21 April – AMark 84 bomb dropped byNATO forces during itsbombing campaign in 1999 is discovered at a construction site inNiš, causing the evacuation of 1,300 people from surrounding areas.[4]
13 May – Ukrainian Foreign MinisterDmytro Kuleba and First LadyOlena 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 inBelgrade. The assailant is fatally shot by the same officer.[10]
16 July – The government allows the resumption of operations at theLoznica lithium mine operated byRio Tinto following a decision by theConstitutional 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 forbatteries for electric vehicles.[13]
26 July – A van carrying migrants overturns nearPirot, injuring 30 passengers.[14]
29 July – Thousands ofenvironmentalists and opposition members protest nationwide against an agreement between theEuropean Union and theSerbian government to restart the Loznica lithium mine due to concerns over pollution and deforestation.[15]
31 July – A van carrying migrants overturns nearBela Palanka, injuring 20 passengers.[16]
22 August – At least 11 people are killed after a boat carrying migrants capsizes in theDrina River nearLjubovija, along the border with Bosnia-Herzegovina.[17][18]
23 August – Six people, including four children, are killed in a fire at a house inNovi Sad.[19]
6 September – Kosovar authorities close theBrnjak andMerdare border crossings with Serbia following a blockade by protesters on the latter side of the border.[21]
11 September – An appeals court inBelgrade orders a retrial for Andrei Hniot, aBelarusian dissident whose extradition had been sought by authorities in his home country for allegedtax evasion.[22] He is released on 31 October and leaves for Germany.[23]
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 theNovi Sad City Hall, throwing red paint, rocks and other items at the building. Police respond with tear gas. Opposition politicianBojan Pajtić claims that the escalation was stoked by government-aligned provocateurs.[31]
12 December – Uroš Blažić is convicted for perpetrating theMladenovac 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 theBelgrade 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). Retrieved4 December 2023.
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