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“We must not say we won’t go to war over Kosovo” - Interior Minister (23.11.2011)
(Source:B92)
Serbia must not say that it will not go to war over Kosovo, Serbia’s Interior Minister Ivica Dacic has said. … The minister told B92 that this must not be said because a “balance of fear” was necessary for the sake of security in the region.
Serbian soldiers to participate in EU Missions (30.09.2011)
(Source:EurActiv)
Officers of the Serbian Armed Forces will join the EU's 'Atalanta' anti-piracy mission in Somalia and will help train Somali security forces. EurActiv Serbia reports. … Serbia-EU cooperation was made possible after the two parties agreed on 8 June to cooperate on civilian and military missions.
Serbia takes Kosovo border row to New York (21.09.2011)
(Source:Balkan Insight)
Not even pouring rain has stopped local Serbs from manning barricades in the Serb-run north of Kosovo for the fifth day in a row, following last Friday's deployment of EU police and Kosovo customs officials on border crossings with Serbia. Local Serbs vow that all major roads in the area will remain blocked until Kosovo government customs officers withdraw from the checkpoints.
Serbian general Perisic jailed for 27 years at Hague (06.09.2011)
(Source:BBC)
The UN tribunal at The Hague has convicted the most senior officer of the former Yugoslav Army to stand trial for war crimes. General Momcilo Perisic, who commanded the Yugoslav Army during the wars in Bosnia and Croatia, was sentenced to 27 years in prison. … Tuesday's judgment was the first handed down by the tribunal in a case against an official of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for crimes committed in Bosnia-Hercegovina.
Elections to be held in spring 2012, minister announces (20.08.2011)
(Source:B92)
Elections will be held in the spring of 2012, says Human and Minority rights, Public Administration and Local Self-Government Minister Milan Markovic. He added that the ruling coalition would decide whether to hold parliamentary and local elections at the same time.
Serbia arrests last war crimes fugitive (20.07.2011)
(Source:BBC)
Serbia arrests Goran Hadzic, accused of atrocities in the Croatian war in the 1990s and the last fugitive sought by the UN war crimes tribunal.
Serbia arrests last war crimes fugitive (20.07.2011)
(Source:BBC)
Serbia arrests Goran Hadzic, accused of atrocities in the Croatian war in the 1990s and the last fugitive sought by the UN war crimes tribunal.
Elections to be held in spring 2012 (29.06.2011)
(Source:B92)
Leaders of the ruling coalition is Serbia have decided to hold state, provincial and local-level elections at the same time, writes a Belgrade daily.
Regional Leaders Discuss Reconciliation, Cooperation (14.06.2011)
(Source:Balkan Insight)
At a major conference in Sarajevo on the future of the Western Balkans, participants say that reconcilation and improved cooperation is possible in the region.
Serbian troops to take part in EU missions (09.06.2011)
(Source:B92)
Serbian Army and police have become equal participants of international operations organized by the European Union (EU). An agreement signed by Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic and Chief of the EU Delegation to Serbia Vincent Degert enables this possibility.
Mladic to appear Friday before Hague Court (01.06.2011)
(Source:New York Times)
Ratko Mladic will make his first appearance before the United Nations war crimes tribunal here on Friday and be asked to enter his plea on charges including genocide and crimes against humanity, court officials said Wednesday.
Serbian soldiers to join EU missions (06.04.2011)
(Source:Southeast European Times)
A recent decision by the Serbian parliament will allow soldiers and police officers to participate in peacekeeping missions organised by the EU. Until now they have taken part only in UN-led operations.
Serbia bids goodbye to conscript army (02.12.2010)
(Source:Balkan Insight)
As a last generation of conscripts is set to join the Serbian army on Thursday, parliament is set to approve laws ending compulsory military service in 2011.
Bosniak Council wants international observers in Sandzak (07.09.2010)
(Source:B92)
The Bosniak National Council requested that international observers be sent to Sandžak, the mostly Bosniak populated region of southwest Serbia.
ICJ ruling spells trouble for Belgrade (05.08.2010)
(Source:ISN Security Watch)
The ICJ assessment that Kosovo’s 2008 independence declaration was not in violation of international law has the potential to dramatically alter Belgrade’s international position and jeopardize the government’s stability, Igor Jovanovic writes for ISN Security Watch.
Serbia, Croatia vow to boost co-operation (19.07.2010)
(Source:Southeast European Times)
President Boris Tadic and visiting Croatian counterpart Ivo Josipovic committed on Sunday (July 18th) to boost bilateral co-operation and resolve open issues, such as the return of refugees in Croatia, the border issue, missing persons, and minority rights.
