World news about “Serbia” published by euronews.
Belgrade Zoo’s animals struggle in cold snap – nocomment Belgrade Zoo took extra steps to keep animals warm in a cold spell sweeping Europe. As temperatures hovered around minus 10 degrees Celsius, meteorologists… 06/02/2012
Big freeze tightens its grip on Europe The big freeze has tightened its grip on Europe. The death toll has risen as temperatures have dropped and snow has swept across the continent from the… 04/02/2012
Bosnia’s wartime veterans beat the ethnic divide A bailout is bridging Bosnia’s ethnic divide as 17 years after the end of its conflict, former frontline foes have been digging deep into their pockets in a… 31/01/2012
Kosovo protest against police tactics Protesters in Kosovo gathered outside government buildings in the capital Pristina yesterday to demonstrate against what they described as “a police… 17/01/2012
NATO demolish Kosovo border barricade – nocomment US and Greek peacekeepers used a bulldozer in Jarinje, northern Kosovo to remove rocks used by Serbs to block a road in response to attempts to set up customs… 01/10/2011
EU welcomes Kosovo Serbia trade compromise EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy welcomed his Kosovan counterpart to Brussels on Tuesday following last week’s deal between Pristina and Belgrade to end… 07/09/2011
Fresh protests at Serbian Kosovo border – nocomment The EU will this week send a mediator to help reduce tensions between Serbia and Kosovo after a series of incidents on their border. 01/08/2011
Kosovo flexes muscles and provokes Serbian fury The trade war that has broken out between Kosovo and Serbia has brought to the surface the simmering political rift that deeply divides the two sides: over… 28/07/2011
Kosovo border post torched – nocomment Kosovo has been trying to take control of its northern frontier crossings and enforce a ban on imports from Serbia – a move in retaliation for Belgrade’s… 28/07/2011
Gay and Lesbian Rights This week in U talk, our internet question comes from Marko from Serbia. He asks: “Should the protection of gay and lesbian rights be a condition for Serbia… 22/07/2011
Balkans justice: The road to the EU The arrest of Goran Hadzic marks the home straight for a difficult Balkan justice process led by the EU and the Hague War Crimes Tribunal. It has taken 18… 20/07/2011
Cooling down a polar bear at Belgrade’s zooA zookeeper sprays water on a polar bear to help it cool down at Belgrade’s zoo July 13, 2011 as an intense heat wave sweeps Serbia with temperatures reaching… 13/07/2011
Mladic removed from war crimes court – nocomment Ratko Mladic has refused to enter a plea at the UN war crimes court in The Hague, angrily demanding more time to appoint his own lawyers. The chief judge… 04/07/2011
Serbian Radical Party activists say ‘No to NATO’ – nocomment About 100 Serbian Radical Party activists protested in front of the Presidency building in Belgrade. Opposition Serb Radicals (SRS) and the Democratic Party… 14/06/2011
Serbia after Mladic In Serbia, there have been mixed reactions over the arrest of the former Bosnian-Serb military commander Ratko Mladic. For some he is a war hero handed over… 10/06/2011
Serbia after Mladic arrest In the space of a week, Serbian President (since 2004) Boris Tadic announced the arrest of Europe’s most wanted war crimes indictee, former Bosnian Serb… 03/06/2011
Tadic presses on with Serbia’s EU bid Serbia wants to move faster towards joining the European Union now that war crimes indictee Ratko Mladic is in custody. In an interview with euronews… 02/06/2011
Thousands rally in Bosnia supporting Ratko Mladic – nocomment Thousands gathered in Banja Luka on Tuesday for a massive support rally for Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb military leader arrested over genocide and war… 31/05/2011
Serbia boycotts Warsaw summit Serbia’s President Boris Tadic is boycotting the summit of Eastern and Central European countries in Warsaw, Poland, because it is being attended by Kosovan… 27/05/2011
Ratko Mladic arrested – nocomment Mladic was captured after Serbian security forces raided a relative’s house in the village of Lazarevo, about 80 kilometres north of the capital, Belgrade… 27/05/2011
Mladic: A Chief prosecutor’s perspective Euronews spoke to Carla del Ponte, Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Frederic Bouchard, Euronews: During a… 26/05/2011
Ratko Mladic: profile Ratko Mladic’s army career, which began in 1965, peaked in 1992 when a series of promotions elevated him to the role of Commander-in-Chief of the Bosnian Serb… 26/05/2011
Belgrade Intervention Unit 92 By tackling organised crime in the Balkans Serbia’s government is sending a strong message to the European Union and its neighbours, that it is serious about… 23/07/2010
