Serbian student protesters head to Strasbourg on bicycles to seek EU support

The group wants to travel 1300 kilometers in 13 days to draw attention to the political crisis in Serbia. On Monday evening it will arrive in Vienna

Serbian student protesters head to Strasbourg on bicycles to seek EU support

Serbian university students who say their fight for justice and the rule of law is being overlooked are cycling 1,300 kilometers (780 miles) toward the heart of the European Union to seek support.

About 80 university students set off on a two-week, 1,300-kilometer journey from the Serbian city of Novi Sad to Strasbourg, France, on Thursday, where they plan to visit the European Parliament and the Council of Europe. The ride, which will also take them through Slovakia, aims to draw more European attention to anti-corruption protests in their country, the AP and AFP news agencies reported. Nationwide protests The students set off on their j…

“We are not a wild Balkan tribe” — Serbian university students travel 1000 kilometers to Strasbourg for European attention — Eighty students set off.

As part of a meeting at the Green Mountain, Jeanne Barseghian was able to defend the planned developments for this western part of Strasbourg.

The students in the blockade set off this morning on a historic journey to Strasbourg, where they will speak to the European institutions about the situation in Serbia. They just passed Bačka Topola, where the citizens welcomed them. Video and photo: Maglocistač The post Student cyclists passed Bačka Topola appeared first on Glas Šumadije.