Overview
- Tens of thousands joined a solemn anniversary commemoration for the 16 victims of the Novi Sad station collapse, with students unveiling a banner on Petrovaradin Fortress.
- Student organizers led multi-day star marches that drew nationwide participation despite disrupted rail and bus services and reported road obstructions.
- President Aleksandar Vučić expressed regret over past remarks about protesters and offered to talk, but student groups and bereaved families dismissed the move and pressed for early elections.
- Dijana Hrka, mother of one victim, began a hunger strike outside parliament, and supporters announced a star-walk to Belgrade in solidarity.
- EU pressure has mounted after an October European Parliament resolution citing an escalation of repression, with the European Commission’s report due Tuesday possibly unfavorable as sanctions on NIS, falling investment and high inflation weigh on Serbia’s economy.