Serbia

Serbian Defense Minister Dragan Sutanovac has welcomed the EU’s decision to advance Serbia’s membership application. “Serbia’s European journey cannot be stopped. The defense ministry is doing everything possible and is helping in the hunt for Mladic and Hadzic,” the minister said following the EU foreign ministers’ decision to examine Serbia’s …

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele believes there is a good chance EU foreign ministers will decide to forward Serbia’s EU membership application to the Commission when they meet on Monday (October 25th). Speaking on Friday in Bratislava, he expressed optimism

Bosnian Serb Dragan Rodic has agreed to plead guilty to war crimes and crimes against humanity committed against Bosniak and Croatian prisoners of war during the 1992-1995 Bosnian conflict, local media reported on Saturday (October 23rd). Rodic is charged with taking part in establishing and maintaining a punishment and abuse …

Bosnia’s Croat and Serb leaders, Dragan Covic and Milorad Dodik, have agreed to to work together to create a Bosnian Croat entity. The move drew criticism from Muslims, who claimed it would lead to the “destruction of Bosnia.” Muslims, Croats and Serbs form the country’s three largest groups but it …

Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci has agreed to begin the EU-brokered talks with Serbia before early elections February and despite the current political crisis in Pristina. “The (first) meeting between the two sides

Bavarian Federal and European Affairs Minister Emilia Muller said in Belgrade that Germany will provide all the necessary support to Serbia on its EU path. He added that Berlin is interested in strengthening economic

The National Assembly of Slovenia ratified unanimously Serbia’s Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU on Wednesday. Today is a big day for Serbian-Slovenian relations, stressed Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić, who is currently visiting Slovenia. Previously, the agreement, which Serbia signed in April 2008, was ratified by six …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission will arrive in Belgrade on Thursday, it has been announced. They will immediately begin technical talks with the Serbian government on the sixth revision of the stand-by arrangement between the IMF and Serbia, IMF Resident Representative in Serbia Bogdan Lissovolik said.

Serbian FM Vuk Jeremić is visiting Slovenia and he will speak to his hosts about Serbia’s EU integration and the planned Belgrade-Priština dialogue on Kosovo. The Serbian FM said after the meeting with his Slovenian

Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov will leave on Wednesday on a two-day visit to Serbia. Ivanov is to meet with Serbian counterpart Boris Tadic. The two will discuss the bilateral cooperation between the two countries, the development of the economic ties and the European integration of the region.