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Things may get heated in Congress, but never do they fall apart like this. Opposition lawmakers in Serbia threw smoke grenades and tear gas at fellow parliamentarians in a show of opposition to the government and to express their support for current student protests. The demonstrations were a response to the collapse of a roof at a train station several months ago that killed 15 people and now threatens to bring down the country’s government. The attack took place during a legislative session after the ruling coalition, led by the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), approved the parliamentary agenda. As the...

Milos Vucevic resigns following mass anti-corruption demonstrations triggered by station roof collapse in which 15 died. “The resignation of the prime minister is too little, too late. This is now a major political crisis. It is growing every day. The tragedy at the train station was the trigger. “It is illustrative of all the problems that Serbia faces – institutions not doing their jobs, the government lying to people. There are issues about state capture and freedom of the media – it’s about all these things.”