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Milos Vucevic, president of the Serbian Progressive Party — Photo: Danas/BETAPHOTO/Government of Serbia/Slobodan Miljevic, Danas article on Vucevic's statements.Image credit: BETAPHOTO/Vlada Srbije/Slobodan Miljević

Vucevic expects parliamentary and presidential elections in autumn

Published: July 3, 2026 at 11:05 AM. Updated: July 3, 2026 at 11:05 AM.

SNS president Milos Vucevic said Serbia should expect both parliamentary and presidential elections in autumn, but that the party has not yet discussed a presidential candidate. Danas and 021 report his estimate of a possible September, October, or November timeframe and his view that the vote will probably be SNS's hardest since 2012, while Novosti separately publishes Aleksandar Vucic's message framing the future vote as a choice between 'Serbia of the past' and 'Serbia of the future.'

Ivan Bankovic during talks on GSP workers' demands — Photo: N1, N1 article on GSP workers' demands.

BelgradeBelgrade

GSP: official invitation to meet Vucic has not arrived yet

Published: July 2, 2026 at 11:20 AM. Updated: July 2, 2026 at 03:03 PM.

GSP Centar union president Ivan Bankovic told N1 that no official invitation to a meeting with Aleksandar Vucic had arrived by publication time, even though July 2 is the deadline Vucic named for responding to public-transport workers' demands. The June 24 demands remain the same: stop the PPP tender, do not transfer four trolleybus lines to a private operator, buy at least 90 autonomous-capable trolleybuses and 300 buses, and guarantee that GSP lines will no longer be handed to private operators.

Damjan Otasevic after detention at Gazimestan — Photo: Radio Kim, published by N1 in the article on Gazimestan detainees.Image credit: Radio Kim

Politics

After Gazimestan detentions, new testimonies and the Kosovo Office response emerged

Published: July 2, 2026 at 11:20 AM. Updated: July 2, 2026 at 11:20 AM.

N1/Radio Kim published the accounts of Damjan Otasevic and Stefan Tatar, detained after the memorial service at Gazimestan: they allege psychological and physical pressure, a EUR 700 fine, and a three-year ban from Kosovo. Novosti/Tanjug carries a statement by Milos Terzic, deputy director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija: he says medical documentation will be used and expects a more concrete international response; the article also says 36 Serbs were detained after the June 28 memorial service.

Aleksandar Titolo at the U.S. Embassy reception in Belgrade — Photo: N1, N1 article on the U.S. Embassy reception in Belgrade.

PoliticsBelgrade

U.S. Embassy says Serbia-U.S. relations have entered a new era

Published: July 2, 2026 at 08:08 PM. Updated: July 3, 2026 at 09:15 PM.

At the U.S. Embassy reception in Belgrade marking 250 years of American independence, charge d'affaires Aleksandar Titolo said Serbia and the United States had entered a new era of bilateral relations. N1 and Danas emphasize his partnership remarks and awards for Marko Drizic, Ana Ilic, and Mihailo Jovanovic, while Kurir and Novosti lead with Aleksandar Vucic's attendance and his congratulations to the American people and Donald Trump.

New Serbian passport in burgundy color — Photo: Kurir / RTS screenshot, article on Serbia's new passport.Image credit: Printscreen RTS

Politics

Serbia starts issuing a new burgundy passport for RSD 4,500

Published: July 2, 2026 at 08:18 AM. Updated: July 2, 2026 at 10:10 AM.

Kurir writes that from July 1 Serbian citizens are being issued a new burgundy passport, with an updated coat of arms, 32 differently designed pages, and added protection. Valid old passports do not need immediate replacement: they remain in use until expiry, while the new document goes to people whose old passport expires; issuance costs RSD 4,500.

NIS and MOL logos in the fuel-market context — Photo: N1, article on MOL's license extension for talks on the NIS stake.

Politics

US extends NIS, JANAF, and MOL licenses until July 31

Published: July 1, 2026 at 08:30 AM. Updated: July 1, 2026 at 11:10 AM.

After the morning NIS extension, two practical follow-ups appeared: JANAF received an OFAC license to fulfill contractual obligations and deliver oil to NIS until July 31, and MOL received a license to continue talks with Gazprom/Gazprom Neft on buying the majority Russian stake. This preserves the Pancevo refinery's operation and fuel supply, but the ownership deal still has no public outcome.