Tomislav Mercep, a Croatian former assistant interior minister, is to stand trial for war crimes on February 10 at Zagreb County Court, the court announced. The indictment charges Mercep with responsibility for the killing of 43 civilians
Read More »Hashim Thaci says he is ready to meet Serbian President
Hashim Thaci said recently that he is ready to meet with Serbian President Boris Tadić. The meeting, he said, should focus on all the problems that weigh on relations between Kosovo and Serbia.
Read More »Leaders of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia meet to discuss prosecution of war crimes
Leaders of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia meet today to discuss trilateral agreement on the prosecution of war crimes. Heads of state of three countries are to meet today to examine
Read More »EU ambassador to Belgrade expects Serbia to get candidate status in March
The EU ambassador in Belgrade expects Serbia to be granted candidate status at the upcoming EU heads of state meeting in March. “The conditions for EU membership candidate status that Serbia needs to fulfill are clear and achievable,” Degert said
Read More »Serbian deputy PM: a common approach with the United States is needed on Kosovo
It is necessary for Serbia and the U.S., as traditional allies, to find a common approach to the Kosovo issue, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dačić says. Dačić, who will attend the 2012 Prayer Breakfast in Washington, said he
Read More »IMF delegation visits Serbia for discussions
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation will arrive in Belgrade on Thursday. The talks between the representatives of the IMF mission and the Serbian
Read More »Bosnia not decided yet on support for Serbian FM for UNGA
Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić’s bid for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) chairman has not yet been debated by officials in Sarajevo. This is according to Bosnia-Herzegovina Assistant Foreign Minister Ana Trišić-Babić.
Read More »Kosovo wants Salustro to testify in Limaj case
Kosovo’s ruling party backs calls by Fatmir Limaj’s lawyers for EULEX prosecutor Maurizio Salustro to be stripped of immunity and made to testify. The ruling Democratic Party of Kosovo, PDK, said the European Union Rule of Law Mission, EULEX, should
Read More »Greece backs Serbia’s EU integration
Greek Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas says Athens is a proponent of Serbia’s EU accession and that slowing down of the process would be EU’s strategic mistake. “Greece has been a consistent and loyal proponent of Serbia’s EU accession and we believe
Read More »Croatian FM urges for bilateral cooperation with Serbia on lawsuits
Croat FM Vesna Pusić said on Tuesday Serbia and Croatia could discuss withdrawals of genocide lawsuits if they first resolved whatever they could bilaterally. “That refers to stolen property, missing persons and war crimes cases,” she explained.
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