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New oil pipeline Hungary Serbia fuel price

7/23/25

Pure Oil. Dirty Arithmetic

How the Hungary–Serbia pipeline became a pipeline in Europe’s face, and why gasoline in Belgrade costs more than in the Czech Republic

7/19/25

Sanctions at the Limit of Faith

Why the EU’s 18th Sanctions Package Looks Powerful — but Works Halfway

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7/15/25

A Slap Across the Balkans: How 35% Became a Sign of Dissent

Serbia and Republika Srpska received from Trump not economic punishment, but a political warning — wrapped in rhetoric, symbols, and threats against the backdrop of Russia, China, and Europe

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7/11/25

EXIT as a Mirror of Freedom

From Student Protest in the 2000s to Defunding in 2025

7/8/25

Tariffs by Hand: How Trump Writes the Economy with Commas and Capital Letters

A series of ultimatum letters from Donald Trump has shaken markets and diplomacy. From “Dear Mr. President” to “You will never be disappointed”—a new style of old politics.

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7/2/25

No Date, No Speech, No Center

How the protest after Vidovdan stopped being just about students — and what the police, Lavrov, and journalists had to say in response

6/24/25

Club of Norms and Legality: The UN Security Council as a Theater of Double Standards

From grandiose speeches about the “peaceful atom” to public lectures on the law—Russia, Iran, and China turned the Security Council into a morality lesson. But who exactly are these moralists? The last few years tell us more than enough.

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6/17/25

Echoes of History and the Clang of Shields: A New Show of Strength in Serbia

How November’s tragedy, symbolic rallies, and this morning’s crackdown weave a single thread of non-violent resistance

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6/13/25

Protests, Conscription and Credits: The Balance of Power in the Balkans

Universities under tents, homes—from coal to clean heat, and conscription returns—what’s next in the politics and economics of the Western Balkans?

6/11/25

Show Over?

From the “Impeachment Call” to “I Regret…”: An Intermission in the Political-Corporate Reality Show of Musk vs. Trump.

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6/10/25

Night at the Skupština: How Academics, Medics and Observers Are Rewriting the Rules of the Game

From the Novi Sad Tragedy to the Tent Camp — The Journey of Civil Society Demanding Not Mere Words but Real Reform

6/6/25

When a Billion Stands Up to the Authority: The Fight for the Future of Space and Electric Cars

From 'disgusting abomination' to contract cancellations, the Trump-Musk saga where the stakes are higher than ratings and hype

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5/30/25

Justice Without Trial: China Offers the World a Compromise on Concepts

What's Behind the Creation of IOMed and Why Authoritarian Regimes Join It

5/29/25

Gas borders

How Dependence on Russia Is Hindering Serbia's European Ambitions

5/27/25

Morning Storm Over the Old Continent

Serbia at the crossroads of ambitions and realities

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5/26/25

Europe: a musical of tariffs, tractors and diplomatic curiosities

As leaders delay tariffs and order planes, farmers block roads and politicians rehearse sensations - a live continental spectacle without intermission

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5/24/25

Balkan rings of progress and political mines

From Albania's racing circuits to Romania's wind farms, a guide to the region's ambitions and failures

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5/20/25

Chronicle of a day that was not noticed

Western Balkans May 20: Energy, Summits, Students, Wind and Anxiety

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5/13/25

The EU in a Neighbourly Way: How the Eastern Flank is Building Its Own Europe

Allies with a veto and no commitments: what to do with an EU that plays against its rules?

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5/12/25

A Balkan Day with a Broken Symphony

While Europe rehearses geopolitics, the Balkans play without a conductor - eggs are flying, judges are being beaten, Kurti demands recognition, and Malofeev is already in the library

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