Šejla Ahmatović

Freelance journalist. Previously @POLITICOEurope and @faznet.
femme fatale literature and iced coffee enthusiast.

[Šejla Ahmatović @contextual94]

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

[Vreme @NedeljnikVreme]

Policija ispalila suzavac na demonstrante!

Prvi put od početka demonstracija, policija je baciula suzavac na demonstrante u centru Beograda 👇
https://t.co/zTvRUvgCsl

[Šejla Ahmatović @contextual94]

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).

[Chris Lunday @lundayfunday]

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

[Tom Schmidtgen @TommesFrittes]

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

[Šejla Ahmatović @contextual94]

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

[Šejla Ahmatović @contextual94]

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.

[Danas @OnlineDanas]

„Zašto lažete“: Veliki broj građana pred RTS-om, u toku su nastupi DJ-eva, studentima potrebne donacije https://t.co/jk4DlZgpa8

[Šejla Ahmatović @contextual94]

🕵️‍♂️ 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

[Hanno Hauenstein @hahauenstein]

Germany Turns to U.S. Playbook: Deportations Target Gaza War Protesters - my latest @theintercept
https://t.co/LlL1Kw9wyD

[Šejla Ahmatović @contextual94]

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

[Šejla Ahmatović @contextual94]

Von der Leyen and Costa met up with Vučić on Tuesday evening: It seems like the EU is slowly losing patience with #Serbia. https://t.co/WyyQt1EI1Q

[Šejla Ahmatović @contextual94]

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.”

[Srdjan Cvijic @srdjancvijic]

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

[Lewis Crofts @lewis_crofts]

"Usually you have to swear on the bible...but when I joined the commission I had to swear on the Draghi Report."

Good opening gag from @DanJoergensen

[Šejla Ahmatović @contextual94]

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

[Šejla Ahmatović @contextual94]

@Rrrrnessa Zelim brz oporavak i sabur!

[Šejla Ahmatović @contextual94]

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

[Patrick Kaczmarczyk @pat_kaczmarczyk]

Jetzt demontiert auch noch das ifo die inhaltliche Grundlage für 90 Prozent der Debatten im Wahlkampf.

[Šejla Ahmatović @contextual94]

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..

[Insajder TV @Insajder_net]

Dolazak studenata koji pešače u Aranđelovac (VIDEO)

[Šejla Ahmatović @contextual94]

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[Stephan Israel @StephanIsrael]

Serbia’s students are showing the world how to restore democratic hope https://t.co/W8CRHLhmAN