Serbia’s snap election clock starts ticking: President Aleksandar Vučić resigned to run for prime minister, with Ana Brnabić taking over as acting president and a presidential vote due within 90 days—while key external energy and sanctions arrangements reportedly expire around the October 25 parliamentary election. Campaign media fight: BIRODI monitoring says Vučić and the SNS dominated TV airtime (78% of political coverage on five stations), raising fresh questions about media pluralism ahead of the vote. Diplomacy and education: Caretaker PM Djuro Macut met UK officials in London and Cambridge to discuss university cooperation, medicine, and research links tied to AstraZeneca and Cambridge. EU pressure in the region: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told North Macedonia its EU path is blocked unless it amends its constitution to recognise the Bulgarian minority. Local governance and public services: Serbia’s ministries in technical mandate should stick to protocol, not election messaging—Foreign Ministry criticism targeted a “student instruction” campaign and warned against political pressure abroad. Business and industry: Serbia’s H1 2026 car exports hit about €2.8bn, driven largely by Stellantis in Kragujevac and the Fiat Grande Panda. Energy future: France’s AFD says a Serbian nuclear reactor could take about a decade to build, but training the experts would take a generation. Sports spotlight: Germany’s Jürgen Klopp got his first win as coach with a 2-0 Nations League victory over Serbia, with Florian Wirtz starring.