Belgrade Waterfront

BELGRADE - Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali says work on numerous major projects including the Belgrade Metro, EXPO 2027, a new Belgrade bus station, the BIO4 Campus, the road and rail network and Belgrade Waterfront are expected to be continued in 2024 and that funds for those purposes are available in this year's budget.

BACKI BREG - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday he did not keep up to date with statements by politicians but was only interested in a soonest possible conclusion of the electoral process.

Speaking to reporters at Backi Breg near Sombor, northern Serbia, Vucic said politicians in Serbia became modern quickly but that that lasted for three, four or six months.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received a farewell visit from UAE Ambassador to Belgrade Mubarak Al Dhaheri on Monday, thanking him for making an immeasurable contribution to a strong upward trajectory of overall Serbia-UAE relations through his vast diplomatic experience and personal commitment.

"Thank you very much for being here today, this is your home and you are not guests here, you are on your own. This is your country and it will always welcome you with open arms," Vui said.
He told the children that it is up to them to play, learn and love their country, and that the state will do everything to provide them with the best living conditions.

BELGRADE - Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said on Friday he had earlier in the day had another in a series of operational meetings on the construction of a national stadium and new fair grounds in Belgrade with representatives of the companies, institutions and contractors involved.

Vui thanked Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed for visiting the Serbian pavilion.
"Yesterday we had 3.000 visits, Serbia was presented in a good way, through digital technologies," he pointed out.
President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vui, announced new drugs in the fight against coronavirus.

In July 2018, Azmi and dozens of his countryman started a strike on the controversial Belgrade Waterfront project, an ambitious state-backed redevelopment project in the Serbian capital conducted with investors from UAE.

The employer, from Turkey, who was a subcontractor for the Serbian company Gradina, hired for the project, did not pay them their salaries for several months.

Large-scale luxury residential developments in the SEE region are rare as there is no tradition in this real estate segment. There have been some smaller projects or redevelopments of individual luxury units or penthouses and villas but no large-scale projects until recently. The market is developing though.

"I am proud of this construction site because 150.000 square meters have already been done, and another 750.000 square meters are being built," the President of Serbia said during the visit.

Protesters in the Serbian capital led by the campaign group "Let's not drown Belgrade" marched from the Savamala district to the Belgrade city assembly to mark the third anniversary of the April 2016 demolitions, when bulldozers and masked men tore down buildings in the riverside district by night.