Serbia

Wartime Croatian Serb rebel leader Goran Hadzic Monday appeared before a UN war crimes court judge but declined to enter a plea on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule has stated that, by fulfilling its obligations to the Hague Tribunal, Serbia has got closer to the EU candidate status. However, said he, Belgrade must commit to other political reforms and improve relations with Kosovo before receiving the green light.

The government in Priština this week introduced a ten-percent tax on goods coming from Bosnia-Herzegovina, prompting this country to react. Sarajevo said it would file a complaint with the regional free trade organization CEFTA.

Croatian President Ivo Josipović says it would make sense if Hague indictee Goran Hadžić was tried in Croatia, the country “where he had committed the crimes”. When asked if Croatia would ask for Hadžić to be extradited to that country and whether that was possible, Josipović said that relevant rules …

After briefly meeting his lover and their child on Friday morning, the arrested war-crimes suspect was expected to pay a short visit to his mother in Novi Sad before leaving for The Hague. Croatian Serb war crimes suspect Goran Hadzic was due to leave

Belgrade politicians say that they expect the EU to force Kosovo to cancel a decision blocking imports of goods from Serbia. Serbia has condemned Kosovo’s decision to block imports of goods with Serbian custom stamps as a provocation, saying

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed on Wednesday the arrest of Hague indictee Goran Hadžić. Ban commended Serbian President Boris Tadić and the Serbian authorities

Kosovo’s government took decision to put embargo on Serbian goods import, media in Pristine announced. The decision has been taken as reciprocal measure, because Belgrade doesn’t recognizes Kosovo’s customs hallmarks. Kosovo’s government imposed 10% customs duty on goods from Bosnia and Herzegovina, because Sarajevo also repudiates customs hallmarks.

Croatia’s Prime Minster Jadranka Kosor on Wednesday hailed the arrest of fugitive Goran Hadzic, accused over massacres and deportations in her country during its 1991-1995 war of independence.

Serbian President announces the arrest of Serbia’s last remaining UN-indicted war crimes suspect, the former leader of the Croatian Serbs, Goran Hadzic. Goran Hadzic was arrested at 8.24am, Serbia’s President, Boris Tadic, told