Wartime Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic on Monday, refused to enter a plea to charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity and was removed from the courtroom for unruly behavior. It was his second appearance before the United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. According …
Read More »Belgrade team chief negotiator defends agreements
Serbia has not made a single step toward recognizing Kosovo as independent, says Borislav Stefanović, who represents Belgrade in the ongoing Kosovo talks. All solutions brought in Brussels respect that position, he said.
Read More »Kosovo’s chief negotiator: Belgrade-Pristina deal is important to people
Belgrade and Pristina have reached important agreements which will affect people’s life, said Edita Tahiri, head of Kosovo’s negotiating team. The fifth round of the Serbian-Kosovan dialog finished on Friday in Brussels. Negotiators agreed to enable the free
Read More »First Belgrade-Pristina agreement provokes reactions on both sides
The agreement reached by the negotiating teams of Serbia and Kosovo has provoked stormy reactions in Belgrade and Pristina.
Read More »Mladic demands to choose his own lawyers, threatens with boycott
Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb military leader, has threatened he would not attend the plea hearing on Monday, demanding to be able to choose his own lawyers. He wants to be represented by Belgrade-based attorney Milos Salic and another Russian lawyer, but
Read More »Saturday negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina to focus on freedom of movement
A new round of negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina, expected on Saturday, may result in agreements on greater freedom of movement between the two estranged countries. The fifth round of Belgrade-Pristina talks is likely to result in closure of a chapter on freedom of movement between the two peoples.
Read More »Serbia demands that UN should investigate Kosovo organ trafficking allegations
Serbia is continuing to demand that the UN Security Council establish its own independent investigation into human organ-trafficking in the Kosovo war. Serbia will “continue asking the Security Council to adopt a decision enabling the organization
Read More »Serbian Deputy PM: almost all Hague conditions were fulfilled
Serbian Deputy PM Božidar Đelić welcomed the decision of the Dutch Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee to initiate the process of ratification of SAA between Serbia and the EU. The move is very important for Serbia’s negotiations with the EU, the Serbian deputy PM in charge of EU integration said on …
Read More »Bulgaria backs Serbia’s EU entry
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has told Serbian President Boris Tadic that Belgrade can rely on Bulgaria’s support for starting and holding EU accession negotiations. The two officials talked on Thursday during a summit of Southeast European Cooperation Process on the Montenegrin island of Sveti Stefan. “This support is extremely …
Read More »Dutch parliament gives green light for SAA ratification
The Dutch parliament’s European Affairs Committee approved the ratification of Serbia’s Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU. This is according to MP Henk Jan Ormel.
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