Three Croatian citizens expelled in three days: Croatia Ambassador to BBC – BBC News in Serbian
The decision of the Serbian authorities to expel Croatia’s citizen of Arien Stojanović Ivković, which has been living with his wife and child in Belgrade for 12 years, where he works – is not the only one.
In the last three days, we had three such cases, says Hidajet Biscevic, Croatian Ambassador in Belgrade, in a conversation for BBC in Serbian.
« I’m pretty worried, above all, for the frequency of those things.
« The solution must be left by the representative of the Chamber of Commerce, which is also presented to the official representative of a Croatian institution, » said Biscevic.
In the last three months, a total of 15 citizens of this country were expelled from Serbia, later Biščević Beta Agency said.
In the official document received by Stojanović Ivković published in the media, as the reason for the abolition of temporary residence, an assessment was given to represent « unacceptable security risk ».
With leaving the country within seven days, entry into Serbia is banned for one year – until 8. April 2026.
The alleged and unofficial cause of this decision is that Stojanović Ivković was on several Student protestswhere they are looking for the determination of responsibility for the fall of the canopy in Novi Sad 1. November 2024, in which 16 people were killed.
From the Ministry of Interior of Serbia (MUP) until the moment of publication of the text, they did not answer the questions of the BBC journalist in Serbian about the reasons for the expulsion of the Croatian citizen.
The official Croatian policy and the state was « absolutely restrained about all events in the last four months in Serbia, » said Ambassador.
« No Croatian institution has done anything that could be interpreted as interference in Serbia’s internal affairs, » Biscevic points out.
Even Croatian citizens are recommended that they travel to Serbia with increased caution and to stay out of « participation in any public gatherings, » he emphasizes.
Due to the expulsion of three Croatian citizens, they are preparing a new protest note, adds, which they sent after The expulsions of five Croatian citizens from Serbia in January.
Representatives of the Serbian authorities, primarily President Aleksandar Vučić, repeatedly stated that foreign services participate in the organization of protest in Serbia, calling them a « colored revolution ».
It is especially pointed out Croatian intelligence service.
The European Parliament is in the meantime sharp condemned Arrests and expulsions from Serbia Citizens of the European Union, whose Croatia is a member since 2013. years.
Case Aryen: What happened?
Stojanović Ivković was 8. April received the invitation of the Inspector of the Administration for foreigners to the Ministry of the Interior to come to the police premises, writes n1.
They assured that everything was fine with her stay in Serbia.
In the capital of Serbia, it lived for 12 years without any problems.
She graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade and today works in an insurance company to assess damage caused by bodily injuries.
Her husband is a Serbian citizen and her life, as he says, comes down to work, kindergarten, a minor child, family and some departure to the student protest.
When she came to the police that day, a solution was delivered to her earlierly approved temporary residence and prohibits entry into Serbia for a year.
This stopped her work visa.
Stojanovic Ivkovic says that students supported not only on the street, but also on social networks.
As a doctor condemned the entry of Vučić in an intensive care unit and touching without gloves injured in the Kočani 16. March. March. Marta.
In one of the largest tragedies in the history of Northern Macedonia and the region, There was more than 60 people in the night club fire.
Several injured also transferred in Belgrade, where Vučić visited them, followed by numerous cameras, The students, what they were criticized, for determining responsibility for that.
Stojanovic Ivkovic, meanwhile, addressed the Hrvatska Embassy, and announced an appeal against the decision of the Serbian authorities, but it does not delay the execution of the residence.
« Maybe I’ll be out of work, I may need to take a child with me, which means he won’t see the father, go to kindergarten, » She said for N1.
The dimension of the « destruction of the family » in that case is « terrifying », Bisčević is considered.
« About that, of course, no one takes care, » he adds.
The BBC journalist contacted Stojanović Ivković, but she asked not to comment on the case for now until consulted with a lawyer.
Who is everything expelled?
At the end of January 2025, five Croatian nationals were expelled from Serbia, as well as eight other foreigners who participated in the economic workshop for NGOs.
In the solution, which received participants from Croatia, after a multi-hour testing and delivery of a document on Cyrillic, which was to sign, the reasons for deportation « Protection of Security of the Republic of Serbia and its citizens ».
Croatia also sent the Protest Note to Croatia.
After that incident, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a recommendation to Croatian citizens to dispose of travel to Serbia that are not necessary.
« We have made extra effort to say, let’s warn and discourage our people who may also want to come here and participate in protests, » says Ambassador Biscevic.
« Croatia is a democratic society. We can warn people ‘Don’t do this, but no one is able to prohibit attitudes on social networks. »
Authorities in Serbia want to provoke the deterioration of relations with Croatia, which « turn the reflector from some domestic issues » and « animated part of the Serbian society, which still lives in the 1990s, » he evaluates.
Tona Picula Court of Europe for 2023. and 2024. year, adopted by the Foreign Policy Committee of the European Parliament, is supplemented by the amendments to which they are sharply condemned, How is it statedillegal arrests and expulsion of EU citizens from Serbia.
The previously convicted II expulsion of nationals of the European Union countries during January.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia then saw the accusations from Croatia as « inappropriate », claiming that they « grow into absurdities ».
The competent authorities in Belgrade « treated Croatian citizens in accordance with legal procedures and international practice, » they said.
« Other citizens are welcome guests of Serbia, » they said.
On the occasion of the case Stojanović Ivković, Serbian officials have not been announced so far.
« When cyclists passed through Vienna, half the city was greeted by applause, and I did not notice that the measures were taken against Austrian citizens here, » Biscevic believed.
Croatian media reported to RTL television team before the Great Student Protest 15. Marta in Belgrade It is not allowed to enter Serbia.
A negative security assessment is mentioned as a reason.
« The truth cannot stop state borders, and the powers fearing truth is not a democratic government, » wrote It was then on the social networks of Picula, the rapporteur of the European Parliament for Serbia.
In the meantime is an Italian citizen David Martelo, who played the piano on a recent protest in Nis, also had to leave Serbia.
Severina case
Great attention in Serbia and Croatia during 2024. A case of Sešerina Vučković was also caused by the Supčetača.
When she started on the performance in Serbia, she was stopped at the border, where he was then anxious about numerous issues from the past – Srebrenica and Storm to Jasenovac.
One of the questions was also « why she supported demonstrations against Lithium and wrote that it was Serbia she loves, » she pointed out.
« I tried to explain several times that everyone has the right to opinion, and that the verbal delinquitation was abolished with the abolition of communism, » Vuckovic published on Instagram Profile.
The question is just « verbal delinquitation« Former Article 133 of the Criminal Code of the SFR Yugoslavia, based on which those who talked or written against the state and the system, became topic for more than three decades as it was abolished in states in the establishment of the Socialist Federation.
The Minister of Police, Ivica Dacic quickly stated that he would ask for « the abolition of lists, when the verbal parties were in question. »
However, the Deputy Prime Minister in the Technical Mandate Aleksandar Vulin said that as Minister of Police and the Director of the Security-Information Agency (BIA) « by law and conscience did the lists of those who are not welcome to Serbia ».
Since then, Vuckovic continued to criticize the current authorities in Serbia and President Vučić.
She also publicly supported student protests, which also paid for songs on concerts.
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