Serbia officially on road to EU (16.06.2010)
(Source:Southeast European Times)
A decision by the EU's Council of Ministers to start the ratification process for Serbia's Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) is being hailed as a milestone for the Balkan country, although analysts caution that a long road lies ahead.
Croatia, Serbia sign “historic” agreement (08.06.2010)
(Source:Balkan Insight)
Croatia and Serbia have signed a "historic agreement" on military cooperation, a move that comes some 20 years after the two countries fought against each other in the conflicts that engulfed the region in the 1990s.
Serbia will continue to pursue Mladic (26.05.2010)
(Source:RFE/RL)
Serbia will continue searching for its most wanted war crimes suspect, Ratko Mladic, even if he is declared legally dead as his family has requested, the prime minister said today.
Serbia finds mass grave of Kosovo Albanians (10.05.2010)
(Source:RFE/RL)
Serbia has discovered a mass grave with the bodies of about 250 ethnic Albanians believed to have been killed in the 1998-99 conflict in Kosovo.
Professional military by 2011 (01.01.2010)
(Source:B92)
Defense Minister Dragan Šutanovac said that he expects that the professionalization of the military will be completed by next year. … He said that it is important to participate in UN peacekeeping missions, adding that the military is already working in Lebanon … .
Serbia gives wider autonomy to northern province: report (30.11.2009)
(Source:Reliefweb)
Serbia on Monday approved wider autonomy for its northern Vojvodina province, despite nationalists' claims that it could lead to a pro-independence movement like in Kosovo, Beta news agency reported. … Vojvodina with two million people borders Hungary and has more than 25 ethnic minorities and a Serb majority.
OSCE Mission and Serbian Interior Ministry agree to co-operate on new police reform priorities (07.09.2009)
(Source:OSCE / International)
The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Hans Ola Urstad, and Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic signed a revised agreement today on continued strategic partnership on police reform priorities. … The agreement updates a similar document signed in 2004.
Serbia to sign protocol with EULEX (17.08.2009)
(Source:Balkan Insight / BiH)
Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic says that a draft protocol for cooperation between Serbian police and the EU rule of law mission in Kosovo, EULEX, has been completed, daily Politika reports Monday. … The daily reports that the protocol regulates cooperation between EULEX and the Serbian ministry in accordance with UN Resolution 1244 and a decision of the EU Council of Ministers - the UN resolution is the basis of the EULEX mandate.
Serbian officials say Mladic is 'within reach' (30.07.2009)
(Source:Washington Post / USA)
Europe's most-wanted war crimes suspect has been on the run longer than Osama bin Laden. But after more than a decade of looking the other way, Serbian authorities say they are finally closing in on Gen. Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb commander charged with genocide and other crimes in the Balkan wars of the 1990s.
Ethnic Albanians demand Serbian police withdrawal (20.07.2009)
(Source:Balkan Insight / BiH)
Ethnic Albanian political leaders in southern Serbia have asked police to withdraw their forces and for the Serbian government to take responsibility for police brutality in the area. The request was made at a Presevo municipal assembly meeting on Sunday and was sent to all embassies in Belgrade and to the OSCE.
ICTY's Robinson pledges co-operation with Serbian courts (19.07.2009)
(Source:Southeast European Times / International)
The Hague war crimes tribunal (ICTY) is ready to co-operate with Serbian courts in handling war crimes trials, ICTY President Patrick Robinson said on Friday (July 17th) at the end of a two-day visit to Belgrade. He said the ICTY will seriously consider a proposal envisioning Serbian citizens convicted by The Hague to serve their sentences in Serbia.
Bildt: Serbia fully cooperating with The Hague (01.07.2009)
(Source:Balkan Insight / BiH)
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said Serbia was now fully cooperation with the Hague Tribunal even though two indictees remain on the run. “I’m among those who think that Serbia is fully cooperating with the Hague Tribunal, but the cooperation has yet to bring ultimate success“, the Swedish politician told a press conference in Stockholm. … Presenting the Swedish presidency’s priorities in Brussels last week, Bildt stressed the importance of moving relations with the Western Balkans forward.
Balkans: media and war crimes (24.06.2009)
(Source:ISN Security Watch / Switzerland)
As Serbian prosecutors launch a probe into the media’s role in provoking war crimes, it will be difficult to prove a direct link between reporting and atrocities, but still, the effort sets a good example for the region, … .
UNHCR earmarks Serbia as priority (19.06.2009)
(Source:B92 / Serbia)
The UNHCR has put Serbia on a list of 5 states with a recurring refugee crisis, a problem it wants to resolve, says the organization’s representative in Serbia. “Now, 14 years after the wars in the Balkans, a great number of refugees still live in Serbia, which is why the UNHCR has decided to include the country on the list of five that we need to pay special attention to,“ Lennart Kotsalainen said in Vienna today.