UN faces legal action over Srebrenica massacre This is the former UN Dutch compound near Srebrenica It’s here on the 11th of July 1995 that this so-called UN safe haven fell to Bosnian Serb Forces. And… 09/07/2010
Serbian president’s motorcade attackedThe armoured motorcade carrying Serbian President Boris Tadic came under attack as he marked Orthodox Christmas in Kosovo. A crowd of about 200 Kosovo… 07/01/2012
Serbia wants captured Arkan killer extraditedThe fugitive killer of the Serbian warlord known as Arkan has appeared in court in South Africa. Dobrosav Gavric has been charged with drugs offences that… 31/12/2011
Serbia president against Kosovan-Serb referendumSerbia’s president Boris Tadic has spoken against a referendum planned by north Kosovan Serbs to decide whether to recognise the Kosovo Albanian-dominated… 30/12/2011
Merkel urges Serbia and Kosovo to normalise relationsThe German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on Serbia and Kosovo to do more to sort out their differences. She was speaking during a short visit to… 19/12/2011
Kosovo lets Russia aid trucks deliver to SerbsRussian trucks carrying aid for ethnic Serbians in Kosovo have been allowed through after a dispute about how the convoy should be escorted. The border… 17/12/2011
Barricades come down in Serbia-Kosovo border rowWith talks to advance Serbia’s European Union membership bid happening soon, minority Serbs in Kosovo have begun taking down barricades at the northern… 06/12/2011
Serbia sets sights on EU with Kosovo border dealSerbia’s agreement to manage joint border crossings with Kosovo has enhanced its EU membership bid. It has confirmed the deal announced by Brussels on Friday… 03/12/2011
Serbia agrees border management with KosovoSerbia has agreed to accept border controls with Kosovo. The deal to jointly manage crossings removes a key obstacle to Belgrade’s EU-membership bid, just a… 03/12/2011
Serbia, Kosovo talks reopen in BrusselsCooperation talks between Serbia and Kosovo reopened in Brussels on Wednesday to end a stand-off that could hinder Serbian efforts to join the EU. It… 30/11/2011
Serb man shot dead in MitrovicaThree Serbs were shot during a clash last night in the divided Kosovan city of Mitrovica. One of the victims, Sava Mojsic, was killed. Doctors say he was shot… 10/11/2011
Balkans seek over 500 million euros for refugeesForeign ministers from western Balkan countries have signed a declaration of intent to solve the long running problem of war refugees. Tens of thousands of… 08/11/2011
Serb nationalist Seselj jailed for contempt of courtThe jailed Serbian nationalist, Vojislav Seselj has been convicted of contempt of court by the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal. He was sent down for 18 months… 31/10/2011
Raids in Bosnia and Serbia after US embassy shootingA series of raids have been carried out targeting people suspected of being radical islamists in Serbia and Bosnia. Seventeen people were arrested and… 30/10/2011
Tensions rise in Kosovo-Serbia border crossingNATO Kosovo Force (KFOR) in Kosovo have failed to remove blockades on roads to two contested border crossings between the country’s volatile north and Serbia… 22/10/2011
NATO troops move in on Kosovo Serb roadblocksNATO forces in Kosovo have deployed teargas and tanks to clear barriers to a disputed border crossing into Serbia. Hundreds of Kosovo Serbs had defied… 20/10/2011
Serbia recommended for EU membershipSerbia’s prime minister has received the official report from the European Commission recommending that the country become a candidate to join the EU. It is… 12/10/2011
Serbia clears EU membership hurdleThe European Commission has rewarded Serbia for catching wanted war-crimes fugitives by recommending the country as a candidate to join the EU. The… 12/10/2011
Back in the Day: the game’s up for MilosevicOctober 6, 2000. The president of what was then the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Slobodan Milosevic, publicly concedes defeat to Vojislav Kostunica, his… 04/10/2011
Tensions rise at northern Kosovo borderAt Mitrovica in northern Kosovo another concrete barricade has been erected by local Serbs blocking the bridge that ethnically splits the city. NATO troops… 02/10/2011
NATO troops demolish Kosovo border barricadeNATO troops have demolished a barricade built by local Serbs in northern Kosovo. Tensions have been running high this week as Kosovar Serbs protest against… 30/09/2011
Serbian opposition urges Belgrade to continue EU bidSerbia must still aim for EU membership despite tensions on its border with Kosovo, Serbian opposition leader Tomislav Nikolic said on Thursday. The… 29/09/2011
