Aleksandar Vucic

European Council President Antonio Costa speaks during a news conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic at the Serbia Palace at the Serbia Palace in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

The EU will look for ways to make it quicker for the Western Balkan countries to join the bloc

The European Union is exploring ways to speed up the membership process for six Western Balkan countries.

A man walks on a street in Montenegro's capital Podgorica, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)

Montenegro blocks entry to 87 Serbs over security concerns ahead of EU summit

A man throws a cobblestone at riot police as clashes break out during a rally led by Serbia's protesting university students who are pushing for major political changes in the Balkan country run by President Aleksandar Vucic, in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, May. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Protesters clash with police after an anti-government rally in Serbia’s capital

People walk by a lamppost with stickers that read: "Students win" before the first big rally this year of opponents of President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbia’s protesting students renew pressure on Vucic with a big weekend rally

European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos speaks during a joint press conference after talks with Montenegro's Prime Minister Milojko Spajic in Podgorica, Montenegro, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)

EU says Serbia could lose access to a billion euros over democratic backsliding

Tens of thousands join big rally in Belgrade called by Serbia’s protesting university students

Tens of thousands of people joined a big rally on Saturday called by Serbia’s protesting university students aiming to renew pressure on the authoritarian President Aleksandar Vucic after mass demonstrations shook his tight rule last year. (AP Video: Tarek Ani, Almi Alic, Marko Drobnjakovic)

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Clashes between protesters and riot police after massive anti-government rally in Belgrade

Thousands rally in Serbia’s capital against crackdown on student-led protests

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Man faces attempted murder charge after driving car into elderly man during Belgrade protest

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic participates in a press conference in Belgrade, Serbia, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

Serbia agrees to produce combat drones with Israel

Serbian journalists block the traffic outside the offices of Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in protest of mounting attacks and pressure on the media. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

International groups warn of ‘spiral of violence’ against journalists in Serbia

Serbian journalists block the traffic outside the offices of Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in protest of mounting attacks and pressure on the media. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbian journalists protest reported attacks, pressure on media

People clash with Serbian police officers during a local election, in Crvenka, small town located in the municipality of Kula, Serbia, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo)

European Union official says reports of violence during Serbia vote unacceptable

People clash with Serbian police officers during a local election, in Crvenka, small town located in the municipality of Kula, Serbia, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo)

International observers urge violence-free elections after clashes at Serbia vote

Serbia culture Minister Nikola Selakovic, charged with abuse of office and falsifying of documents to help pave the way for a real estate project that was to be financed by a company of Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, arrives in the court building in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serb minister among officials on trial over Kushner-linked real estate project in Belgrade

People attend a protest against a government crackdown on universities in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Thousands rally in Belgrade against crackdown on student-led protests

People attend a protest led by university students against corruption, in Novi Sad, Serbia, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Thousands rally in Serbia as students vow to continue fight against corruption

Fireworks and laser lights illuminate the sky over the Belgrade Tower just before midnight, for the Orthodox Christians New Year that Serbs celebrate on Jan. 14, according to the Julian calendar, in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbians mark Orthodox Christian New Year according to old tradition

Serbia's protesting university students collect signatures for their request for an early parliamentary election, in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Protesting students in Serbia urge support for early election they hope will oust Vucic

People attend a student-led march marking one year since a physically attack by an organised group of people on a commemoration protest over a train station tragedy, in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbians mark anniversary of pro-government violence that spawned student strikes

People hold a banner that reads: "We do not give army headquarters" during a protest in front of a military complex that was partially destroyed in a NATO bombing campaign in 1999, after Serbian lawmakers on Friday passed a special law clearing the way for a controversial real estate project that would be financed by an investment company linked to President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbian protesters vow to prevent real estate project linked to Trump son-in-law Kushner

A former Yugoslav army headquarters destroyed in a U.S.-led NATO bombing campaign in 1999, left, is seen in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbia passes a special bill enabling Trump’s son-in-law to build luxury compound despite opposition

Serbian riot police separate rival crowds of opponents and loyalists of autocratic President Aleksandar Vucic, a day after tens of thousands of people joined a huge rally in the northern city of Novi Sad marking the first anniversary of a train station disaster there that killed 16 people, in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)

Riot police separate opponents, loyalists of Serbia’s president as tensions soar amid protests

People fill the streets near the train station before observing 16 minutes of silence for the victims on the first anniversary of the disaster that killed 16 people, in Novi Sad, Serbia, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

Serbia marks anniversary of deadly train station disaster with large rally

An aerial view of students marching through the fields in northern Serbia, as they go to Novi Sad for a huge rally on Nov. 1 marking the first anniversary of a train station disaster that killed 16 people, in Indjija, Serbia, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

Protests and grief as Serbia marks anniversary of tragedy that killed 16. Here’s what to know

People gather, among them students, to walk on the street towards the northern city of Novi Sad, for a huge rally on Nov. 1 marking the first anniversary of a train station disaster that killed 16 people, in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbia youth lead thousands on march for weekend rally marking deadly canopy collapse last year

Dijana Hrka, the mother of Stefan Hrka, a young man who died when the canopy of the railway station in Novi Sad fell reacts during an interview with The Associated Press, in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

A defiant mother seeks justice for Serbian train station collapse that killed her son and 15 others

Students from southwestern town of Novi Pazar march on the road towards the northern city of Novi Sad, for a huge rally on Nov. 1 marking the first anniversary of a train station disaster that killed 16 people, in Ub, Serbia, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Students trek across Serbia to campaign for station collapse victims ahead of anniversary

A policeman stands guard as a fire is localized inside the government supporters' camp outside the Serbian parliament in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)

Fire and shooting at a camp in Belgrade hosting the president’s loyalists injures 1

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks to the media during a joint news conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic at the Serbia Palace in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

EU chief tells Serbia to act on reforms and implement Russia sanctions

People fill fuel in cars at a petrol station in Pancevo, Serbia, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

US sanctions Serbia’s main oil supplier, which is controlled by Russia

People march during a protest eleven months after the deadly train station tragedy that sparked mass demonstrations against corruption in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)

Thousands march in Serbia in persistent resistance to autocratic leader Vucic

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Serbia arrests 11 for allegedly placing pig heads and other racial hatred acts in Europe

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Some leaders at UN condemn ‘sick expression of joy,’ ‘macabre response’ to Charlie Kirk’s killing

Kosovo calls for international pressure on Serbia over deadly 2023 gunfight

Serbian Army soldiers perform during a military parade in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbia stages a large military parade to showcase tanks, jets and missile systems

President Donald Trump meets with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the Oval Office of the White House, May 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump’s moves against the media mirror approaches by authoritarian leaders to silence dissent

Serbian gendarmerie officers block a bridge to separate anti-government protesters, front, and supporters of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Novi Sad, Serbia, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)

Serbia’s opposing camps hold parallel rallies, reflecting deep political crisis

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