The Bulgarian Embassy to Belgrade rejects the risk that Sofia to block Serbia’s accession to the EU. “Bulgaria played an active role in the process of Serbia’s
Read More »Kosovo arrests of two Serbs raise tensions
Police in Kosovo arrested two Serbs on Saturday and they will appear in court on Monday after spending 48 hours in police custody. The Police said the two violated people’s equal rights by
Read More »Borislav Mikelic set for retrial
Borislav Mikelic will be retried at the request of his lawyer after being sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in 1993 in absentia. A pretrial hearing will be held on April 23
Read More »Allegations of armed Kosovo Albanian groups in northern Kosovo to be investigated by Police
Kosovo Police said it investigates rumors regarding armed Kosovo Albanian groups in the northern Serb-run part of Kosovo. On Friday, Mitrovica’s Chief Prosecutor Shyqri Syla pledged to act if any evidence is found. Syla said the prosecution office is working closely with the Kosovo Police, who are working on the …
Read More »Serbia to raise number of peacekeepers in Cyprus
Serbian Defense Minister Dragan Sutanovac visited Serbian Army (VS) troops serving as peacekeepers in Cyprus. He said on Wednesday in Cyprus that members of the Serbian Army and the state are considering peacekeeping missions a highly honorable job. Sutanovac said that only 46 from 900 members of the Serbian military …
Read More »Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor said there are more than 100 outstanding arrest warrants for KLA members
Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic says there are more than 100 outstanding arrest warrants for members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). “Once they are within reach of the Serbian authorities, they
Read More »Bosnian Serbs react to FM remarks on NATO
Bosnian FM Zlatko Lagumdzija said on Monday that he hopes Bosnia would join NATO by 2014, marking a hundred years since World War I started in Sarajevo. The ruling party in the Republika Srpska reacted on Tuesday saying that the FM was spreading his own personal views rather than the …
Read More »Serbian local elections will be held in Kosovo
Serbia will not hold local elections in Kosovo, the country’s Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanovic announced. The UNMIK refused to organize local elections in Kosovo. The Serbs in Kosovo will vote for president and MPs. “We received a negative response from UNMIK and we do not want to violate Resolution …
Read More »Belgrade is ready to continue Pristina dialogue
Belgrade chief negotiator with Pristina, Borislav Stefanovic, said that Belgrade is ready to continue the Kosovo dialogue sponsored by EU. He also expressed hope that Serbia will get the date for the start of talks with the EU by the end of 2012. “It will be difficult, but we are …
Read More »Bulgarian VP urged Serbia to resolve the issue of Bulgarian minority
Bulgaria’s Vice President Margarita Popova visited the town of Bosilegrad in Serbia, which is populated by ethnic Bulgarians. She said on Sunday (Bulgarian Orthodox Easter Day) at the Bulgarian Cultural and Information Center in Bosilegrad: “Serbia will become a member of the EU but there is no way this could …
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