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Belgrade suspends major city projects amid corruption suspicions, calls for transparent procurement

Nikola Jovanović, director of the Center for Local Self-Government, stated that all major procurements and projects under Belgrade city jurisdiction have been halted amid corruption suspicions. He noted that in May, the city abandoned the tender for 100 new trams because it was clearly tailored for the Romanian manufacturer Astra. In June, the tender for 300 gas buses was also rejected, as it appeared to favor a Chinese factory. Additionally, tenders for the administration building at the new main bus…