AGP Executive Report
Last update: 17 minutes agoSerbia–North Macedonia Tensions: Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vučić has blocked trains into Belgrade and closed key roads to contain a student anti-government rally in Slavija Square, while he simultaneously organized a pro-Vučić rally in North Macedonia’s Kumanovo—an event local media link to Deputy PM Ivan Stoilković. Security & Politics: The student protests follow the 2024 Novi Sad station canopy collapse that killed 16, with organizers accusing negligence and corruption and authorities responding with arrests. Domestic North Macedonia Watch: Skopje is also dealing with an espionage probe into a president’s office IT worker accused of copying secret data for a non-NATO foreign service, as opposition warns of Serbian and Russian influence. EU Integration Funding: North Macedonia is set to receive Growth Plan money tied to education and digital reforms, while regional disputes over EU conditions keep pressure on the Balkans.
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