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title="Serbia's Pedaling Protesters Take Anti-Corruption Campaign To EU Parliament "> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"> <img src="https://gdb.rferl.org/88bd6e5e-490f-4b74-9d68-08dd5c87a9a5_tv_w100_r1.jpg" alt="Serbian cycling protesters arrive in Budapest on April 5 on their two-week, 1,300 kilometer ride to the EU Parliament in Strasbourg, France." /> </noscript> <img data-src="https://gdb.rferl.org/88bd6e5e-490f-4b74-9d68-08dd5c87a9a5_tv_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="Serbian cycling protesters arrive in Budapest on April 5 on their two-week, 1,300 kilometer ride to the EU Parliament in Strasbourg, France." class=""/> </div> </a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h-m media-block__content--full-mob media-block__content--h"> <span class="date date--mb date--size-3 date--mb-25" >April 06, 2025</span> <a href="/a/serbia-bicycle-protest-novi-sad-collapse-hungary-budapest/33375289.html"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3 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</noscript> <img data-src="https://gdb.rferl.org/75f09311-9f56-4cad-9d67-08dd5c87a9a5_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="Serbia's Pedaling Protesters Taking Anti-Corruption Campaign To EU Parliament video grab 1" class=""/> </div> <span class="ico ico-video ico--media-type"></span> </a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h-m media-block__content--full-mob media-block__content--h"> <span class="date date--mb date--size-3 date--mb-25" >April 06, 2025</span> <a href="/a/serbian-cycling-protest-budapest/33375286.html"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3 media-block__title--25" title="Budapest Welcomes Serbia's Pedaling Protesters"> Budapest Welcomes Serbia's Pedaling Protesters </h4> <p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">Dozens of Serbian cyclists are traveling some 1,300 kilometers to the European Parliament in Strasbourg to draw attention to their country's ongoing anti-corruption campaign.</p> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="mb-grid 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" /> </noscript> <img data-src="https://gdb.rferl.org/a5aa650c-1f0b-4974-9b54-08dd5c87a9a5_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaks to RFE/RL in Strasbourg on April 2. " class=""/> </div> </a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h-m media-block__content--full-mob media-block__content--h"> <span class="date date--mb date--size-3 date--mb-25" >April 02, 2025</span> <a href="/a/kaja-kallas-russia-ukraine-ceasefire-eu-trade-kosovo/33368691.html"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3 media-block__title--25" title="'No Positive Signs From Russia,' Says Kallas As Cease-Fire Talks Drag On"> 'No Positive Signs From Russia,' Says Kallas As Cease-Fire Talks Drag On </h4> <p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says there have been “no positive signs from Russia” in ongoing cease-fire negotiations over Ukraine, and that Moscow is “just playing games.”</p> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="mb-grid archive-list__item"> <div class="media-block media-block--t-spac media-block--contain"> <a href="/a/rfe-eu-funding-journalism/33368678.html" class="img-wrap img-wrap--m img-wrap--block-mob img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float" title="'No Winners In Trade Wars': EU Foreign Policy Chief Tells RFE/RL"> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"> <img src="https://gdb.rferl.org/4a9ae68a-ef2a-42d2-9b42-08dd5c87a9a5_cx1_cy0_cw98_w100_r1.jpg" alt="STRASBOURG / RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak interviewing EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas" /> </noscript> <img data-src="https://gdb.rferl.org/4a9ae68a-ef2a-42d2-9b42-08dd5c87a9a5_cx1_cy0_cw98_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="STRASBOURG / RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak interviewing EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas" class=""/> </div> <span class="ico ico-video ico--media-type"></span> </a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h-m media-block__content--full-mob media-block__content--h"> <span class="date date--mb date--size-3 date--mb-25" >April 02, 2025</span> <a href="/a/rfe-eu-funding-journalism/33368678.html"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3 media-block__title--25" title="'No Winners In Trade Wars': EU Foreign Policy Chief Tells RFE/RL"> 'No Winners In Trade Wars': EU Foreign Policy Chief Tells RFE/RL </h4> <p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaks with RFE/RL's Rikard Jozwiak on the sidelines of the April 2 European Parliament plenary in Strasbourg. </p> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="mb-grid archive-list__item"> <div class="media-block media-block--t-spac media-block--contain"> <a href="/a/33365170.html" class="img-wrap img-wrap--m img-wrap--block-mob img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float" title="'Made In CalifoMia': How Chinese Knock-Offs Of Western Brands Hit Balkan Shelves"> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"> <img src="https://gdb.rferl.org/3c83f50f-ea1a-408c-fc58-08dd5c87a9b6_cx7_cy22_cw72_w100_r1.jpeg" alt="The packaging for counterfeit iPod earbuds in a shop in Novi Sad, Serbia, featured multiple grammatical mistakes." /> </noscript> <img data-src="https://gdb.rferl.org/3c83f50f-ea1a-408c-fc58-08dd5c87a9b6_cx7_cy22_cw72_w66_r1.jpeg" src="" alt="The packaging for counterfeit iPod earbuds in a shop in Novi Sad, Serbia, featured multiple grammatical mistakes." class=""/> </div> </a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h-m media-block__content--full-mob media-block__content--h"> <span class="date date--mb date--size-3 date--mb-25" >April 01, 2025</span> <a href="/a/33365170.html"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3 media-block__title--25" title="'Made In CalifoMia': How Chinese Knock-Offs Of Western Brands Hit Balkan Shelves"> 'Made In CalifoMia': How Chinese Knock-Offs Of Western Brands Hit Balkan Shelves </h4> <p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">Amid China’s rising presence in the Balkans, a flood of Chinese-made goods masquerading as famous Western brands are pouring into the region.