The Serbian people (it is more than a student movement) are not backing down. Today, at least tens of thousands gathered to demand parl elections - this time, things aren’t as peaceful. #Belgrade
Policija ispalila suzavac na demonstrante!
Prvi put od početka demonstracija, policija je baciula suzavac na demonstrante u centru Beograda 👇
https://t.co/zTvRUvgCsl
Combined with Merz's recent comments on Israel's conduct in Palestine, this call suggests a shift: "German weapons must not be used to spread humanitarian catastrophes and to violate international law," says the SPD's spox Adis Ahmetović (no, we're not related).
German SPD lawmakers call for halt to arms exports to Israel.
They warn German weapons risk prolonging the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
@POLITICOEurope 👇
https://t.co/EAxIfF27je
Berlin braces for clash with Brussels over power subsidies plan
A leaked memo reveals unease in Germany’s economy ministry. with @contextual94
https://t.co/mprlOf6pfq
In case you missed it: @jakobweizman et moi wrote a story on the EU eyeing #Serbia's lithium reserves to drive its green transition. Activists and many citizens are vehemently against the mining project, citing fears of environmental damage. #Jadar
https://t.co/SwIVSg0ufU
The student-led movement in #Serbia is taking on one of the pillars of Vučić's government: the state-controlled media. They have intensified protests in front of the headquarters of RTS, causing the public broadcaster to cancel parts of its programme.
🕵️♂️ Ever wondered if French MPs can expense a private detective? One lawmaker did.
This week in @ElisaBraun's EU Influence:
— NGOs fight on multiple fronts
— The ombudsman calls out the Commission
— My report on MEPs pushing for a European feminist fund
➡️https://t.co/8aARDecVNu
Im ICE von Brüssel nach Frankfurt. Ein Fahrgast wird offensichtlich racially geprofilet; gleich zwei Mal kontrollieren ihn Polizisten in Zivil, durchsuchen Jacke und Gepäck und finden nichts. Schwer mitanzusehen.. @Polizei_soh@Polizei_NRW_AC
In today's Brussels Playbook: 32 MEPs demand von der Leyen cancel her upcoming meeting with #Serbia's President Vučić. “The EU’s policy toward the Western Balkans has failed spectacularly,” Slovenian MEP @IJoveva told me. “We need a complete overhaul.”
Serbian students on the way to Belgrade for what promises to be the greatest demonstration in the history of the country this Saturday ❤️✊🏻
https://t.co/Qj0qp9L33A
Jeder 10. Migra in Deutschland erwägte im März 24 @DezimInstitut auszuwandern - ich behaupte mal, nicht nur wegen der #AfD btw. Mal gespannt, wie sich das in den nächsten Monaten so entwickelt. #Bundestagswahl2025
Every time someone calls the #Balkans a "powder keg," it shows two things: their lack of originality when it comes to writing and that they don't know the region is, in fact, an echo chamber of the geopolitical tensions surrounding it. https://t.co/CZ1uGtKF6b
Serbian students are something else. They've been marching across the country for weeks now and are usually welcomed by locals with food and hot drinks..
“POLITICO has never been a beneficiary of government programs or subsidies — not one cent, ever, in 18 years,” POLITICO’s leaders wrote in the memo. https://t.co/4WGMZHhsji