Latest: Monday 9 November 2026

Vuletić arrested over money for third and fourth children

Vuletić arrested over money for third and fourth children: The State Audit Institution filed a criminal complaint against the Provincial Secretary for Social Policy, Predrag Vuletić, back in February 2025, on suspicion of negligent performance of duty in the secretariat's public calls for funding, long before his arrest over third-child payments.

Telekom's purchase of Kopernikus and media outlets: The news site Raporter reported that Euronews was taken over with the backing of a person linked to Viktor Orban. It also reported that some of the nearly 80 employees of Euronews Srbija, a channel launched with state-owned Telekom Srbija, who in 2025 distanced themselves from its management, were later fired. Telekom says it does not interfere.

NoviSpy: spyware on activists' phones: The Green-Left Front said its co-president, MP Radomir Lazović, had been under secret surveillance by the Security Information Agency (BIA) and that agents had entered his flat to plant listening devices. Lazović is calling for the arrest of BIA director Vladimir Orlić.
NoviSpy: spyware on activists' phones: Former BIA inspector Milan Zvezdanović has filed a criminal complaint with the Prosecutor's Office for Organised Crime against BIA director Vladimir Orlić on suspicion of disclosing official secrets. He is asking for an investigation into whether top-secret BIA material and secret surveillance recordings were passed to TV Informer.

The „Senjak“ case: a restaurant murder and Veselin Milić: The trial of former Belgrade police chief Veselin Milić for failing to report the murder at the restaurant „27“ in Senjak and for falsifying an official note has begun before the First Basic Court in Belgrade; he said he was not guilty and will present his defence on 17 December.

Students as “terrorists”: a campaign by the authorities and tabloids: The Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade has dropped the charges against nine students for preparing an act against the constitutional order, after the courts excluded as unlawful the evidence obtained through special investigative measures, which had been an essential part of the indictment.

Fifth Belgrade Grammar School: teacher dismissals and suspensions: Parents of pupils at the Fifth Belgrade Gymnasium have filed a criminal complaint against the school's principal, Ognjen Mrvaljević, on suspicion of abuse of office, influence peddling, forgery of a document and destruction of official records, and have given the education minister 48 hours to annul his appointment.

Irregularities in the 2026 elections: A group of 59 of the 200 employees of the Belgrade Fair say that their personal data, including their personal identification numbers, ended up without their knowledge in decisions appointing members of polling station committees in Rakovica for the 25 October elections, nominated by organisations close to SNS.

Davor Macura's Alta Bank and state business: Forbes Srbija reported that between 3 and 6 November creditors launched several enforcement proceedings and one civil lawsuit against Idea, the supermarket chain owned by Davor Macura, who is in detention following the bankruptcy of Alta banka. One confectionery company is claiming €1.07 million.