Ponowne odkrycie demokracji w Serbii

Even if not acting recognizably political or within the frame of organization politics in Serbia, the student movement is slow and substantially changing the political culture. Students have helped people regain courage and optimism. Although they missed their lectures, they lectured the nation in democracy, solidarity and social responsibility.

Spring has arrived early in Serbia this year, but justice for the victims of the canopy collapse at the train station in Novi Sad inactive seems far away. The tragic event that took the lives of 16 people and severely injured 1 on November 1st, 2024 stunned the nation and shortly came to symbolize the corruption of the country’s public officials. The first grief was followed by reflective dismay. How can this seemingly ultramodern building, reconstructed (and dubiously overfunded) to large fanfare just a year ago, be so rotten? Can we trust our politicians about anything?