President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy will visit Belgrade on July 6. According to his deputy spokesman Jesus Carmona, Rompuy will begin his mini tour of the Balkans on Monday, which will include his visit to Slovenia on July 5, and to Croatia, Belgrade and Priština on July …
Read More »Serbian Foreign Minister: No Kosovo recognition regardless of ICJ
Serbia’s Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić says that Belgrade will not recognize Kosovo as independent regardless of the ICJ opinion. “Serbia will not accept the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo,” he told a group of reporters in Washington.
Read More »Serbs mark Battle of Kosovo anniversary
Serbs from Kosovo and Serbia celebrated Vidovdan (St Vitus Day) at the Gracanica monastery on Monday (June 28th), commemorating the anniversary of the 1389 Battle of
Read More »Croatia, Serbia sign extradition agreement
Croatian Minister of Justice Ivan Simonovic and his Serbian counterpart Snezana Malovic have signed an agreement on the mutual extradition of persons suspected or convicted of crimes related to organised crime and corruption.
Read More »New war crimes indictment in Belgrade
The war crimes prosecutor in Belgrade has submitted an indictment against four people for crimes committed in Croatia in 1991. All four are former members of the police in the so-called
Read More »Serbian Interior Minister to meet with Croatian counterpart
Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dačić will talk with his Croatian counterpart Tomislav Karamarko regarding the Zemun Clan and police cooperation in the region. Dačić and Karamarko will be meeting on Monday in Sombor to talk about the cases related to Zemun Clan members Sretko Kalinić and Miloš Simović.
Read More »Serbia, UN sign new partnership strategy
Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic and UN Resident Co-ordinator to Serbia William Infante signed a new, five-year partnership strategy Friday (June 25th) in Belgrade. Worth $250m, it will support
Read More »Serbian court convicts three of war crimes in Croatia
A local court convicted three people charged with war crimes in Medak, Croatia, in September 1991. A fourth defendant was acquitted. Milorad Lazic and Nikola Konjevic each got three years in prison Wednesday (June 23rd). Mirko Marunic was sentenced to two years behind bars, while Perica Djakovic was released. The …
Read More »Serbia to abolish visa regime with Albania
Serbia is close to removing its visa regime with Albania, Deputy Foreign Minister Zdravko Ponos said on Wednesday (June 23rd) during a visit to Shkodra. Ponos met with representatives of the Serbian and Montenegrin minority in northern Albania. “One of the issues discussed with my colleagues was visas. Albania has …
Read More »Spain close to finalising ratification of SAA with Serbia
The Spanish parliament has approved the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with Serbia and next will inform Brussels that the ratification procedure is completed, the daily Belgrade-based daily Danas reported on Wednesday (June 23rd), quoting Spanish Ambassador to Belgrade Inigo de Palacio Espana. He says Spain will be the first …
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