Serb President Wavers on Virus Curfew After Violent Protests

  • President Vucic wavers on curfew after violence in Belgrade
  • Serbia ready for tough talks brokered by EU, Vucic Says

People wait outside a medical clinic in Belgrade on June 24.

Photographer: Oliver Bunic/AFP via Getty Images

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Serbia’s president appeared to backtrack on a plan to impose a virus lockdown in Belgrade this weekend after the announcement of a 59-hour curfew triggered violent street protests.

Aleksandar Vucic accused what he called “opponents” at home and abroad of instigating violence to weaken his country’s position ahead of European Union-brokered talksBloomberg Terminal with Kosovo as a second day of clashes with police rocked the capial.