Vekaric: Mladic's questioning interrupted, resumes on May 27

07:52 | 0 | Emg.rs, Beta

Former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic, indicted for genocide and war crimes in Bosnia, was arrested on May 26 and proceedings were initiated before the Serbian judiciary for his extradition to the Hague tribunal, which could last up to seven days.

Djelic, Kostres to meet

07:56 | 0 | Emg.rs

 Bozidar Djelic will meet with chairman of the working group for drafting a bill on property and income of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and local self-governments Bojan Kostres on 27 May, at 9.00, at the government building, Nemanjina 11, room 55.

Cvetkovic to meet with IMF mission

07:58 | 0 | Emg.rs

Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic will meet with members of the IMF mission, at the government building, Nemanjina 11.

Ashton: Arrest of Mladic is new energy for Serbia's EU road

08:02 08:16 | 0 | Emg.rs, Beta

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton stated in Belgrade on May 26 that the arrest of war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic will provide new energy for the process of Serbia's European integration. Tadic said that, on this day, one of the important reform processes needed for Serbia's

No risk for Serbia's White Schengen during summer vacations

08:08 | 0 | Tanjug

Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic stated that Serbia will continue doing its best to reduce the number of bogus asylum seekers to a minimum, and expressed belief that there will be no risk for Serbia's White Schengen during the summer vacations.

Regional cooperation and experience exchange

08:11 | 0 | Tanjug

A conference of the South East Europe Clearinghouse (SEEC), which is hosted by the Defence Ministry, started in Belgrade.The meeting will be used to discuss a series of vital issues and exchange experience, including that related to the storage and disposal of surplus ordnance.

Mladic was not using false identity, had his own IDs

08:17 | 0 | Tanjug

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) fugitive Ratko Mladic was not using a false identity and he had his own identification documents which had expired, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Ivica Dacic said late Thursday.

Witness claims arrest of Mladic and his helper in Lazarevo

08:19 | 0 | Emg.rs, Tanjug

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) fugitive Ratko Mladic was arrested in Lazarevo, a village near Zrenjanin, northern Serbia, in the house of his relative B.M., 59, Tanjug was told by an eyewitness who wanted to stay anonymous.

Rule of law respected in Serbia

08:21 | 0 | Tanjug

Serbian government Public Relations Coordinator Slobodan Homen today stated that Hague indictee Ratko Mladic, who was arrested this morning, will be taken before the investigative judge for a hearing and reading of the indictment.

CoE: Arrest of Mladic opens the way for true reconciliation and dialogue in the region

08:28 | 0 | Emg.rs

“The information according to which the Serbian authorities have arrested the former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic is great news for the future of Serbia, for law and justice and the fight against impunity,” the President of the Council of Europe Parliamentary

President Barroso welcome the arrest of Ratko Mladic

08:29 | 0 | Emg.rs

35 people detained for violating public peace and order

12:21 | 0 | Tanjug

On Thursday evening, the Serbian police detained 35 people for violating public peace and order, after the arrest of International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) fugitive Ratko Mladic, Tanjug learned at the Ministry of the Interior (MUP).

Dinar recovers against euro, exchange rate at RSD 96.9270

12:23 | 0 | Tanjug

After a one-day drop, the dinar has again strengthened against the euro by 41 paras or 0.4 percent on Friday, thus setting the middle exchange rate at RSD 96.9270, the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) released.

Tadic: Claims that government knew where Mladic was hiding are rubish

12:25 | 0 | Tanjug

Serbian President Boris Tadic said in an interview for the U.S. television news network CNN that the allegations according to which Serbia's authorities had been aware about the whereabouts of former commander of the Republika Srpska (RS) Army Ratko Mladic for years, and had

Mladic's hearing to continue at noon

12:28 | 0 | Tanjug

War crimes indictee Ratko Mladic's hearing will continue at noon Friday at the Special Court in Belgrade, the court has released.

Mladic lawyer: I will request for Mladic to be transferred to hospital

14:43 | 0 | Tanjug

Mladic family lawyer Milos Saljic has stated for Tanjug that, due to Ratko Mladic's ill health, he will request his transfer to a special health care institution where he would receive adequate medical care.

Russia expects Mladic trial to be just

14:47 | 0 | Tanjug

Russia expects that the trial of former commander of the Army of Republika Srpska will be just and impartial, the Russian Foreign Ministry released, and the Russian news agencies reported on.

Serbian Radical party to organize peaceful protest on Sunday

14:53 | 0 | Tanjug

The Serbian Radical Party (SRS) will organize a protest against Ratko Mladic's arrest, which will be held outside the parliament on Sunday, SRS Vice President Dragan Todorovic announced Friday.

Presuppositions met, Mladic refuses to receive indictment

17:18 | 0 | Tanjug

The investigative judge of the War Crimes Chamber concluded on Friday that presuppositions have been met for the extradition of Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic to the ICTY, spokesperson of the Special Court Maja Kovacevic Tomic has stated.

Six people from Lazarevo detained

17:24 | 1 | Tanjug

It is a peaceful Friday morning in Lazarevo, the village in which the most wanted International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) fugitive Ratko Mladic was captured on Thursday, and six young men, who were detained for violating public peace and order, have

Vejvoda: Serbia's image in world has changed

17:32 | 0 | Tanjug

Vice President of the German Marshall Fund Ivan Vejvoda assessed that Ratko Mladic's arrest has definitely changed Serbia's image in the world and expressed expectation that Serbia will soon get EU candidate status and a starting date for accession talks.