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Serbian Farmers Block Roads Demanding Subsidies and Resignations

2/24/2026

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Thousands of Serbian farmers blocked roads with tractors on February 24, 2026, to demand higher subsidies and temporary tariffs on imports.
Protests began in southwest Serbia two weeks earlier.
The demonstrations spread to 42 locations.
Agriculture Minister Dragan Glamocic says farmers did not attend talks to improve the milk market.
The protests form part of broader anti-government demonstrations, with some farmers calling for President Aleksandar Vucic's resignation.

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Thousands of Serbian farmers blocked roads with tractors on February 24, 2026, to demand higher subsidies and temporary tariffs on imports.
Protests began in southwest Serbia two weeks earlier.
The demonstrations spread to 42 locations.
Agriculture Minister Dragan Glamocic says farmers did not attend talks to improve the milk market.
The protests form part of broader anti-government demonstrations, with some farmers calling for President Aleksandar Vucic's resignation.