Serbia

The International Court of Justice sitting in the Hague has ruled that Kosovo’s 2008 unilateral declaration of independence does not infringe international law. The court, the UN’s main justice body, was asked to rule on the matter by Serbia, which approached it in October 2008 after some 69 nations, including …

Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said Tuesday that the Croatian government has not yet considered withdrawal of the the genocide charges against Serbia. The lawsuit was filed at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Serbia has its own genocide countersuit against Croatia.

Serbia’s Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković will pay an official visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina this Wednesday. During the visit, Cvetković will meet with President of the Bosnian Council of Ministers Nikola Špirić, the government press office said. 

The European Union offers Serbia to draw up together a resolution to be submitted to the UN General Assembly shortly after the International Court of Justice renders its opinion on Kosovo.

Serbian and Croatian Presidents Boris Tadić and Ivo Josipović said that they are ready to work on solving all open questions between the two countries. Tadić said that Josipović’s first visit to Belgrade on Sunday is a historical one. Josipović said that he supports the path of all of Croatia’s …

Bulgaria has become the first country in the region and the third EU member state to ratify Serbia’s Stabilisation and Association Agreement, SAA, with the EU. Bringing together majority and opposition parties in the Bulgarian parliament, the agreement was officially ratified on Friday.

Serbian President Boris Tadic reiterated on Saturday that Serbia is ready for a compromise on Kosovo, but he stressed that Belgrade will never recognise its independence. “Nobody should force us to make that choice,” he

Serbia will demand that northern part of Kosovo gets the same as the southern part – independence or substantial autonomy. The Hague-based International Court of Justice is set to render on July 22 its opinion about the legitimacy of Kosovo independence. Then, Serbia will continue the battle in the

European Commission (EC) Director for the Western Balkans Pierre Mirel praised Serbia’s progress in implementing reforms, fighting organised crime and boosting regional co-operation on Wednesday. He urged Belgrade to

Lists of people convicted, indicted or investigated in Serbia and Croatia for war crimes will be on display at the justice ministries of the two countries, as of Thursday, Serbian Justice Minister Snezana Malovic announced.