A public transport bus in Belgrade was seen transporting a large group of pro-government supporters near the Presidential Palace, commonly referred to as “Ćacilend,” according to a reporter from Danas.
The bus, an Otokar model, is owned by the company Transprodukt, confirmed Nikola Jovanović from the Center for Local Self-Government. The company’s owner is Svetlana Milanović.
Jovanović stated that the incident highlights the core issue of the privatization of Belgrade’s public transport, which he described as questionable and poorly managed.
“A large portion of the city’s transport privatization went to the BG Bus Prevoz consortium, within which Transprodukt operates. This consortium has been publicly linked to Zvonko Veselinović. Transprodukt also transported Serbs from Kosovo to yesterday’s pro-government rally in Belgrade,” Jovanović said.
Network of Companies and Family Ties
The BG Bus Prevoz consortium is led by Predrag Lovrić, whose company reportedly secured one of the most valuable public-private partnership deals in Belgrade’s public transport sector, according to Forbes Serbia.
The consortium includes around twenty member companies, many of which have previously been involved in providing public transport services in Belgrade. The city terminated a prior contract with the former consortium “Avala Plus 500” three and a half years before its expiration, but most of the same operators regained contracts after joining the new consortium.
One of the companies, C&LC Group, managed by Milorad Lovrić, the father of Predrag Lovrić, illustrates how BG Bus Prevoz and C&LC are family-linked entities, Forbes noted.
Official records show C&LC is fully owned by Jasmina Savić, founded in 2009 and primarily engaged in road and highway construction.
Ties to the Veselinović Brothers
Forbes Serbia also reported connections between Predrag Lovrić and the Veselinović brothers, Zvonko and Žarko, well-known Serbian businessmen.
According to publicly available data, Lovrić co-owns the company Meteor 017, holding 50% ownership, while the other half belongs to Vladan Milanović, director of Betonjerka Aleksinac — a firm owned by Inkop, which is controlled by the Veselinović brothers.
These findings further strengthen suspicions about business and political ties surrounding public transport operations and government-organized gatherings in Serbia.
