Serbia

EU facilitator in the talks between Kosovo and Serbia Robert Cooper presented a proposal Wednesday (May 4th) in Pristina for the solution of issues discussed in the dialogue so far. The possible framework of the agreement

Serbian President Boris Tadić has said that he is against imposing any solution on Bosnia-Herzegovina and “suspension of certain politicians”. He has also assessed that speculations that some politicians could be excluded from political life over a referendum called in Bosnia’s Serb entity, the Serb Republic, RS, were “dangerous”.

Hungarian President Pal Schmitt is to pay a two-day visit to Serbia on Thursday. He is scheduled to meet with the Serbian state leaders and officials of Vojvodina. Besides the capital Belgrade and the northern city of Novi Sad, the Hungarian president will visit also the northern city of Subotica.

The UN war crimes tribunal (ICTY) has turned down a motion for acquittal filed by Serbian Radical Party leader Vojislav Seselj. In its ruling on Wednesday (May 4th), the court determined there are no grounds for halting the trial and releasing the defendant, as the prosecutors presented sufficient evidence for …

Head of the Belgrade negotiating team Borislav Stefanović has said he intends to visit Priština mid-May, ahead of the fourth round of the negotiations. He said that he wanted to go to Priština to meet with members of the other team and explain to the Kosovo Albanians the Belgrade view …

The trial of a former Hungarian military officer accused of crimes against civilians in the Serbian town of Novi Sad in 1942 will open on Thursday in Budapest, media reported on Monday (May 2nd). Serbia’s war crimes

Greece will “certainly support Serbia’s efforts to become EU candidate and receive the date of the beginning of the relevant negotiations”, says Božidar Đelić. The Serbian deputy prime minister for European integrations made the statement after a meeting with Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas in Athens.

During a regular meeting last Friday, the government announced the establishment of an institute to document crimes and damages caused by Serbia in the last decade and will send its findings to the International Court of

Croatia marked on Sunday (May 1st) the 16th anniversary of Operation Bljesak (Flash), in which Croatian forces removed Serb forces from the self-proclaimed Republic of Serbian Krajina. A delegation led by Parliament

Kosovo’s Interior Minister Bajram Rexhepi has said the EU’s mission in his country, EULEX, has two options – either enhance its efficiency, or find a strategy to leave. Rexhepi’s statement is related with the enforcement of functions and authorities in Northern Kosovo and the beginning of the work of Kosovan …