Serbia

Serbian Prosecutors Interview Tycoon Miskovic

Serbia’s Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime on Thursday is questioning the Delta Holding boss, Miroslav Miskovic.Prosecutors started questioning Miskovic on Thursday afternoon after which a decision will be made on whether to continue his detention. Police arrested him on Wednesday along with nine other persons on suspicion of abuses during …

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Serbia and Bosnia to Sign War Crimes Protocol

After a year long delay Serbia and Bosnia should sign a protocol on cooperation in the prosecution of war crime cases in January next year.The protocol of cooperation in the prosecution of perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide between the Serbian and Bosnian prosecutions should be signed …

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Serbian Police Arrest Miroslav Miskovic

Serbian police have detained Miroslav Miskovic, his son Marko and eight other persons on suspicion of corruption.Serbian police on Wednesday arrested the owner of Delta Holding, Miroslav Miskovic, and nine other persons on suspicion of abuses during privatization of road construction and maintenance companies. The suspects include his son, Marko, …

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Heavy Snow and Freezing Temperatures Grip Balkans

Cold claimed ten lives in the Balkans, while heavy snowfall has disrupted traffic throughout the region.In Serbia, the fifth victim of freezing temperatures was buried on Tuesday. Since the cold wave hit the Balkans at the weekend, ten people have died in Serbia and Croatia. Although most roads in Serbia …

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Serbia Denies Kosovo Officers are ‘Ambassadors’

As Serbia and Kosovo get ready to appoint liaison officers, Belgrade dismisses claims that Kosovo’s officials are de facto ‘ambassadors’ to Serbia.Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic has dismissed Kosovo’s claims, that it is appointing an “ambassador” to Serbia. “Belgrade and Pristina will exchange liaison officers who do not enjoy the …

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EU Countries Split Over Serbian Bid

Ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers, member countries remain divided over whether to offer Serbia a start date for membership talks this year or next.Senior officials in Brussels officials say that a split has emerged among EU member states on Serbian membership negotiations ahead of Tuesday’s meeting of …

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Criticism of Serbia’s Rights Record Upsets Progressives

Serbian NGOs have lambasted the government’s rights record in a report issued on world human rights day.Serbia has seen a negative trend in terms of the protection of human rights since the formation of the new government, Serbian NGOs said in a report released on world human rights day.

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Serbia Unlikely to Start EU Accession Talks Before June

EU foreign ministers will recommend that Serbia gets a start date for EU accession talks in six months.Serbia will not get a date for the start of the EU accession negotiations until the next steps in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue are made, says a document that the EU foreign ministers should …

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Artists and Academics to Help Reconciliation in Region

Art and education should be used to bring about reconciliation in the region of the former Yugoslavia, a Sarajevo round table heard.Bosnian and regional academics and artists have met in Sarajevo on Friday to discuss their role in the regional reconciliation following the 1990s wars. Dino Mustafic, a Bosnian director, …

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Croatian, Serbian Officials Meet Following ICTY Verdicts

The Serbian and Croatian high officials have met for the first time since the ICTY acquittal of two Croatian generals in an effort to restore cooperation after their relations worsened over the last several months.Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Aleksandar Vucic, met his Croatian counterpart, Neven Mimica, on Saturday on the …

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