Serbia

Serbia Tried to Prevent New Kosovo Recognitions

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic says that Serbia will see in the next couple of weeks how successful it was in preventing further states from recognising Kosovo. In an interview with daily Danas, Jeremic said that the Serbian delegation to the UN General Assembly in New York had held meetings …

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Serbia and Slovenia Mull Cooperation

The presidents of Serbia and Slovenia, Boris Tadic and Danilo Turk, have underlined their countries’ warm relations and the importance of economic and cultural cooperation. Addressing Slovenian reporters after his parlay with Turk, Tadic said he expected Slovenia to continue supporting Serbia’s EU integration process, which is Belgrade’s main political …

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Jeremić in Moscow on October 5

FM Vuk Jeremić is to visit Moscow on October 5 as part of the preparations for Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s visit to Serbia later that month. This is according to a statement released by Jeremić’s office.

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Serbia “doesn’t need all of IMF loan”

The balance of payment deficit in Serbia will be nine percent of the GDP this year, as opposed to 17.4 percent in 2008, daily Večernje Novosti writes. The decrease in exports (23 percent less than last year), but also imports (decreasing by 31 percent), have enabled Serbia to now consider …

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Hague prosecutor to visit Serbia in October

Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz is expected to visit Serbia in October, according to the President of Serbia’s Hague Cooperation Council Rasim Ljajić. The actions geared towards arrested the remaining Hague fugitives Goran Hadžić and Ratko Mladić are ingoing daily, Ljajić said, adding that Serbia is

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EC: Serbia Making Progress on Visa Liberalisation

European Commission, EC, Vice-President Jacques Barrot says the EC will suggest that the EU Council include Serbia in the bloc’s visa-free regime should a technical mission’s report prove positive. “Serbian Interior Ministry Ivica Dacic handed me a report on Serbia’s progress on the visa liberalisation roadmap this morning, which Serbia …

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EULEX: Cooperation with Serbia important

EULEX chief Yves de Kermabon says he believes cooperation with Belgrade, “even if minimal”, is necessary. This, the head of the EU mission in Kosovo told AFP, concerns solving “cross-border issues”. Kermabon also stated that people, drug, oil and cigarette trafficking activities have intensified, “especially in northern Kosovo, which is …

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Brammertz: Mladić remains priority

Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz says Ratko Mladić and Goran Hadžić will be tried by the international tribunal, regardless of when they are arrested. “The arrested of these fugitives remains the main priority. If that does not happen, the UN Security Council announced that it will set up a mechanism …

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EU justice official expects visa-free regime green light for Serbia

European Union member states are expected to give a green light in December to visa-free travel for Serbia as it has made “relatively satisfying” progress, Justice Commissioner Jacques Barrot said Monday. “An expert mission will come to Belgrade in mid-October” to assess if Serbia met all the requirements and “if …

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