Serbia

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic said on Friday (January 7th) that the upcoming dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina could be an opportunity for an historic compromise between Serbs and Kosovo

Bosnian police have arrested Croatian citizen Tihomir Purdi, who is wanted in Serbia on war crimes charges. Purdi was arrested on an Interpol warrant

Serbian parliament has adopted its budget for this 2011 targeting a deficit of 4.1% of gross domestic product, in line with the country’s €3 billion deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The budget, approved by a slim majority of deputies, foresees revenues at nearly €7 billion and spending at …

The village of Kravice, in eastern Bosnia, held on Wednesday a memorial service to mark 18 years since the murder of 49 of its villagers. The Bosnian Muslim forces commanded by Naser Orić killed the

France supports Serbia’s bid for EU candidate status, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic said on Tuesday (January 4th) after meeting with French Minister for European Affairs Laurent Wauquiez in Paris. Wauquiez, however, stressed the importance of meeting all EU-set criteria.

Milorad Dodik, president of Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity Republika Srpska, has announced that he will begin legal proceedings against former High Representative to Bosnia, British diplomat Paddy Ashdown. According to the outspoken Dodik, who enjoys the spotlight, Ashdown will be sued before the UK court by early February for his “arrogant …

Outgoing Kosovo Albanian Interior Minister Bajram Redzepi says that northern Kosovo will not be on the agenda of the Belgrade-Priština talks. He told local newspapers that “the problem of the north cannot be solved in one year and that it requires a long-term approach”. “I will insist that the north …

Serbia expects to receive EU candidate status by the end of 2011, according to the country’s Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic. Serbian PM is also positive that his country will obtain a date for starting accession negotiations by the end of this year. “If we use this year in the properly …

Hashim Thaci said on Friday (December 31st) that a recent Council of Europe report accusing him of involvement in illegal human organ trafficking activities may hamper future talks with Belgrade. Thaci said that Marty’s Report is an attack against the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia. At the same time, he …

The European Parliament (EP) will ratify Serbia’s Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU in January, EP Rapporteur for Serbia Jelko Kacin said on Monday (December 20th) in Belgrade. He announced