Serbia walks out of EU-backed Kosovo talksSerbia pulled out of EU-backed peace talks on Kosovo on Wednesday after fresh unrest in a disputed border region. The talks aim to settle a row stemming… 28/09/2011
Serbia calls off EU-backed talks on KosovoEU-backed talks between Serbia and Kosovo have been called off as tension mounts near the north Kosovan border. Belgrade asked for negotiations to be… 28/09/2011
NATO troops injured in Kosovo clashesRising tension on the border between Kosovo and Serbia has left four NATO troops injured after pipe bombs were thrown during clashes. Local Serb authorities… 27/09/2011
Tension ahead of Kosovo talksThere is continuing tension between NATO peacekeepers and ethnic Serbs at Kosovo’s borders ahead of talks due to start in Brussels on Tuesday. NATO troops… 27/09/2011
Tensions rise in Kosovo border areaNATO peacekeeping troops pulled back on Monday after placing a checkpoint on a road in the Serb controlled part of northern Kosovo. The mayor of Zupce met… 19/09/2011
Tension continues on the Serbia-Kosovo borderNATO troops are still garrisoned at two flashpoint crossings between Kosovo and Serbia. They have been there since a tit-for-tat customs dispute in July… 17/09/2011
EU flies in staff and supplies at Kosovo flashpointsThe EU mission in Kosovo is having to fly staff and supplies for crossing points on the Serbian border in by helicopter. A spokesman says it is to get round… 16/09/2011
NATO on standby for unrest in MitrovicaTensions in the ethnically divided Kosovan city of Mitrovica are soaring again over attempts by local authorities to take control of two border posts… 15/09/2011
UN court jails ex-Yugoslav army chief for 27 yearsMomcilo Perisic, the ex-army chief of the former Yugoslavia, has been sentenced to 27 years behind bars for war crimes. The UN tribunal in the Hague jailed… 06/09/2011
Dialogue the way forward for Kosovo says WesterwelleThe German Foreign Minister, Guido Westerwelle has met with the President and Prime Minister of Kosovo. He told them dialogue was the only way forward and… 11/08/2011
NATO removes Serbia-Kosovo border roadblocksNATO troops on Monday removed three roadblocks close to the Serbia-Kosovo border where violence flared last week. The barricades were set up by ethnic Serbs… 01/08/2011
Fresh protests at Serbian Kosovo borderThe EU will this week send a mediator to help reduce tensions between Serbia and Kosovo after a series of incidents on their border. The visit by… 31/07/2011
Nato troops retreat from Kosovo SerbsNato troops made a tactical retreat in Kosovo as ethnic Serbs stopped them reaching peacekeepers deployed at border posts with Serbia after a customs dispute… 30/07/2011
Ethnic violence flares on Kosovo’s northern borderNATO’s troops have increased their presence on Kosovo’s northern border to quell deadly, escalating violence. Kosovo has been trying to take control of its… 28/07/2011
Kosovo border post set ablazeAbout 200 ethnic Serbs set a customs post ablaze on Wednesday at Kosovo’s northernmost border with Serbia. It came after Kosovo’s special police withdrew… 28/07/2011
Kosovo forces withdraw from Serb border postsKosovo special forces withdrew on Wednesday from two border posts in an ethnic Serb enclave, one day after violent clashes that left a policeman dead. The… 27/07/2011
Kosovo policeman dies after botched border raidA Kosovo policeman seriously injured during a border clash on Monday night has died. The 31-year-old officer was shot in the head when a police convoy came… 27/07/2011
EU attempts to ease tension between Serbia and KosovoSerbia and Kosovo are both being urged to act calmly after an attack at a border post in Kosovo left one policeman with serious head injuries. Tensions remain… 26/07/2011
Kosovo policeman hurt in Serbian border clashNATO has appealed for calm to quell a violent rise in tension between Kosovo and Serbia. It comes after a Kosovo policeman was hurt by gunfire on Monday… 26/07/2011
Hadzic refuses to enter plea in courtSerbia’s last major war crimes suspect, Goran Hadzic, refused to enter a plea when he appeared before a judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for the… 25/07/2011
Last fugitive set to make first appearance at the HagueFormer Croatian Serb rebel leader, Goran Hadzic is set to make his first appearance before the UN’s war crimes tribunal. The 52-year-old, the last fugitive… 25/07/2011
Last fugitive from Yugoslav conflict arrives in The HagueThe last remaining fugitive from the conflict in the former Yugoslavia has arrived in the Hague. Goran Hadzic was the wartime leader of Croatia’s Serbs and is… 22/07/2011
Serbs prepare last delivery for warcrime trialSerbia is about to transfer the last fugitive on a UN list of figures charged with war crimes to face trial in The Hague, following the arrest of Goran… 21/07/2011
