The prosecutor’s office in Osijek has pressed charges against two former members of the Yugoslav National Army for war crimes committed against Croatian civilians and prisoners of war in Serbia in 1991-1992, media
Read More »Serbian Deputy PM meets EU ambassadors
Serbian Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Božidar Đelić conferred with ambassadors of EU countries on Tuesday in Belgrade. He informed them about the progress Serbia has made on its EU path since February 2011. During the regular quarterly meeting, Đelić informed the EU ambassadors about the organization of the …
Read More »Serbs to boycott Kosovo census
Serbs are going to boycott the census in Kosovo. The political representatives of the Serbs in Kosovo were unanimous that they will not take part in the census organised by authorities in Pristina and will respect Belgrade’s decision. According to Oliver Ivanovic, the state secretary of the Ministry for Kosovo …
Read More »EULEX arrests Kosovo Serb on war crimes suspicion
EULEX has arrested a Kosovo Serb on a suspicion of war crimes committed in 1999. The detainee is Zoran Kolic, a member of the leadership of the Independent Liberal Party. EULEX announced that one person had been arrested in relation with a war crimes investigation.
Read More »Serbia has to amend MPs Act to start talks with EU
Even if Serbia obtains a status of a EU member state candidate, the country will get a date for launching the negotiations, unless it amends the act for election of members of the parliament. Head of the parliamentary group of the ruling Democratic Party, Nada Kolundjia, said that the act …
Read More »Serbian Minister for Kosovo: UN must have a role in Kosovo dialogue
Serbian Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanović met on Tuesday with the head of the UN mission in Kosovo, Lamberto Zannier. Bogdanović told Zannier that the UN “has not been involved in the dialogue between Belgrade and Priština
Read More »Serbia arrests Bosnian Serb wanted for war crimes by Croatia
Serbian Police arrested on Monday (April 4th) the war time mayor of the Bosnian town of Trebinje, Bozidar Vucurevic, based on a war crimes warrant issued by Croatia. Vucurevic was detained at a Bosnian-Serbian border crossing.
Read More »Serbia and Ukraine could establish a visa-free regime by the end of the year
Serbian Parliament Speaker Slavica Đukić-Dejanović and her Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Litvin met in Belgrade on Monday. They expressed hope that the two countries could establish a visa-free regime by the end of the year, said reports.
Read More »Armenian president visits Serbia
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will embark on a two-day official visit to Serbia on Monday, during which he will confer with Serbian top officials. Sargsyan will confer with Serbian President Boris Tadić, and parliament speaker Slavica Đukić-Dejanović.
Read More »Serbia and Montenegro unlikely to reach an agreement on dual citizenship soon
Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic says that Serbia and Montenegro are unlikely to reach an agreement on dual citizenship soon, as talks on the issue have been suspended for a year. Dacic said that this was primarily due to the restrictiveness of Montenegro’s law, and underlined that Belgrade and Podgorica …
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