21 April – A Mark 84 bomb dropped by NATO forces during its bombing campaign in 1999 is discovered at a construction site in Niš, causing the evacuation of 1,300 people from surrounding areas.[4]
May
13 May – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and First Lady Olena Zelenska make a surprise visit to Belgrade and meet with President Vučić and Prime Minister Vučević.[5]
29 June – A police officer is injured after being attacked by a man armed with a crossbow outside the Israeli embassy in Belgrade. The assailant is fatally shot by the same officer.[10]
July
16 July – The government allows the resumption of operations at the Loznica lithium mine operated by Rio Tinto following a decision by the Constitutional Court to overturn the cancellation of the mine's operating permit in 2022.[11]
18 July – A police officer is killed and another is injured after they are shot while on patrol in Loznica by an assailant identified as coming from Kosovo. The attacker is later killed during a manhunt.[12]
19 July – The European Union and Serbia sign a deal to develop the Loznica lithium mine and production chains for batteries for electric vehicles.[13]
26 July – A van carrying migrants overturns near Pirot, injuring 30 passengers.[14]
29 July – Thousands of environmentalists and opposition members protest nationwide against an agreement between the European Union and the Serbian government to restart the Loznica lithium mine due to concerns over pollution and deforestation.[15]
31 July – A van carrying migrants overturns near Bela Palanka, injuring 20 passengers.[16]
August
22 August – At least 11 people are killed after a boat carrying migrants capsizes in the Drina River near Ljubovija, along the border with Bosnia-Herzegovina.[17][18]
23 August – Six people, including four children, are killed in a fire at a house in Novi Sad.[19]
6 September – Kosovar authorities close the Brnjak and Merdare border crossings with Serbia following a blockade by protesters on the latter side of the border.[21]
11 September – An appeals court in Belgrade orders a retrial for Andrei Hniot, a Belarusian dissident whose extradition had been sought by authorities in his home country for alleged tax evasion.[22] He is released on 31 October and leaves for Germany.[23]
14 September – President Vučić announces the reintroduction of compulsory military service, which was abolished in 2011.[24]
7 October – Kosovo announces the resumption of imports at border crossings with Serbia after they had been halted in June 2023 due to security issues.[27]
5 November - Ongoing protests relating to the Novi Sad canopy collapse escalate into riots as protesters surround the Novi Sad City Hall, throwing red paint, rocks and other items at the building. Police respond with tear gas. Opposition politician Bojan Pajtić claims that the escalation was stoked by government-aligned provocateurs.[31]
December
12 December - Uroš Blažić is convicted for perpetrating the Mladenovac and Smederevo shootings in 2023 that killed nine people and is sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment.[32]
30 December - The parents of the 13-year old perpetrator of the Belgrade school shooting in 2023 are convicted along with a gun instructor for failing to secure the firearm used in the incident, with the father sentenced to 14.5 years' imprisonment.[33]
^"Државни и верски празници Републике Србије" [National and religious holidays of the Republic of Serbia]. Republic of Serbia Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veterans and Social Affairs (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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