Politics / Elections
Repeat Vote Leaves Student List on 140 Seats as Zukorlić’s Party Enters Parliament
Voting was rerun at 53 polling stations on 1 November. The overall result barely moved, but one seat changed hands.
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Politics / Government
Dinar, Energy, Budget: The Student List’s 30- and 100-Day Plan
A senior figure on the list sets out what a new government would do first, from NIS talks in Washington to recovering illegally acquired assets.
Economy / Data
Fewer Jobs, Busier Shops: The Numbers Waiting for Serbia’s Next Government
The latest official releases show strong consumer spending and trade, but registered employment slipping year on year.
Markets / Currency
Dinar Holds at 117.54 per Euro as Markets Wait for October Inflation
The currency has barely moved against the euro through the election, while it has weakened against the dollar.
The Balkans / EU
Brussels Week: Kos Presents the Enlargement Package With Serbia Between Governments
The Commission’s annual verdict on candidates lands on 4 November. Serbia’s report will describe an outgoing government, not the incoming one.
Technology / AI
DSC Europe Brings AI Builders and Investors to the Belgrade Fair This Month
The data and AI conference runs from 23 to 27 November, with an investment forum for startups on 24 November.
Culture / Belgrade
Museum Theatre, ‘Time Bombs’ and Auteur Cinema: Belgrade’s Cultural November
Three dates for the month ahead, from a festival staged inside museums to a Belgrade–Rijeka exhibition and the Auteur Film Festival.
Opinion / Editorial
Two Years On, Accountability Is the First Test of the New Majority
The movement that grew out of Novi Sad now has the votes. It should be judged by how quickly the facts of the collapse come out.
Special project / Montenegro
Montenegro Now Needs a Visa for Russians: How to Go and What to See
Visa-free travel ended on 1 November. A practical guide to the new rules, the routes that still work, and the country beyond the beach.
Society / Novi Sad
In Rain and Silence, Novi Sad Marks Two Years Since the Canopy Collapse
Thousands gathered at the railway station a week after the movement born from the tragedy won the election.
Economy / Analysis
Serbia’s Economy After the Vote: What the New Majority Inherits
Growth near 3.8%, record-low unemployment and a central bank on hold — but also inflation back at 4%, an oil refinery on a six-week licence and an Expo deadline a month away.
Business / Energy
US Extends NIS Operating Licence to 11 December
The reprieve keeps Serbia’s only oil refinery running into winter while the sale of Gazprom Neft’s majority stake to Hungary’s MOL remains unfinished.
Society
Two Years After the Canopy Collapse, Novi Sad Marks the Day That Changed Serbia
Sixteen people died at Novi Sad railway station on 1 November 2024. The anniversary falls a week after the movement it sparked won power.
Culture
Belgrade Book Fair Closes Its 69th Edition, With Tunisia as Guest of Honour
Under the slogan “Words Build the World”, the region’s largest literary event ran for nine days at the Belgrade Fair — opening amid a boycott by some publishers.
Opinion / Editor’s Note
Why We Launched The Serbian Review — and What You Can Hold Us To
Serbia is entering a new political chapter. Readers at home and abroad deserve journalism that separates facts from opinion, names its sources and corrects its mistakes in public.
Politics / Explainer
Who Will Govern? The Student List’s Path to a Cabinet — and a Presidential Vote
The winners have no leader and no named prime minister. The constitution gives them 90 days once parliament convenes, while a presidential election must follow by the end of the year.
The Balkans
Montenegro Aims to Close EU Talks This Year. Serbia Must Restart Its Own
Brussels says enlargement has new momentum. Serbia, with no new negotiating cluster opened since 2021, now has a government-in-waiting the EU says it is ready to help.
Politics / Elections
Observers: A Free Choice, but on a Tilted Playing Field
International monitors praised high turnout and efficient voting but listed misuse of state resources, pressure on voters and biased media coverage. Brussels urged a swift handover.
Business / Infrastructure
Expo 2027 at 200 Days: The 1 December Deadline the New Government Inherits
Work continues across seven exhibition halls in Surčin, and pavilions are due to be handed to participating countries next month. The project — and its bill — passes to a majority that promised audits.
Society / Media
Protesters Enter Informer TV Studio a Day After the Election
A group interrupted the pro-government channel’s live programme and confronted its owner before police escorted them out. Student assemblies urged supporters to pursue change through institutions.
Politics
Student List Wins Majority as Vučić Concedes Defeat
The movement born of two years of anti-corruption protests took about 52.5% of the vote in the 25 October snap election, ending 14 years of rule by the Serbian Progressive Party.
Technology / Surveillance
Pegasus Spyware Found on Belgrade University Rector’s Phone
Citizen Lab and Serbia’s SHARE Foundation confirmed a zero-click infection on Vladan Đokić’s iPhone, days before the election. A prosecutor’s phone is still being examined.
Business / Energy
€140m Pupin Wind Farm Officially Opens in Vojvodina
Israel’s Enlight inaugurated its second Serbian wind farm, which can supply more than 40,000 households, next to its Kovačica project north of Belgrade.
Markets
Inflation Jumps to 4.1% as the NBS Holds at 5.75%
September’s consumer-price rise doubled August’s pace, driven by energy, transport and a base effect. Producer prices are climbing faster still.
Business / Media
Nova Newsroom Says New Owner Imposed an Editor Weeks Before the Vote
Alpac Capital’s CEO introduced an incoming editor-in-chief to Nova.rs staff, while the takeover of N1, Nova, Danas and Radar still awaits approval from Luxembourg’s regulator.
Technology / Startups
GITEX AI Belgrade Opens Call for Southeast Europe’s Top 100 Startups
The SEE 100 programme will bring selected startups to the Expo 2027 tech fair in May, with investor meetings, a prize challenge and a fintech track. Applications close on 27 November.