Goran Vesić

He has been indicted over the canopy collapse in Novi Sad, which killed 16 people, and the trial is awaiting a Supreme Court decision. As minister, he signed the contract that handed the Generalštab site for 99 years to a company linked to Jared Kushner.

Affairs

• Concession of Nikola Tesla Airport to Vinci: He criticised Vinci over slow baggage handling and staff shortages and said Serbia had met its obligations
• General Staff: lifting of protection and the Selaković trial: As construction minister, in May 2024 he signed the contract handing the General Staff site for 99 years to a company linked to Affinity Partners
• No-tender deals under intergovernmental agreements: As minister, he said the provisions on selecting a strategic partner were being scrapped “because there is a Law on Public Procurement”
• Small hydropower plants and Stara Planina
• Collapse of the canopy at Novi Sad railway station: Under the Novi Sad Higher Public Prosecutor's Office indictment, confirmed by the Court of Appeal, he is charged with a serious offence against public safety over the canopy collapse
• Belgrade's New Year lights and the company Keep Light: He announced 20 million dinars for lighting in 2016, defended the purchases as an investment in tourism and sued an MP over statements about the tree
• Pressure on prosecutors and judges, and cases taken away