According to Serbian Economist, Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air has stated that changes to Serbian aviation legislation could force the company to close its Belgrade hub as early as November 2026.
The carrier believes that the new rules could restrict competition in favor of Air Serbia and contradict Serbia’s obligations within the European Common Aviation Area.
Wizz Air has been operating in Serbia since 2010. According to the company, it has carried over 14 million passengers during this time and currently serves 29 routes to 26 European cities. If the base is closed, more than 150 jobs in aviation and related jobs in tourism, the hotel industry, and airport services will be at risk.
The Serbian aviation regulator rejects the allegations. The Directorate of Civil Aviation of Serbia states that no airline is prohibited from operating flights between Serbia and the EU, and that the new rules merely clarify the regulatory framework and apply equally to all carriers.
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KAN Development, in partnership with the “A+” Educational Holding, has opened a large-scale, innovative educational complex at the Respublika residential complex, according to the developer’s press office.
Respublika STEAM School is a modern school-style campus with infrastructure comparable to that of a university: a three-story atrium with an amphitheater, laboratories, a makerspace, a swimming pool, sports halls, a media library, open spaces for teamwork, and a modern shelter. The building covers an area of 26,300 square meters and is designed to accommodate 1,120 students.
The A+ Educational Holding brings together educational projects offering preschool, school, and extracurricular education for children aged 1 to 19. As reported, KAN Development is investing $80 million in the construction of a school in the “Respublika” residential complex and a school on McKenna Street in Kyiv. In total, the educational institutions are designed to accommodate 2,000 students. Respublika STEAM School will become the holding’s 16th educational institution.
KAN Development was founded in 2001. The company’s portfolio includes Ocean Plaza, Respublika Park, Tetris Hall, Central Park, Comfort Town, “Faina Town,” Respublika, IQ Business Center, and 101 Tower. Over more than 20 years in the market, KAN Development has created over 3 million square meters of residential, retail, and commercial real estate. The company is also actively developing its own network of educational institutions, “A+”.
According to Serbian Economist, the Ukrainian short film “Tvoja kuća je i moja kuća” / “Your Home Is My Home” by director Denis Kireev has been selected for the competition program of the first U30 Film Festival, which will take place June 4–7, 2026, at the Belgrade Youth Center.
According to the festival program, the Ukrainian film will be screened on June 6 as part of the competition block, with screenings beginning at 6:00 p.m.
The U30 Film Festival is a new international short film festival dedicated to young filmmakers. The festival’s name reflects two key criteria of the program: films must not exceed 30 minutes in length, and projects must represent the younger generation of filmmakers, specifically those under 30 years of age.
The competition program of the first festival will feature 11 films from Serbia, Montenegro, Spain, Ukraine, and Poland.
The program brings together narrative, documentary, and animated works of various genres and approaches.
In addition to the competition program, the organizers have arranged for audiences to meet with the filmmakers after the screenings. On the final day of the festival, there will be a retrospective of short fiction films by Serbian director Danilo Stanimirović, a member of the jury for the first U30 Film Festival, after which the jury will announce the festival’s best film.
Admission to all festival programs is free; however, due to limited seating capacity, visitors must obtain free passes in the central lobby of the Youth Center one hour before the start of the program.
BELGRADE, Denis Kireev, short films, U30 Film Festival, Ukrainian cinema
From June 4 to 17, 2026, at the 74th “Ukrainian Collectible Art” auction, the Goldens Auction House will present a selection covering more than a century of the artistic process — from academic painting of the late 19th century to landmark names of contemporary Ukrainian art. The auction catalogue forms a holistic cross-section of the development of the Ukrainian art school, demonstrating the continuity of generations, the diversity of artistic environments and the evolution of plastic language.
The auction selection combines painting, graphics, sculpture and decorative art, emphasizing not only the artistic but also the collectible value of the works. A significant part of the works has an exhibition and publication history, while individual works are rare examples of early or little-known periods in the artists’ creative work.
The Transcarpathian art school at the current auction is represented by works by Adalbert Erdeli, Andriy Kotska and Ferenc Seman — artists who formed the unique coloristic tradition of Transcarpathian painting. The Lviv artistic environment is revealed through works by Roman and Margit Selsky, Henrietta Levytska, associated with modernist searches and the unofficial culture of the second half of the 20th century.
The selection also includes works by Mykola Hlushchenko, Oleksiy Shovkunenko, Tetiana Yablonska, Viktor Malynka, Tetiana Holembiievska — artists whose creative work shaped the intellectual and plastic landscape of Ukrainian art of the 1960s–1980s.
The selection is complemented by works of classics of the late 19th — first half of the 20th century, representing early modernism in Ukrainian art, as well as works by authors who shaped the Ukrainian artistic process in the context of European artistic trends. Among them are works by Joseph Krachkovsky, Oleksandr Haush, David Burliuk, Mané-Katz, Vasyl Khmeliuk.
An important body of the selection also consists of works by artists of “unofficial art”: Ihor Hryhoriev, Viktor Zaretsky, Henrietta Levytska, Anatoliy Lymariev, Margit Selska, as well as artists of the 1990s, the generation of transavant-garde and current art of independent Ukraine: Serafym Charkin, Petro Lebedynets, Volodymyr Makarenko, Eduard Prykhodko, Liudmyla Mieshkova, Vitaliy Buihashev, Oleh Holosiy, Vlada Ralko, Roman Minin.
