AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoSerbia’s snap election: President Aleksandar Vučić dissolved parliament and set early parliamentary elections for October 25, framing the vote as a way to reset legitimacy amid months of unrest and protests. Pre-election spending: Vučić’s campaign is backed by a state aid package aimed at pensioners and public-sector workers, including announced salary rises and one-time payments plus medicine price cuts and tourist vouchers. Student politics: University of Belgrade faculties voted to shift the 2026/27 academic year start to November 1, tied to the election calendar, while students push guerrilla-style campaigning and signature drives. Kosovo verdict pressure: Thousands rallied in Pristina and across Kosovo ahead of the Hague court’s expected war-crimes verdicts for Hashim Thaci and other KLA figures, with supporters demanding acquittal. Security in Germany: German investigators say a GRU-linked Russian suspect helped organize a drone sabotage attempt at Leipzig/Halle Airport, with a Belarusian national accused of carrying out the attack. Belgrade culture: Bitef opens in Belgrade on Sept. 13 with limited ticket availability reported, while the Museum of Yugoslavia abruptly canceled a screening tied to Jasmila Žbanić’s film. Infrastructure: Vučić inspected the Vozd Karađorđe expressway project built by a Chinese firm, stressing its role in connecting central Serbia.
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