Serbia

Coordinates: 44°N 21°E / 44°N 21°E / 44; 21

Serbia (i/ˈsɜːrbiə/, Serbian: Србија / Srbija, IPA: [sř̩bija]), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: Република Србија / Republika Srbija), is a sovereign state situated at the crossroads between Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central Balkans. Serbia is landlocked and borders Hungary to the north; Romania and Bulgaria to the east; Macedonia to the south; and Croatia, Bosnia, and Montenegro to the west; it also claims a border with Albania through the disputed territory of Kosovo. The capital of Serbia, Belgrade, is one of the largest cities in Southeast Europe. Serbia numbers around 7 million residents.

Following the Slavic migrations to the Balkans from the 6th century onwards, Serbs established several states in the early Middle Ages. The Serbian Kingdom obtained recognition by Rome and Constantinople in 1217; it reached its peak in 1346 as a relatively short-lived Serbian Empire. By the mid-16th century, the entire territory of modern-day Serbia was annexed by the Ottoman Empire, at times interrupted by the Habsburgs. In the early 19th century, the Serbian Revolution established the nation-state as the region's first constitutional monarchy, which subsequently expanded its territory. Following disastrous casualties in World War I, and subsequent unification of Habsburg crownland of Vojvodina with Serbia, the country co-founded Yugoslavia with other South Slavic peoples, which would exist in various political formations until the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s, which had devastating effects for the region. As a result, Serbia formed a union with Montenegro in 1992, which broke apart in 2006, when Serbia again became an independent country. In 2008 the parliament of Kosovo, Serbia's southern province with an Albanian ethnic majority, declared independence, with mixed responses from the international community.

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Serbia is facing its largest-ever protest movement – why is Europe looking away?

The Conversation 14 Feb 2025
After receiving letters from NGOs and activists, EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos stated that the EU is following the protests in Serbia, and backed the rule of law and freedom of assembly ... But to have a lasting impact in Serbia, the protesters should also demand a ......
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Trump's pardon of Blagojevich insults Illinoisans who are fed up with corruption

Chicago Sun-Times 11 Feb 2025
There are exceptions to Donald Trump's aversion to anything or anyone Chicago- or Illinois-related ... Editorials bug ... ambassador to Serbia. Trump similarly rewarded Charles Kushner, his son-in-law Jared Kushner's father, by pardoning the elder Kushner's federal conviction in 2020 and naming him as his pick for ambassador to France ... .......
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McDermott: Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for a diplomatic post? What a Trumpian idea.

Journal Gazette 10 Feb 2025
ambassador to, of all places, Serbia ... Blagojevich’s father is from Serbia, so there’s that ... Trump has already nominated to the French ambassadorship Charles Kushner, his daughter’s felonious father-in-law, whom Trump had earlier pardoned ... Serbia is widely known as a hotbed of government corruption....
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Kosovo goes to the polls as the shadow of Trump looms large

The Observer 09 Feb 2025
‘We’ve proved that change is possible’ – but Serbia protesters unsure of next move ... Kurti has said he will not consider a law on Serb municipal authority or rejoin talks with Belgrade until Serbia takes steps to remedy its obstructive actions ... Municipalities (ASM) law....
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Students’ blockade tops 24 hours in Serbia rally

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 03 Feb 2025
NOVI SAD, Serbia -- Serbian students on Sunday blocked a bridge over the River Danube in the northern city of Novi Sad for over 24 hours as part of their growing anti-graft movement demanding major changes in the Balkan country ... The issue has come to symbolize a wider discontent over the rule of law in Serbia....
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How a train station tragedy threatens to bring down a hardline European president

CNN 02 Feb 2025
Ivana Stradner, a fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, said Vucic has “made Serbia what Russia was like in the early 1990s, leaning towards a criminal, corrupt state with no rule of law.” Still, his detractors praise him as a canny operator ... For Moscow, Serbia can stem the westward slide of other Balkan nations....
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Serbian students hold overnight bridge blockade 3 months since deadly canopy collapse

Newsday 02 Feb 2025
Dozens of farmers parked their tractors by the Most Slobode, or Freedom Bridge, saying they want to guard the students from incidents and potential attacks by sympathizers of Serbia's powerful President Aleksandar Vucic ... The issue has come to symbolize a wider discontent over the rule of law in Serbia ... 'Only lawful sentence'....
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Protests in Serbia draw thousands

Taipei Times 02 Feb 2025
AP, NOVI SAD, Serbia ... Many in Serbia believe that the collapse was essentially caused by government corruption in a large infrastructure project with Chinese state companies ... The issue has come to symbolize a wider discontent over the rule of law in Serbia ... A woman holds a placard during a protest in Novi Sad, Serbia, on Saturday....
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Serbia's students lead tens of thousands calling for change

Beijing News 02 Feb 2025
Many in Serbia believe that the collapse was essentially caused by government corruption in a large infrastructure project with Chinese state companies ... The issue has come to symbolize a wider discontent over the rule of law in Serbia ... Demonstrators march to protest graft they blame for 15 deaths in a building collapse, in Novi Sad, Serbia, Feb....
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Students lead bridge-blocking protests for change in Serbia

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 02 Feb 2025
NOVI SAD, Serbia -- Serbia's students led a ... Many in Serbia believe that the collapse was essentially caused by government corruption in a large infrastructure project with Chinese state companies ... The issue has come to symbolize a wider discontent over the rule of law in Serbia....
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Serbia's students blockade bridges and hold protest to mark 3 months since deadly canopy collapse

Hindustan Times 01 Feb 2025
NOVI SAD, SerbiaSerbia's students led a mass street protest and began blockading three bridges over the River Danube in the northern city of Novi Sad on Saturday to mark three months since a concrete canopy crashed down at a train station there, killing 15 people ... The issue has come to symbolize a wider discontent over the rule of law in Serbia....
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Thousands protest in Serbia to mark three months since deadly roof collapse

Al Jazeera 01 Feb 2025
list 3 of 3Thousands protest in Serbia as anger mounts over train station accident ... Many in Serbia believe that the collapse was caused by government corruption in a large infrastructure project with Chinese state companies, but the issue has come to symbolise a wider discontent over the rule of law in Serbia....
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Serbia's students lead Danube bridge blockades as protest draws tens of thousands calling for change

Springfield News-Sun 01 Feb 2025
Many in Serbia believe that the collapse was essentially caused by government corruption in a large infrastructure project with Chinese state companies ... The issue has come to symbolize a wider discontent over the rule of law in Serbia ... Associated Press writers Jovana Gec and Dusan Stojanovic contributed to this story from Belgrade, Serbia....

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