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The candidate for U.S. Ambassador to Belgrade, Michael Young, has said that if the Senate greenlights his appointment, he will work on reducing Russia's and China's influence in Serbia and on deepening cooperation in the area of defense and security.

Candidate for U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Says Will Work on Suppressing Influence of Russia, China, and on Regional Stability | Beta Briefing Candidate

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is on Sept. 18 taking part in a meeting of the Ukrainian Carpathian Integration Initiative, at the invitation of his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic accused the students’ movement on Sept. 17 of pressuring all political parties into not running in the Oct. 25 elections.

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Former NATO commander for Europe Wesley Clark said on Sept. 17 that he is "shocked" by the Hague court's sentencing of four high ranking Kosovo Liberation Army officers to steep prison terms.

Wesley Clark 'Shocked' by Thaci Verdict, Says He Protected Innocent Serb Civilians | Beta Briefing Wesley

The upcoming election campaign will be worse than any in the past when it comes to the overall conditions and media pluralism, New Democratic Party of Serbia head Milos Jovanovic opined on Sept. 17.

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On Sept. 17, university students from the anti-regime Students in Blockade movement commenced a ten-day tour of the country – on bicycles. As part of the Student Ticket’s campaign for the upcoming Oct. 25 snap parliamentary elections, two groups of cyclists will spend days visiting cities, towns and villages from Subotica to Vranje.

Blockading U Students Commence Campaigning on Bicycles | Beta Briefing Blockading

The New York-based international association Scholars at Risk (SAR), in its report about the state of academic freedom on Sept. 16, placed Serbia among the countries where the authorities have violently stifled the students’ protests and resorted to measures that undermined the autonomy of the university, which included denying funding and termination of employment of professors who supported the students’ protests.

SAR Report: Authorities in Serbia Violently Stifling Students’ Protests, University’s Autonomy | Beta Briefing SAR

European Mobility Week in Belgrade opened on Sept. 16 under the slogan "Mobility for All" with a symbolic bicycle ride from Europe House to the Drinka Pavlovic Elementary School.

European Mobility Week Opens in Serbia | Beta Briefing European

The recently removed vice-president of the ruling Socialist Party of Serbia, Branko Ruzic, has left open the possibility of running in the upcoming parliamentary elections but underscored he would never do so merely to be included in a ticket.

Expelled Socialist Official Ruzic Might Run for Parliament | Beta Briefing Expelled

The Serbian Center (SRCE) party will not withdraw from the upcoming snap parliamentary elections, keeping to its earlier announced decision to run in a coalition titled ‘European Serbia’ along with the Freedom and Justice Party and the Solidarity Citizens’ Movement, stated SRCE leader Zdravko Ponos.

SRCE Party Will Run in Snap Elections | Beta Briefing SRCE