Serbia

The trial for nine former members of a paramilitary unit accused for war crimes against civilians in the village of Ćuška near Peć in Kosovo starts today. The trial will be held before the War Crimes Chamber of the Belgrade High Court.

European Parliament rapporteur for Serbia Jelko Kacin is visiting Serbia, where he is meeting with government and parliament officials and NGO representatives. Kacin said in Belgrade on Monday that Dick Marty’s report on KLA organ trafficking is not substantiated enough to justify

Serbian and Russian Foreign Ministers Vuk Jeremić and Sergey Lavrov discussed bilateral and international cooperation in Moscow today. The two ministries are preparing a declaration on strategic partnership between Russia and Serbia. 

Representatives of Serbs who fled Croatia during the 1991-1995 war announced on Monday (December 13th) they are launching a petition drive to insist that Croatia resolve their property rights and other outstanding issues before joining the EU. They will start collecting signatures as of Wednesday in Serbia, Montenegro, Republika Srpska, …

The Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor has filed an indictment against six individuals suspected of helping war crimes indictee Stojan Zupljanin evade justice. Deputy War Crimes Prosecutor Bruno Vekaric said that the indictment covered the period from

Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković will pay a visit to Banja Luka, RS, in Bosnia-Herzegovina this Tuesday. It was announced that he would confer with Republic of Srpska (RS) President Milorad Dodik. Cvetković will attend a ceremonial reception organized by Dodik to mark his recent inauguration.

Serbian Defence Minister Dragan Sutanovac arrived on an official visit to Sofia at the invitation of Bulgarian counterpart Anyu Angelov. Sutanovac will meet with Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, National Assembly Chairperson Tsetska Tsacheva, Defence Minister Anyo Angelov and will discuss the bilateral.

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will inform EU foreign ministers about preparations for the Belgrade-Priština dialogue. She will also inform the ministers about the effort made by the union in order for that dialogue to take place. The announced dialogue is expected start in early 2011. Officials in Brussels …

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov and his Greek and Serbian counterparts, Dimitris Droutsas and Vuk Jeremic, have voiced support for the EU integration of Western Balkan countries. The three top diplomats met in Sofia on Saturday (December 11th). Mladenov said that Bulgaria and Greece, as EU members, have the historic …

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić said on Wednesday that Serbia has been ready for dialogue with Priština “for weeks”. He expressed hope that once the election process in Kosovo is over, the conditions will be secured in Priština too for the start of the dialogue.