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Von der Leyen describes ‘horror’ at Mladić funeral but holds off on Serbia measures

The Commission chief is resisting calls on the EU to impose consequences on Serbia, which remains a candidate country for membership of the bloc alongside other Western Balkan states.

Euronews · Sep 16

EU chiefs slam Serbia over Mladić funeral 'disgrace'

The presence of Serbian officials at the funeral of war criminal Ratko Mladić was "deeply regrettable", EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa said on Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 9

EU Says Mladić Funeral Shows Serbia Has Failed To Confront Its Dark Past

Top EU officials criticised Serbia for supporting the funeral of war criminal Ratko Mladić, highlighting a failure to confront its past and raising concerns over Serbia's EU membership aspirations.

International Business Times UK · Sep 8

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Serbia and Uzbekistan strike strategic partnership in Mirziyoyev's first Belgrade visit

Uzbek President Mirziyoyev's first official visit to Belgrade produced 20 signed agreements on transport, energy, digitalisation, and labour mobility, alongside preparations for a free trade agreement and support for the Middle Corridor linking Central Asia to Europe.

Euronews · Sep 8

Serbia faces EU backlash after war criminal Ratko Mladic gets hero’s funeral

EU leaders have hit out at Serbia for granting Mladic a hero’s funeral

The Independent UK · Sep 8

EU institution leaders blast Serbia over 'shocking' Ratko Mladić's funeral

Von der Leyen and Costa called Ratko Mladić's Belgrade funeral 'shocking,' after senior Serbian officials attended with military honours, clouding Serbia's EU bid for the foreseeable future.

Euronews · Sep 8

How to stop Ratko Mladić’s death being politicised?

Respect for the dead is deeply rooted in the Balkans, writes Orhan Dragaš in an opinion piece for Euronews. Nevertheless, the Serbian state neither organised the funeral, in order to stop Mladić’s death beiing politicised. Even if the political cost of doing so is high.

Euronews · Sep 7

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Thousands attend Bosnian Serb war criminal's funeral in Belgrade despite EU warnings

Serbian ministers attended despite earlier assurances no serving officials would be present, with Mladić's coffin arriving draped in the national flag and his medals on display. The EU said any glorification of convicted war criminals "has no place in the EU or in EU candidate countries".

Euronews · Sep 7

Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, given hero’s funeral in Serbia

Fanfare at Belgrade funeral of man convicted of genocide raises questions from EU over Serbia’s membership plan

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7

Serbia accused of glorifying convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic by allowing elaborate military funeral

The ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ was convicted of genocide by a UN court

The Independent UK · Sep 7

Thousands of mourners gather in Belgrade for war criminal Mladic's funeral

Thousands of mourners on Monday gathered at a church in Belgrade for the funeral of Ratko Mladic, who died in The Hague, Netherlands, on August 27 while serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The European Union heavily criticised the decision to hold a public…

France 24 · Sep 7

Alternative for Germany's victory, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's nightmare

Good morning, readers. Angela Skujins here holding the pen for this week’s newsletter, where a seismic regional election in Germany’s east has seen the far-right, anti-migration Alternative for Germany (AfD) sweep to power, with the blow ricocheting as far as Berlin.

Euronews · Sep 7

Europe Today: Far-right AfD makes history in Germany as Mladić's funeral tests Serbia's EU bid

The far-right AfD party won the regional elections in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. Meanwhile, the burial of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić in Belgrade today, after the EU warned against any glorification of him, is testing Serbia's EU bid.

Euronews · Sep 7

Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić commemorated in Belgrade, but no state honours

Thousands are expected at Mladić's burial in Belgrade on Monday, which will proceed without serving officials, artillery salutes or ceremonial military presence. Brussels has said earlier any glorification would be "incompatible with the values on which the EU path is built".

Euronews · Sep 5

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Euronews · Sep 4

EU warns Serbia Ratko Mladić’s funeral is 'important test' for future membership

EU's enlargement chief Marta Kos says Belgrade's handling of the funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić, known as the Butcher of Bosnia, will be a test for Serbia’s EU path and could impact its membership bid.

Euronews · Sep 1

Montenegro is approaching EU membership. Serbia may try to stop it

Montenegro leads the EU accession race, but Serbia may try to spoil the process to protect Belgrade's regional influence and avoid awkward questions about its own progress, officials tell Euronews.

The Independent UK · Aug 27

Who was Ratko Mladic? The warlord convicted of genocide who boasted of being a ‘Serbian God’

Mladic was sentenced to life in prison in 2017 for war crimes committed during the wars in Yugoslavia during the 1990s

The National (Scotland) · Aug 27

Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic dies aged 84

RATKO Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general whose forces carried out the worst massacre in Europe since the Second World War, has died in prison at age…

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 25

The ear witness: Turner-winner Lawrence Abu Hamdan and his ‘sound evidence’ exposés of human rights abuses

From killings in Gaza to the alleged use of a sonic weapon on a vigil in Belgrade, the Lebanese-British artist reveals how his work for activist group Earshot is inseparable from his art

Euronews · Aug 11

Kyiv’s Kosovo conundrum: Zelenskyy’s independence comments fuel anger in Prishtina

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's first visit to Serbia was unexpected — but it was his comments on Kosovo that sparked a wave of anger in Prishtina.

France 24 · Aug 8

Ukraine braces for winter power crisis after Russian strikes, Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Saturday that Ukraine faces a winter with virtually no working thermal power plants after overnight Russian strikes killed four people, including a three-year-old child. Speaking in Belgrade, he said the latest attacks and shelling of frontline communities had killed 13 people in 24 hours.

Euronews · Aug 8

Serbia's Vučić sends signal to Brussels and Moscow by hosting Zelenskyy with pomp and circumstance

The talks between Zelenskyy and Vučić come as Russia's war against Ukraine once again intensifies. Despite Serbia’s historical ties to Russia, its bid to join the EU now seems to have taken the lead in considerations.

Bangkok Post · Aug 8

Zelensky visits Russian ally Serbia for talks

BELGRADE - President Volodymyr Zelensky was making his first official visit to Serbia — a rare European country still closely aligned with Moscow — on Saturday as Ukraine seeks to bolster international support in the face of intensifying Russian strikes.

The Economic Times · Aug 7

Ukraine's Zelenskyy to make first visit to Russia-friendly Serbia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting Serbia, a nation maintaining ties with Russia. President Aleksandar Vucic seeks to balance EU aspirations and historic Russian connections. Serbia refuses to impose sanctions on Russia, citing deep historical ties. Both leaders aim for political gains from this significant diplomatic engagement. This visit highlights…

International Business Times UK · Aug 3

Russian Model's Alleged Killer Arrested at Belgrade Airport Minutes Before Leaving Serbia

A Turkish man was arrested at Belgrade Airport amid an investigation into the death of Russian model Lyudmila Turkova, whose body was found in a suitcase in a canal near the city.

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