The Serbian Parliament urgently passed amendments to the Planning and Construction Law, paving the way for the construction of an elite complex on the site of the destroyed General Staff building of the Yugoslav Army in central Belgrade. The ruling majority voted in favor of the project, while the opposition boycotted the session.

The building, damaged by NATO airstrikes in 1999, remained untouched for over 25 years as a symbol of the bombing's victims and a masterpiece of Yugoslav modernism. Now, a mixed-use development with a luxury hotel will take its place. The investor is Kushner Companies, owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

"This will further increase anti-government sentiment.", the analyst warned.

Opposition MPs have accused the authorities of "selling out national memory." Protests in Belgrade have already attracted thousands of people demanding a referendum on the fate of the site.