Croatian politician and former high ranking army officer Branimir Glavaš was arrested in Bosnia-Herzegovina on Tuesday. Glavaš holds both Croatian and Bosnian citizenships, and was found guilty and sentenced to eight years in prison in Zagreb for 1991 war crimes committed against Croatia’s ethnic Serb civilians.
Read More »EU Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn says Danube strategy will be adopted in 2011
Serbia may receive up to 200m euros annually in grants from the EU as part of the Danube Strategy, which will be adopted in the first half next year, EU Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn announced at a
Read More »Serbian President Boris Tadić: Serbia committed to Dayton
Serbia remains committed to the Dayton agreement, Serbian President Boris Tadić stated. He stressed that Serbia would continue to protect and respect the legitimate rights of Serbs and all nations who live in the
Read More »Montenegro and Serbia agreed on extradition deal
Montenegro and Serbia have reached an agreement on mutual extradition of citizens who have committed acts of organized crime and corruption. The deal also refers to money laundry and crimes against humanity and
Read More »Hague Tribunal President in visit to Serbia
Hague Tribunal President Patrick Robinson is in Belgrade to present a regional project aimed at training judiciaries to prosecute the accused for war crimes. Robinson said at the launch of the project, worth EUR 4mn, that the majority of war crimes will in future be processed by national judiciaries in …
Read More »Czech Republic to withdraw troops from Kosovo
Czech Defence Minister Alexandr Vondra stated in Priština on Monday that his country will withdraw 300 of its KFOR soldiers from Kosovo, thus leaving 90 troops.
Read More »Kosovo President resigns
Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu has tendered his resignation following a court ruling that he breached the Constitution when he preserved his post in the party, while being head of state at the same time. On Friday the Constitutional Court ruled that Sejdiu violated the Constitution, occupying both the posts of …
Read More »U.S. Secretary of State to visit Serbia at the beginning of October
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Serbia at the beginning of October as part of her tour in the region. Clinton is expected to arrive in Belgrade on 12 October and discuss the talks with Kosovo and Serbia’s European integration. She will be interested in the sequence of …
Read More »EP official in Belgrade over Bosniak Council
European Parliament (EP) Special Envoy for the Balkans Jelko Kacin has announced that he will visit Belgrade on October 3. He also said Serbia has to resolve the issue of the forming of the Bosniak national council by that date.
Read More »Serbian President tells UN talks with Kosovo will start soon
Talks will Kosovo will start soon, Serbian President Boris Tadic told the UN General Assembly on Saturday (September 25th). Addressing participants in the assembly’s 65th session, Tadic called for patience and said the two
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