AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoBalkan Protests Escalate: Serbia’s president Aleksandar Vucic has moved to disrupt a student anti-government rally by stopping trains into Belgrade and closing key roads ahead of Saturday’s 7 p.m. protest at Slavija Square, after earlier reports of a bomb scare on rail lines. Regional Politics: At the same time, Vucic is backing a pro-Serb rally in North Macedonia’s Kumanovo, with opposition figures alleging government-linked orchestration. North Macedonia Security: Skopje is also dealing with a spy scandal after prosecutors opened an investigation into an IT worker in the president’s office accused of copying secret data for a foreign intelligence service. Culture & Identity: Bulgaria marks May 24 with Cyril and Methodius celebrations, while Bulgarian officials in Rome paid respects at Cyrillic-related memorial sites. Local Economy: North Macedonia’s government approved a draft law on games of chance that will redirect 3% of levies to the Film Agency, reviving funding for domestic production.
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