Eurasia Press & News
A court in Belgrade is set to consider an appeal against the extradition of Ratko Mladic after it received the motion on Tuesday. Serbia’s Deputy War Crimes Prosecutor Bruno Vekaric said that the Special Court for War Crimes had received the appeal on Tuesday, and a three-member chamber would now …
Read More »After Mladic’s arrest, Goran Hadzic is now Serbia’s priority
The arrest of Ratko Mladic shifts the spotlight to Goran Hadzic, who is now the most wanted man in the Balkans. Serbian Deputy War Crimes Prosecutor Bruno Vekaric said that search for Hadzic is now the country’s priority, explaining that Serbia will not stop until Goran Hadzic is captured.
Read More »No discussions on partition of Kosovo
Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga is downplaying the possibility of discussing any partition of Kosovo in ongoing talks with Serbia. Jahjaga was speaking at the Pristina airport Sunday (May 29th) as she returned from the Warsaw
Read More »URS to file petition in support of decentralising Serbia
The United Regions of Serbia (URS) will submit a petition Monday (May 30th) for the decentralisation of Serbia, as well as a proposal for amendments to five laws related to the initiative. The petition
Read More »Maldic extradition procedure to take 2-4 days
The extradition of Ratko Mladić to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) will last at least two and maximum four days, according to Serbian government’s coordinator for public relations
Read More »Croatian President: Mladic should face charges in Croatia
Croatian President Ivo Josipovic has said that suspected war criminal Ratko Mladic should also face charges for crimes committed in Croatia during the wars in the 1990s. Apart from war crimes committed in Bosnia, it would be just to try Ratko Mladic for the crimes committed in Croatia as well, …
Read More »UN Security Council hails Mladic’s arrest
The UN Security Council on Friday (May 27th) welcomed the arrest of former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic. Member states hailed efforts by Serbian authorities that demonstrated their will to co-operate with
Read More »Catherine Ashton: EU rule-of-law mission in Kosovo is crucial
EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton said on Friday that the EU rule-of-law mission in Kosovo has the full support of all 27 member states. After visiting Belgrade on Thursday, Ashton headed south to
Read More »EU says Mladic arrest is important, but Serbia must do more for its EU accession
The arrest of war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic was an important step, but Serbia must still address “a number of things” on its path to European integration, the EU’s foreign affairs chief said Friday.
Read More »Serbian judge rules that Mladic can be extradited to UN court
A Serbian judge on Friday ruled that former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic was fit to stand trial and could be extradited to a UN court to face charges of genocide. “It has been established that Ratko Mladic’s health condition makes him fit to stand trial… we have we have …
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