Among the top lots of the auction are “By the Church” from the 1930s by Adalbert Erdeli, “Portrait” from the 1960s by Margit Selska, “Beach. Uyutne. Crimea” (1961) by Roman Selsky, “Evening in Palanga” (1973–1975) by Ihor Hryhoriev, “Flowers” (1974) by Mykola Hlushchenko, “Lights of the Highway” (1990) by Viktor Zaretsky, “The Beautiful Monkey Was Catching Little Sparrows, One of Them She Was Catching…” (1991) by Maria Prymachenko, “Waterfall” (1992) by Ferenc Seman, “Evening Light” (1993) by Vlada Ralko, “And the Night Was Bright” (2002) by Ivan Marchuk.
The pre-auction exhibition will run from June 4 to 17, 2026, in the space of the Goldens Auction House, as well as — for viewing — online on the website www.gs-art.com. For questions regarding registration and participation in the auction, please contact tel.: +38 050 462 95 32 or register on the website to be able to place online bids independently.
The final stage of bidding will begin with the sequential closing of lots — on June 17 (Wednesday) at 19:00 online on the website www.gs-art.com.
Schedule of the exhibition and online auction:
June 04–17, 2026
12:00–19:00
Open every day.
Admission to the exhibition is free.
Address: Kyiv, 4 Leonida Pervomaiskoho St.
GOLDENS Auction House
According to data from the National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting and the Register of Media Entities, there are currently nearly 7,000 active media licenses in Ukraine. 53% of all media outlets in Ukraine are print media. There are also record-holders: one media owner holds 119 media outlets, and the largest company holds 71 media licenses. A third of media outlets are registered in the Kyiv region.
There are currently 6,995 valid media licenses in Ukraine, not counting suspended ones. Most of them belong to Ukrainian companies and individuals, and only 42 belong to foreign TV channels and radio stations.
In total, there are 3,160 media owners listed in the Registry, 10 of whom are foreign.
We are monitoring changes on the page Registry of Media Entities.
The record holder among legal entities for the number of active media licenses is Ihor Trill: 119 licenses. He is the founder of the Diana Plus publishing house, which has been operating for over 20 years and produces print newspapers and magazines. Second place goes to Taras Khotymchuk with 85 licenses—the founder of the regional weekly Tviy Vybir, as well as the t1.ua portal. Also in the top five are Oksana Tanasychuk (53 licenses), who is also associated with the Diana Plus publishing house, Andriy Lobachov (49)—owner of the publishing house Kuzya, which specializes in children’s educational publications—and Pavlo Khotymchuk (46), who owns the weekly “You and Me, and the Whole Family” and others.
Among companies, the figures are somewhat more modest. Thus, the largest holder of media licenses is Art-Kompleks Publishing House with 71 licenses. The company has specialized in crossword puzzles and children’s publications for over 25 years. Next is Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv with 61 licenses, which publishes university bulletins and specialized publications for students. Following is Editorial Systems with 53 licenses. The company specializes in publishing regional newspapers on various topics. In fourth place is Ivan Franko National University of Lviv with 50 licenses, which also publishes university bulletins and specialized publications. Rounding out the top five is Public Broadcasting with 45 licenses.
The company brings together national television channels (including “Pershyi,” “Suspilne Kultura,” and “Suspilne Sport”), radio stations (“Ukrainian Radio,” “Radio Promin,” and “Radio Kultura”), and digital platforms.
At the same time, media licenses are also held by companies whose primary business is far removed from journalism. For example, among media owners, one can find Energoatom, Epicenter K, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, and a number of other large enterprises.
The list of major players also includes those well-known to Ukrainians as media services. In particular, MEGOGO holds 11 licenses, and the bookmaker VBET Ukraine holds 10.
One in three companies or sole proprietorships with media assets is registered in the Kyiv region—1,107 owners. They are followed by Lviv Oblast (207 entities), Odesa Oblast (200), Kharkiv Oblast (170), and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (164).
Among foreign media outlets, broadcasters from the United Kingdom, Gibraltar, and the United States are the most common.
More than half of all registrants are print media: 1,675 companies or sole proprietorships. Another 27% are online media—870. Rounding out the top three are audiovisual service providers: 309 companies or sole proprietorships (9.8%). These include platforms and services that provide access to media content via the internet (e.g., Megogo, Sweet.tv, Kyivstar TV), cable operators, and satellite operators (e.g., Viasat, Xtra TV). It is worth noting that a single registrant may hold multiple types of licenses.
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Vehicle traffic through the “Solotvyno–Sighetu Marmatiei” checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Romanian border will be temporarily suspended from June 8 to 17, 2026, the State Customs Service of Ukraine (SCSU) reported.
It is noted that the restrictions will be in effect daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
“According to information from the Romanian side, the closure is related to infrastructure work on the historic bridge across the Tisa River,” the SCS added.
At the same time, during this period, pedestrian traffic through the checkpoint will continue as usual.
The SCS asks citizens and carriers providing passenger transportation to take this information into account when planning their trips and, if necessary, to choose alternative border crossing routes.
