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Serbia: Students run to Brussels, take protest to the EU

Serbian students concluded an 18-day, 1,950 km relay run that started in Novi Sad and ended in Brussels on Tuesday to raise awareness and directly engage with EU officials.
The ultramarathon followed over six months of protests triggered by a deadly disaster in Novi Sad and Serbia's failure to meet EU aid conditions.
Nearly two dozen students ran a relay through eight countries, calling for early elections and demanding democratic reforms in response to government actions.
Tonino Picula condemned the Serbian government, emphasizing that the EU will not entertain demands from Belgrade while its actions—such as the president’s recent attendance at Putin’s military parade—contradict cooperation, as €111 million in EU aid remains on hold.
The students' protest highlights stalled EU integration linked to Serbia's government, pressuring the EU to respond as credibility and democratic standards are at stake.

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Deutsche Welle

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Serbia: Students run to Brussels, take protest to the EU

Serbian students ran almost 2,000 km to Brussels to take their pro-democracy, anti-corruption protest to the EU. With the bloc increasingly critical of the state of democracy in Serbia, they chose the right moment.

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Students of the Faculty of Philosophy: The EU is not responsible for our demands

Student tours to Brussels by bike, walk or run set new time records for distance covered, but they also removed barriers between each other's attitudes.

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Serbian students flock to Brussels

Serbian students who set off on an ultramarathon relay race to Brussels on April 25 to alert the European Union to the situation in Serbia have reached their destination. They were greeted by several hundred people, including several MEPs, at a reception near the EU institutions.

2 days ago·Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Serbian students flock to Brussels as part of protest action

Serbian students who set off on an ultramarathon relay race to Brussels on April 25 to alert the European Union to the situation in Serbia have arrived at their destination. They were greeted at a reception by several hundred people, including several MEPs.

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