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Belgrade is carrying out works in the protection zone of a water network, closing and excavating parts of the carriageway and some parking spaces. Maruliceva, part of Milesevska, and Tomasa Jeza in Vracar are affected; depending on the location, restrictions run to late July or August 31.
N1 and Danas, relaying Radar's figures, write that since the project began in 2014, Beograd na vodi has paid just over RSD 3.7bn, or just under EUR 31.7m, in dividends into Serbia's budget. Against the backdrop of a claimed 10,000 apartments sold and a record EUR 163.8m profit for 2025, the sources stress the gap between the project's scale and its public return; the state could receive about another RSD 1.55bn by the end of 2026.
N1 and Danas report that on the evening of July 5, the Zemun and New Belgrade citizens' assemblies protested at Usce against the aquarium project: they blocked the roundabout by the shopping center and then marched along Bulevar Nikole Tesle toward Hotel Jugoslavija under police escort. Activists say they have already filed an appeal against the preparatory-works permit issued by the Secretariat for Urbanism and are preparing a lawsuit against that decision.
N1 reports that works at the Slobodiste memorial complex in Krusevac have stopped after the Institute for the Protection of Monuments banned further digging. According to the article, machinery remains on site, while a search is under way for the authors of a letter in which people presented as project supporters distance themselves from it.
N1 reports that near the future aquarium construction site in Usce park, next to the former Hotel Jugoslavija site, a large amount of soil, a stream of water coming from the ground, a fenced hole, pipes, and a generator are visible, but no workers were on site. Igor Andjelic from Zbor Batajnica said activists will try to compare the tree map and check reports that two trees were removed; residents are being invited to a "Save Usce" protest at 18:00 on July 5 outside the Usce shopping center.
The Education Ministry sent primary and secondary schools professional guidance for study visits to EXPO 2027 in Belgrade. According to N1/Beta and Kurir, the visits are planned for May 17-June 25, 2027, are not mandatory, require parent or legal-guardian consent, and transport and tickets are promised free for all pupils.
