksandar Vucic since 2013 and has been paid through a German GIZ partnership since 2020. According to the documents, cooperation with German structures focused on the Jadar lithium project even after the formal 2022 halt: Berlin allocated about EUR 4.9 million to support the project, and a 2025 report referred to construction planned for summer 2026 and extraction in late 2028 or early 2029.
Through several outlets, RHMZ is warning of a mostly sunny and very warm June 25: Serbia should see 31-35 °C, Belgrade around 34 °C, with short showers and thunderstorms possible in hilly and mountain areas of the south and east. In a warning carried by Danas, RHMZ sets the heat period from June 26 to July 2: 32-36 °C on June 26, then 35-39 °C in most places; doctors advise more fluids, avoiding the hottest hours, and not setting air conditioning too low.
According to Bankwatch data carried by 021, coal-fired power plants in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and North Macedonia emitted 6.6 times more pollution than permitted in 2025. Serbia ranked second for SO2: 177,756 tonnes, or 5.1 times the allowed amount. The report also says regional dust pollution was 2.9 times above the limit and identifies TENT B as Serbia's largest NOx source at 11,247 tonnes; since January 2026, the CBAM mechanism has increased the cost of electricity exports to the EU.
RERI published its 2025 air-quality analysis: all 97 Serbian stations with sufficiently reliable data recorded exceedances of the European standard, and PM2.5 exceedances averaged 104 days. The organization notes that the government's own program links air pollution to nearly 10,000 premature deaths per year and criticizes delays in measures on imported vehicles, industrial emissions, and permits for polluters.
N1 carries an RHMZ warning: on June 23 Serbia can expect showers and thunderstorms, locally stronger around midday and afternoon, with short-lived hail more likely in central, eastern, and southeastern Serbia; local storms and showers are also possible on June 24 and 25. Separately, Dr Ivana Stefanovic of Belgrade emergency services told N1 that a tropical night with temperatures above 20 degrees increased calls, especially from cardiovascular patients.
