Thousands of citizens joined the blockade that followed weeks of protests demanding accountability of the deadly accident in the northern city of Novi Sad that critics have blamed on rampant government corruption.

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, Prime Minister Miloš Vučević, and Speaker of the National Assembly Ana Brnabić addressed the public at 6 p.m. from the Palace of Serbia. Vučić stated that due to the situation following the collapse of a canopy in Novi Sad,

By Biagio Carrano The Serbia that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will encounter this coming Friday at the intergovernmental summit in Belgrade is a country in disarray, much like the remains of the collapsed canopy at the Novi Sad railway station.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty lauded the long-standing and historic ties between Egypt and Serbia during a meeting in Belgrade on Wednesday with Ana Brnabić,

During his visit, Abdelatty and Serbian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Aleksandar Martinović signed a memorandum of understanding on water resources cooperation at the Serbian government's headquarters, witnessed by Prime Minister Vučević. Abdelatty also met with Ana Brnabić, Speaker of the National Assembly of Serbia.