The UN Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises conducted a visit to Serbia from 6 to 15 October 2025. In their report, they recommended that Serbia “amend or withdraw the special legal framework governing EXPO 2027” due to its impact on transparency, accountability, public procurement safeguards,…
A regulation adopted by the Serbian Ministry of Education for the 2026/27 elementary school year formally incorporates Belgrade EXPO 2027 into the official school planning framework. Article 9 of this regulation requires every primary school to include a one-day student visit to EXPO in its annual work plan for the period between 17 May and…
Introduction The UN Working Group’s report presents Expo 2027 as a major governance concern, not because the event itself is inherently problematic, but because it is being advanced through exceptional legal and administrative arrangements that weaken ordinary safeguards. In particular, the report shows how a flagship project can proceed with limited transparency, reduced public participation,…
On May 21st 2026, the German Federal Government published its official response to a parliamentary inquiry submitted by Die Linke, covering 32 questions concerning legal violations, corruption, procurement irregularities, safety risks, and environmental concerns related to EXPO 2027 Belgrade. The response confirms that the German government is aware of the Formal Notice submitted by Serbian…
On May 11th, 2026, sixteen Members of the German parliament submitted a Kleine Anfrage (minor interpellation (inquiry)) raising 32 questions to the German government on legal infringement, corruption and security risks associated with EXPO 2027 Belgrade and the consequences for German participation. A Kleine Anfrage is a formal parliamentary scrutiny instrument that allows at least 5% of…
March, 2026 Link to the original article: https://forbes.n1info.rs/biznis/propisi/sta-su-predstavnici-zemalja-ucesnica-ekspa-odgovorili-na-pitanje-forbes-srbija-o-bezbednosti-objekata/ Photo: Forbes Serbia Were we lost in translation, did they rely entirely on the host and the International Bureau of Exhibitions (BIE) or were they not the right people for that question, only the representatives of individual countries participating in the EXPO 2027 event had very diverse…
Balkan Courier | July, 2025 Link to the original article: https://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/Serbie-EXPO-2027-anatomie-d-un-scandale-urbanistique-et-environnemental Every day, excavators disfigure Belgrade in preparation for EXPO 2027, the specialized exhibition that the Serbian capital is preparing to host with great fanfare. Students and experts are scrambling to unravel the legal, environmental, and economic implications of this colossal project with its vague outlines. Anatomy…
Apr 1, 2026 Link to the original reference: https://forbes.n1info.rs/biznis/propisi/otkrivamo-na-ekspo-dosad-otkriveno-56-neprijavljenih-radnika-i-tri-slucaja-povreda-ovo-su-kompanije-i-preduzetnici-zateceni-u-prekrsaju/ Photo: Forbes Serbia The labor inspectorate found violations of regulations by 16 entrepreneurs and companies engaged in the Expo 2027 construction site and discovered more than 50 workers who were working “on the black” at the time of the inspection. In addition, the inspection had to…
Radar, September 2025 Link to original article: https://radar.nova.rs/ekonomija/cena-srpske-pruge-kinezi-rusi/ So far, each kilometer of railway from Novi Sad to Kelebija has been paid 11.6 million, from Belgrade to Stara Pazova 13.8 million, and from Stara Pazova to Novi Sad as much as 14.9 million dollars. Even that was not enough, because the government planned to continue…
Radar, December 2025 Link to the original article: https://radar.nova.rs/ekonomija/kineske-investicije-a-dug-srpski/ Only three major players, CCCC, CRIC and CRBC, are engaged in projects worth more than 10 billion euros. They tied Serbia to Exim Bank, which finances these works, and then part of that money ends up in the accounts of companies whose owners are close to…