</p> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="mb-grid archive-list__item"> <div class="media-block media-block--t-spac media-block--contain"> <a href="/a/serbian-roof-dead-protesters-sonic-weapon-vucic/33355107.html" class="img-wrap img-wrap--m img-wrap--no-mob img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float" title="16th Person In Serbian Train Station Disaster Dies As Protesters Seek Explanation For 'Sonic Scare'"> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"> <img src="https://gdb.rferl.org/70699943-6c87-4399-f726-08dd5c87a9b6_w100_r1.jpg" alt="Serbian police demonstrate use of LRAD-450XL and LRAD-100X systems in, Belgrade, on March 19. " /> </noscript> <img data-src="https://gdb.rferl.org/70699943-6c87-4399-f726-08dd5c87a9b6_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="Serbian police demonstrate use of LRAD-450XL and LRAD-100X systems in, Belgrade, on March 19. " class=""/> </div> </a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h-m media-block__content--full-mob media-block__content--h"> <span class="date date--mb date--size-3 date--mb-25" >March 21, 2025</span> <a href="/a/serbian-roof-dead-protesters-sonic-weapon-vucic/33355107.html"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3 media-block__title--25" title="16th Person In Serbian Train Station Disaster Dies As Protesters Seek Explanation For 'Sonic Scare'"> 16th Person In Serbian Train Station Disaster Dies As Protesters Seek Explanation For 'Sonic Scare' </h4> <p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">A teen injured in the collapse of a roof at a train station in Serbia has died, becoming the 16th victim in the disaster that has pushed the prime minister out of office and sparked massive demonstrations against President Aleksandar Vucic and his government.</p> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="mb-grid archive-list__item"> <div class="media-block media-block--t-spac media-block--contain"> <a href="/a/serbia-protests-demonstrators-sonic-weapon-sound-cannon-vortex-earshot-vucic-belgrage-novi-sad/33351909.html" class="img-wrap img-wrap--m img-wrap--no-mob img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float" title="Was A Sonic Weapon Used On Student Protesters In Serbia?"> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"> <img src="https://gdb.rferl.org/9bdcfe0c-9cbd-498a-f69e-08dd5c87a9b6_cx11_cy2_cw76_w100_r1.jpg" alt="Sonic1GRAB" /> </noscript> <img data-src="https://gdb.rferl.org/9bdcfe0c-9cbd-498a-f69e-08dd5c87a9b6_cx11_cy2_cw76_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="Sonic1GRAB" class=""/> </div> <span class="ico ico-video ico--media-type"></span> </a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h-m media-block__content--full-mob media-block__content--h"> <span class="date date--mb date--size-3 date--mb-25" >March 18, 2025</span> <a href="/a/serbia-protests-demonstrators-sonic-weapon-sound-cannon-vortex-earshot-vucic-belgrage-novi-sad/33351909.html"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3 media-block__title--25" title="Was A Sonic Weapon Used On Student Protesters In Serbia?"> Was A Sonic Weapon Used On Student Protesters In Serbia? </h4> <p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">Student demonstrators who gathered in Belgrade on March 15 were panicked by a loud, strange sound some described as "creepy." The audio blast, which sent them scrambling for cover, has stirred speculation: A forensic analysis suggests it could have been a Vortex weapon. </p> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="mb-grid archive-list__item"> <div class="media-block media-block--t-spac media-block--contain"> <a href="/a/czech-eu-rfe-funding-europe-trump-cuts/33351645.html" class="img-wrap img-wrap--m img-wrap--no-mob img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float" title="EU Politicians Make Push For Radio Free Europe Funding After Trump Cuts "> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"> <img src="https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0aff-0242-3c6f-08dc2cbc9d82_cx0_cy0_cw99_w100_r1.jpg" alt="RFE/RL operates in 23 countries and 27 languages across Central and Eastern Europe, the Near East, and Central Asia." /> </noscript> <img data-src="https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0aff-0242-3c6f-08dc2cbc9d82_cx0_cy0_cw99_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="RFE/RL operates in 23 countries and 27 languages across Central and Eastern Europe, the Near East, and Central Asia." class=""/> </div> </a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h-m media-block__content--full-mob media-block__content--h"> <span class="date date--mb date--size-3 date--mb-25" >March 18, 2025</span> <a href="/a/czech-eu-rfe-funding-europe-trump-cuts/33351645.html"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3 media-block__title--25" title="EU Politicians Make Push For Radio Free Europe Funding After Trump Cuts "> EU Politicians Make Push For Radio Free Europe Funding After Trump Cuts </h4> <p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">European Union politicians said they are continuing their push into possible support for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty after the US government moved to cut the Prague-based broadcaster's funding amid concerns its closure would be a blow to pro-democracy media.</p> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="mb-grid archive-list__item"> <div class="media-block media-block--t-spac media-block--contain"> <a href="/a/tbilisi-budapest-bucharest-belgrade-protests-political-unrest-2025/33350353.html" class="img-wrap img-wrap--m img-wrap--no-mob img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float" title="What's Fueling Protests In Georgia, Hungary, Romania, And Serbia?"> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"> <img src="https://gdb.rferl.org/ba994522-6efd-4dcf-f03e-08dd5c87a9b6_cx0_cy8_cw0_w100_r1.jpg" alt="An anti-government protester take part in a demonstration in Tbilisi earlier this month. 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