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General Ratko Mladic arrested

13:31 21:57 | 3 | Emg.rs

The Serbian president has confirmed that alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic has been arrested following an anonymous tip-off. The details of the arrest are unknown. Mladic will hear the Hague indictment issued against him, after which the court will decide on his extradition to

Prosecutor's office: Extradition procedure under way

16:49 | 0 | Tanjug

Serbia's War Crimes Prosecutor's Office confirmed to Tanjug that the extradition procedure for Ratko Mladic is under way.

Nikolic: Mladic's arrest comes as complete surprise

16:53 | 0 | Tanjug

Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) leader Tomislav Nikolic said Thursday in Kraljevo that Ratko Mladic's arrest comes as a "complete surprise."

EU should give Serbia candidate status

16:57 | 0 | Tanjug

The EU should send a clear signal after the arrest of Ratko Mladic and give Serbia candidate status as soon as possible, Social Democratic Party of Austria MP in the European Parliament (EP) Hannes Swoboda said Thursday.

Rasmussen, Hague, Frattini welcome Mladic's arrest

16:59 | 0 | Tanjug

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Thursday welcomed the arrest of Serbian war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic, saying it offered a chance for justice to be done.

Level of security increased in Serbia

21:37 | 0 | Emg.rs

Head of Police of the Interior Ministry Milorad Veljovic said today that following the arrest of Ratko Mladic the level of security in Belgrade and throughout Serbia has been raised.

Jeremic to visit Indonesia

05:36 05:53 | 0 | Emg.rs

Vuk Jeremic will make a two-day visit to Indonesia on 25-26 May, where he will attend the 16th ministerial conference of the Non-Aligned Movement in Bali.

President of Anti-Corruption Council to meet with Kacin

05:38 | 0 | Emg.rs

President of the Anti-Corruption Council Verica Barac will meet with Vice President of the European Parliament’s Delegation for relations with south-east European countries Jelko Kacin on 26 May, at the government building, Nemanjina 11.

Blank resignations abolished

05:39 | 0 | Tanjug

The Serbian parliament adopted Wednesday the amendments to the Law on the Election of MPs, and thereby abolished blank resignations, which was one of the conditions for getting the European Commission's positive opinion for the obtaining of the EU candidate status.

EU to reinstate visas if fake asylum seeker rate grows over 50 percent

05:40 | 0 | Tanjug

The European Commission (EC) has proposed a mechanism that would fasttrack the suspension of the visa-free regime in case the number of illegal immigrants or fake asylum seekers from a country grows more than 50 percent in a six-month period.

Malici: Commanders in northern Kosovo will not be replaced by ethnic Albanians

05:45 | 0 | Tanjug

Kosovo Police Service (KPS) Director Resat Malici ruled out the possibility that police commanders in northern Kosovo will be replaced by ethnic-Albanians.

Singapore company to start production in Novi Sad

05:46 | 0 | Tanjug

Singapore company VK Aromatics International has completed its plant in Novi Sad, where they will begin production in June, the only one of its kind in Southeastern Europe, the company has announced.

Stefanovic: Agreements implemented by EU Governments and monitored by EU

05:48 | 0 | Tanjug

Head of Belgrade's negotiating team in the dialogue with Pristina Borislav Stefanovic stated that no agreement will be signed with the representatives of Pristina's negotiating team, adding that the agreements that the two parties reach will be implemented by the governments

Ivanovic: Fate of Kosovska Mitrovica is crucial for Kosovo issue

05:50 | 1 | Tanjug

State Secretary for Kosovo-Metohija Oliver Ivanovic, who is partaking in the second international conference dubbed Forum for Cities in Transition, in Londonderry, northern Ireland, stated that the fate of the divided city of Kosovska Mitrovica would largely resolve the fate

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