Serbia

Serbian Foreign Minister: Serbia continues to support RS

Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić said Wednesday in Banja Luka that Serbia will continue to support Bosnia’s Serb republic (RS) and its leadership. Jeremić was in Banja Luka to congratulate the newly elected RS President Milorad Dodik. Jeremić and Dodik discussed the situation in the region, RS and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Serbia supports …

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Serbian President to visit Croatia

Serbian President Boris Tadic will visit the eastern Croatian town of Vukovar on Thursday (November 4th), the first Serbian head of state to do so. Tadic and his Croatian counterpart Ivo Josipovic will pay their respects to victims of the 1991-1995 war in Croatia. They will first lay wreaths at …

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BiH’s Izetbegovic offers personal apology for wartime victims

Newly elected member of the tripartite presidency Bakir Izetbegovic on Monday (November 1st) apologised for every innocent victim killed by the BiH army. Speaking to Serbian radio B92, Izetbegovic said all innocent victims are equal and offered his personal apology, but at the same time

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Serbia likely to receive EU candidate status in 13 months

EU candidate status could be granted in December 2011, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic told a press conference after a meeting of the EU integration committee on Monday (November 1st). He added that on November 24th, the European Commission (EC) will send a form containing between 4,000 and 5,000 …

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Verdicts of suspected Mladic supporters to be announced today

A court in Belgrade is due to announce on Thursday (November 4th) the verdicts of ten people charged with supporting war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic and helping him evade justice between 2002 and 2006 by sheltering him in their Belgrade apartments. The prosecution and the defence made their final statements

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Slovenian premier visits Serbia

Slovenian PM Borut Pahor will today arrive here for a one-day visit, and a meeting with his Serbian counterpart Mirko Cvetković. Pahor is also due to meet with President Boris Tadić and Parliament Speaker Slavica Đukić-Dejanović.

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Spanish Ambassador to Serbia: Spain’s policy towards the Balkans is stable

Spanish Ambassador to Serbia Inigo de Palacio Espana has stated that Spain’s policy towards the Balkans is stable. No substantial changes can be anticipated following the recent restructuring of the Spanish government, he said. Spain’s policy continues to bear in mind the need to have a common approach to the …

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Serbia to receive EU questionnaire this month

EU Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fuele will visit Belgrade on November 24, when he will officially present the Serbian government with a questionnaire. It will consist of 4,000-5,000 questions, Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Božidar Đelić said on Monday.

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Danish parliamentary delegation visits Serbia

President of the Danish parliament Thor Pedersen said in Belgrade on Monday that Denmark fully supports Serbia’s efforts to become a member of the EU. Addressing journalists at the Serbian National Assembly building, after the signing of the Agreement on inter-parliamentary cooperation between Serbia and Denmark, Pedersen said that he …

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