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In August last year, the Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia issued conditions to Rio Tinto for the Jadar project, outlining what needed to be protected in the area and how this should be done. However, CINS obtained emails and other documents revealing that some experts opposed these conditions, arguing that they would not adequately protect the environment. The Acting Director ignored their objections and issued the conditions without making any changes, not even correcting typographical errors.

Family Care and Demography Minister Milica Đurđević Stamenkovski emphasizes in her biography that she obtained a degree in political science from the Faculty of Political Sciences. However, CINS can reveal that she never graduated from there.

Minister’s Education Background: Where Did Milica Đurđević Stamenkovski Graduate?

Family Care and Demography Minister Milica Đurđević Stamenkovski emphasizes in her biography that she obtained a degree in political science from the Faculty of Political Sciences. However, CINS can reveal that she never graduated from there.

Ilustracija: CINS/Zoran Miodrag

Serbian Progressive Party’s Mysterious 3-Million-Euro Purchase

In early 2022, three planes carrying goods worth nearly 3 million EUR landed in Belgrade. The ruling Serbian Progressive Party imported this merchandise, despite Serbian parties typically not importing goods from abroad. CINS and OCCRP uncover what lies behind this unusual import as well as ties between a controversial Romanian businessman and the company that exported the goods.

CINS reveals who is behind German and UK companies to which the Serbian Progressive Party paid 48 million RSD for the training of its members in 2022.

Who Is Behind the Companies That Trained SNS: An EU Mediator and Boris Johnson’s “Advisor”

CINS reveals who is behind German and UK companies to which the Serbian Progressive Party paid 48 million RSD for the training of its members in 2022.

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Renting in Belgrade: a burden for many

Analysis of almost 1,600 advertisements shows that flats in Belgrade are unaffordable for low-income earners and a major obstacle for people on an average wage.

Femicide in Serbia: Women least safe in their own home

More than 300 femicides have been recorded in Serbia over the last ten years, according to data published by the Autonomous Women’s Centre (AWC) in Belgrade. Most of the women were killed in their own homes, where they lived alone or with their partner.

Party Funds Database: SNS, the Financially Strongest Political Party in Serbia

CINS’s Party Funds database tracks all reported incomes and expenses of 40 political parties and citizens’ groups in Serbia over the past nine years. Here is what the data reveals.

When Citizens Can’t Identify Police: What Happened After Protests in Novi Sad

Last week, Mila Pajić and Doroteja Antić were interrogated for four hours, not knowing during that time who was questioning them or why. Actions by plainclothes police officers following last week’s protests have raised the question: How can citizens know who the police officers are?

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International Women's Day – 8 March – is an occasion to discuss whether men and women in Serbia are equal – and to what extent. According to data, men are more likely to hold leadership positions and earn more.

Graph: How Much Women Earn Compared to Men

International Women’s Day – 8 March – is an occasion to discuss whether men and women in Serbia are equal – and to what extent. According to data, men are more likely to hold leadership positions and earn more.

The quality of air in Serbia has been the subject of discussion for years, and it is no secret that the country is the worst in Europe in terms of premature pollution-related deaths. Recent satellite data accessed by Deutsche Welle in cooperation with the European Data Journalism Network is revealing.

What satellite data tells us about air quality in Serbia for the year 2023.

The quality of air in Serbia has been the subject of discussion for years, and it is no secret that the country is the worst in Europe in terms of premature pollution-related deaths. Recent satellite data accessed by Deutsche Welle in cooperation with the European Data Journalism Network is revealing.

The Center for Investigative Journalism of Serbia (CINS) monitors the development of coronavirus in Serbia and its impact on the lives of people. This is why, since the beginning of the epidemic, we publish official data on the number of people tested, confirmed new cases, hospitalized, people on respirators and deceased. Since we recorded a low number of new cases for couple of weeks in April 2022, from April 24, we will not publish data every day, but once a week.

Coronavirus in Serbia: Weekly Updates

The Center for Investigative Journalism of Serbia (CINS) monitors the development of coronavirus in Serbia and its impact on the lives of people. This is why, since the beginning of the epidemic, we publish official data on the number of people tested, confirmed new cases, hospitalized, people on respirators and deceased. Since we recorded a low number of new cases for couple of weeks in April 2022, from April 24, we will not publish data every day, but once a week.

More than 60 medical ventilators in Serbia are not operational, whereas the number of those that are is over 950, according to the Institute of Public Health Dr. Milan Jovanović Batut data CINS obtained yesterday. Relative to population size, the biggest quantities of this medical equipment, necessary during COVID-19 spread, are found in the South Banat and Belgrade districts, while the smallest quantities are in the Rasina, Jablanica and Mačva districts.

Coronavirus: See How Many Medical Ventilators There Are in Your Town

More than 60 medical ventilators in Serbia are not operational, whereas the number of those that are is over 950, according to the Institute of Public Health Dr. Milan Jovanović Batut data CINS obtained yesterday. Relative to population size, the biggest quantities of this medical equipment, necessary during COVID-19 spread, are found in the South Banat and Belgrade districts, while the smallest quantities are in the Rasina, Jablanica and Mačva districts.