Serbia

Serbian FM is certain his country will be the next to join EU

Serbian Foreign Minister Ivan Mrkić has said he is “certain” that Serbia will be “the next state to join the European Union.” Mrkić’s confidence is based on the belief that this is also a wish of those states which are already part of the European family of peoples, but admits …

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Serbia pledges to implement Brussels agreement

Ivica Dačić says his government was using dialogue “to solve all problems in Kosovo,” and that it was committed to the implementation of the Brussels agreement. “The goal is to reach solutions that will ensure the survival of the Serbs who live in Kosovo and their economic security,” the prime …

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Serbia’s foreign policy goal is EU accession, says Parliament Speaker

Serbian Parliament Speaker Nebojsa Stefanović has said in the talks with OSCE ambassadors that EU accession is Serbia’s fundamental foreign policy goal. According to a release, Stefanović notified the ambassadors about the priorities of the reshuffled government and its aims, and the judiciary activities of the parliament.

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Serbian President asks Egypt to reconsider its decision to recognize Kosovo

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić received on Thursday the credentials of newly appointed Egyptian Ambassador to Belgrade Menha Mahrous Bakhoum. He used the opportunity to urge the Egypt’s interim government to reconsider the country’s decision to recognize Kosovo.

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Serbia and Bosnia sign agreement on extradition

Serbian Justice Minister Nikola Selaković and his Bosnian counterpart Barisa Čolak on Thursday in Belgrade signed an agreement on extradition. It concerns the two countries’ citizens charged with and convicted for criminal acts of organized crime, corruption, money laundry and other grave crimes.

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Cyrillic signs in Vukovar taken down by Croatian veterans

The bilingual signs with Latin and Cyrillic script which were installed on the from the Vukovar government, police and tax administration buildings on Monday morning were taken down soon afterwards by several dozen Croatian veterans who defended the city which was devastated by Serb forces in the 1990s war.

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Serbian Deputy PM says Belgrade and Zagreb have the obligation to make violence impossible

Serbian Deputy prime minister Vucic said on Saturday that politicians in both Belgrade and Zagreb have “the obligation to make violence impossible”. “I’m convinced that our countries will never again confront each other,” Vucic said.

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