AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoWildfires & firefighting tech: Serbia’s Interior Minister Ivica Dačić defended firefighters as “the pride of the nation,” saying bigger countries are doing worse and pointing to modern assets like Kamov and Super Puma firefighting helicopters, while also urging order around a planned Valjevo protest. Energy transition pressure: A Belgrade School of Electrical Engineering professor warned Serbia’s energy shift away from coal is possible by 2050, but needs major investment (USD 15–20bn) plus new storage and technologies like hydrogen, as low river levels disrupt fuel procurement. Danube drought reveals history: Record-low Danube water is exposing WWII German warships near Prahovo and even Roman-era Constantine Bridge foundations in Bulgaria, turning climate stress into a rare research opportunity for archaeologists and historians. Serbia’s EU track: Serbia aims to be ready for Schengen by end-2027, with a working group led by the Interior Ministry and funding via Western Balkans Growth Plan; the push also links to SEPA and expected US investment in energy, infrastructure, and high tech. Ukraine-Serbia diplomacy: Volodymyr Zelensky’s Belgrade visit is framed as a strategic signal in the war and in Serbia’s EU-Russia balancing act. Cyber/defense education: EUFOR STRATCOM delivered a regional youth academy presentation on peace-stability work in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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