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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Kosovo authorities close parallel institutions run by ethnic Serb minority

Newsday 15 Jan 2025
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo authorities on Wednesday said they had closed all so-called parallel institutions used by the ethnic Serb minority and supported by neighboring Serbia in a move condemned by the European Union ... between Serbia and Kosovo ... 'Only lawful sentence'....
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Kosovo shuts down all 'parallel' Serb institutions

Anadolu Agency 15 Jan 2025
“As we have committed, we do not allow any parallelism, especially criminal acts by Serbia, to undermine the Constitution and the rule of law in our country,” he added ... Issues between Kosovo and Serbia have also recently threatened to raise bilateral tensions....
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Kosovo raids Serbia-backed municipal offices ahead of election

Urdu Point 15 Jan 2025
</p><p> "As we have pledged, we will not allow any parallelism, let alone criminal, of Serbia to violate the Constitution and the rule of law in our country," the minister added.</p><p> The move comes with ethnic tension high in Kosovo ......
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Non-violent Revolution in Serbia Gains Traction and Raises Questions

GlobalResearch 14 Jan 2025
But what elsewhere might have been written off as an unfortunate accident (or an “Act of God,” as it is awkwardly known in common law terminology) has triggered in Serbia an unprecedented tsunami of popular fury directed at the presumed malfeasance of the authorities, which are seen as having made it possible for the tragedy to occur....
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Gunman kills 12 in Montenegro small-town rampage

China Daily 03 Jan 2025
&nbsp; ... 'THE SECOND TRAGEDY' ... "When I ... The proposed measures would include a new weapons law with tighter criteria for owning and carrying firearms, and recruitment of more police officers, it added ... Despite strict gun laws, the Western Balkans composed of Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia, remain awash with weapons ... ....
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Twelve people including two children killed in Montenegro shootings

AOL 02 Jan 2025
... firearms laws, including a complete ban ... Despite generally strict gun laws, the western BalkansSerbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia – still have many weapons, most dating from the region’s bloody wars of the 1990s, but some more than a century old....
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Suspect accused of killing 10 in Montenegro dead

RTE 02 Jan 2025
A gunman who killed at least 10 people in a rampage in a small town in Montenegro died from self-inflicted injuries after attempting suicide, the country's interior minister, Danilo Saranovic, said ... Despite strict gun laws, the Western Balkans composed of Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia, remain awash with weapons ... ....
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Suspect in deadly Montenegro shooting dies after attempting suicide

CyprusMail 02 Jan 2025
The gunman, identified by police as Aleksandar Martinovic, 45, attempted suicide near his home in the town of Cetinje after being cornered by police ... Four other people suffered life-threatening injuries ... Despite strict gun laws, the Western Balkans composed of Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia, remain awash with weapons....
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Suspect in Montenegro shooting dies after attempting suicide

The Daily Herald - St Maarten 02 Jan 2025
The gunman, identified by police as Aleksandar Martinovic, 45, attempted suicide near his home in the town of Cetinje after being cornered by police ... Four other people suffered life-threatening injuries ... Despite strict gun laws, the Western Balkans composed of Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia, remain awash with weapons....
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Suspect in Montenegro shooting dies from self-inflicted injuries after killing at least 12 people

CNN 02 Jan 2025
The attacker, named by police as 45-year-old Aleksandar Aco Martinovic, initially killed four people when he opened fire after a brawl at a restaurant in Cetinje on Wednesday afternoon ... Despite strict gun laws, the Western Balkans composed of Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia, remain awash with weapons ... ....
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Several dead in Montenegro shooting

RNZ 01 Jan 2025
By Stevo Vasiljevic for Reuters ... There was a brawl where pistols were used," Spajic said ... Cetinje was eerily quiet and snow-covered streets were literally empty except for law enforcement on Wednesday ... Despite strict gun laws, the Western Balkans comprised of Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia remains awash with weapons....
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At least 10 dead in Montenegro after gunman goes on rampage

Colorado Springs Gazette 01 Jan 2025
By Stevo Vasiljevic ... Four more people suffered life-threatening injuries ... "The perimeter is narrowed ... Cetinje was eerily quiet with its snow-covered streets empty except for law enforcement ... Despite strict gun laws, the Western Balkans composed of Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia, remain awash with weapons ... CLICK HERE .......
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Montenegro restaurant firing leaves several dead: police

The News International 01 Jan 2025
— Reuters ... A police spokesperson said at least four people were killed ... ... Cetinje was eerily quiet and snow-covered streets were literally empty except for law enforcement on Wednesday ... Despite strict gun laws, the Western Balkans comprised of Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia remains awash with weapons ... ....

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