site.btaForeign Ministry: A Section of E75 Road in Serbia Will Be Blocked on Monday

The Bulgarian Fofreign Ministry has issued an advisory that a section of the international road E75 in of Serbia will be blocked on Monday. The blockade is expected to be at the Autokomanda road junction in Belgrade, as part of ongoing protests and will last for at least 24 hours. Spontaneous blockades of other road sections in Serbia are possible without prior notice.

Bulgarian citizens and road hauliers transiting through Belgrade should use the Belgrade bypass, exiting the motorway at Bubanj Potok and joining the motorways to Zagreb and Budapest at the Dobanovci interchange, the Ministry recommends.

Bulgarian citizens can contact the Bulgarian Embassy in Belgrade at +381 11 36 13 980; +381 11 36 13 990, as well as by email at Embassy.Belgrade@mfa.bg consulate.belgrade@mfa.bg. The Consulate General of Bulgaria in Nis can be contacted at +381 18 516 800; +381 668 408 066; +381 66 840 80 62 and by email at Consulate.Nish@mfa.bg.

Alerts and requests for assistance in disaster situations of Bulgarian citizens are also accepted around the clock on the telephone lines of the Situation Centre Directorate: +359 2 948 24 04; +359 2 971 38 56 or by email: crisis@mfa.bg.

On Friday, January 24, thousands of Serbians refused to go to work and took to the streets to support the students' call for a general strike. The protests in Serbia began after 15 people died on November 1 2024 due to a collapsed railway station canopy in Novi Sad.