Ukraine is closer to joining the EU than Serbia or any other candidate country, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said.

By Edward McAllister, Fatos Bytyci and Aleksandar Vasovic OBILIC, Kosovo/BELGRADE (Reuters) - For 30 years, Shemsi Gara operated a giant digger in a Kosovo coal mine, churning up toxic dust that covered his face and got into his airways.

Croatia has sent a diplomatic protest note to neighboring Serbia after Belgrade detained and deported five Croatian citizens who were taking part in a meeting of civil society organizations in the Serbian capital,

A total of 13 foreign nationals were detained without explanation during the past night in Belgrade, after which they were expelled from Serbia with a one-year entry ban, one of the detainees told Autonomija.

Serbian officials claim student blockades and protests are influenced by Western intelligence services. A group of 14 foreign activists attending a civil society conference in Belgrade were detained and then expelled by Serbian authorities with no reason.

Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters in Belgrade on Friday stood in silence in front of the state television RTS building for 15 minutes to commemorate victims of a railway station roof collapse for which they blame Serbian authorities.

The Serbian conservative movement Nasi [Ours] has placed posters with the image of Belarus’ President Aleksandr Lukashenko and the

Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters in Belgrade on Sunday switched on the lights on their mobile phones and stood in silence for 15 minutes to commemorate victims of a railway station roof collapse for which they blame authorities.

The complainants claim that Vučić previously encouraged motorists to drive through crowds of protesting students.

European Union observers will monitor Kosovo's parliamentary election on Feb. 9, which is expected to be a key test for Prime Minister Albin Kurti, whose governing party won in a landslide in the 2021.

NATO-led international peacekeepers, KFOR, said more than 200 Italian troops will assist their 4,300-strong force during the election period.View on euronews

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić during the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, 22 January. Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda Details: Zelenskyy expressed gratitude to Vučić for Serbia's "humanitarian and financial assistance" to Ukraine and emphasised the