Institutions and Oversight

Ratko Mladić, convicted of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, was buried in Belgrade with military honours on 7 September 2026, in the presence of five serving Serbian government ministers and the president's son. The European External Action Service, Ursula von der Leyen, António Costa, Roberta Metsola and Manfred Weber condemned the official support and the public glorification of a convicted war criminal, describing it as incompatible with the values underpinning Serbia's EU path. Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos had already called off her planned visit to Serbia.

The Government of Serbia adopted a proposal and forwarded it to the President of the Republic to dissolve the National Assembly and call elections for members of parliament. In the justification, Prime Minister Đuro Macut stated that electoral conditions and legislation had been additionally and significantly improved since the elections of 17 December 2023, particularly by taking ODIHR recommendations into account. The proposal does not itself call elections - that decision rests with the President, and elections would have to be called by 10 September for the announced date of 25 October to remain legally possible.

The SHARE Foundation published forensic findings confirming that at least 14 people in Serbia had been targeted with commercial spyware since the beginning of 2026: members of the student movement, opposition activists, one member of parliament and one local councillor. Analysis carried out with the Citizen Lab and the Amnesty International Security Lab identified Pegasus, delivered through a zero-click exploit, and a new version of the domestic NoviSpy. The MP among the targets, Radomir Lazović, said the server infrastructure led to the BIA. No state body responded to the findings.