Reaction to the arrest of Goran HadzicThe arrest of Goran Hadzic the last major war crimes suspect from the 1990 Yugoslav conflicts has been welcomed in many areas of Europe. He was seized about… 21/07/2011
Serbs catch last big warcrime indicteeSerbia’s last remaining major war crime fugitive wanted by the United Nations tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has been arrested. A former leading figure in… 20/07/2011
Serbia says war crime suspect’s arrest ‘efficient’Serbia’s president has confirmed that war crime suspect Goran Hadzic was arrested in the region of Fruske Gore. Boris Tadic also answered a journalist’s… 20/07/2011
Last major Serb warcrime suspect arrestedSerbia’s last remaining major war crimes fugitive sought by the United Nations tribunal has been arrested: Goran Hadzic. The key figure in the breakaway… 20/07/2011
Serbia demands UN inquiry into organ traffickingSerbia is calling for an international inquiry into its claims that rebels from Kosovo trafficked in human organs during and after its war for secession in… 08/07/2011
Serb leader in Bosnia: war-crimes hunt continuesThe president of Serbia has made an official visit to neighbouring Bosnia Herzegovina and promised to hunt down the last remaining Bosnian war-crimes… 06/07/2011
Serbia and Kosovo’s future lies within EU, says AshtonKosovo has received a boost from the EU. It comes after Pristina achieved its first breakthrough in negotiations with neighbours Serbia. The status of the two… 04/07/2011
Serbia and Kosovo agree to make life easier for each otherSerbia and Kosovo have agreed to cooperate on practical issues, bringing hopes of improved relations – and taking a step towards possible membership of the… 03/07/2011
Djokovic to face Nadal in Wimbledon finalSerbia’s Novak Djokovic outclassed France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in 4 sets on Friday to reach his first Wimbledon final. However, the 24 year old was made to… 01/07/2011
Performing under the influence: Amy Winehouse cancels tour datesEnglish singer Amy Winehouse has cut short her European tour after a disastrous opening night in Belgrade. Footage of the performance posted on youtube shows… 20/06/2011
Serb nationalist anger over NATO conferenceSerbian nationalists are holding demonstrations in protest over Belgrade’s hosting of a NATO conference this week. A banner denouncing the Western military… 13/06/2011
Mixed response in ex-Yugoslavia to Mladic trialThe opening of the Mladic trial proved a powerful draw for members of all communities back in the former Yugoslavia. In the Serbian capital Belgrade, there… 03/06/2011
Serb support for MladicBosnian Serbs gathered in the eastern town of Bijeljina on Thursday to voice their support for Ratko Mladic and their anger at Serbian President Boris… 03/06/2011
Mladic fit to stand trial in The HagueAfter medical examinations, former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic has been declared fit to appear before the tribunal in The Hague on… 02/06/2011
Serbs cry foul over Mladic extraditionUnsurprisingly, there is only one story dominating the media in Serbia. Ratko Mladic may now be awaiting trial in a cell at The Hague but the question of… 01/06/2011
Mladic due in war crimes court on FridayRatko Mladic will face his first war crimes hearing on Friday, having been flown into The Hague. He will be formally charged and asked to enter a plea. … 01/06/2011
Mladic awaits trial at The HagueRatko Mladic will appear before the UN war crimes tribunal on Friday to face genocide and crimes against humanity charges. Judges at the International… 01/06/2011
Crowd witnesses Mladic arrival at The HagueIt was a day many people had waited for. The arrival of the former Bosnian Serb general at the Hague’s Scheveningen detention centre was watched by media and… 01/06/2011
Mladic spends first night in HagueIt was the journey Ratko Mladic imagined he would never have to make. After 16 years on the run, the former head of the Bosnian Serb army left Rotterdam… 01/06/2011
Mladic in The Hague to face genocide chargesFormer Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic has arrived in The Hague to face genocide charges at the UN war crimes tribunal. He landed at Rotterdam… 31/05/2011
Mladic lands in The Hague to face genocide trialThe aircraft carrying Ratko Mladic to face genocide charges at the War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague has landed at Rotterdam airport. The former Bosnian Serb… 31/05/2011
Mladic flown to The HagueA heavily armed convoy took Ratko Mladic from the prison where he had been held since his arrest last week to the airport in Belgrade. A plane carrying the… 31/05/2011
Mladic’s charge sheet: a tale of horrorThe scene is from July 1995. Women, children and a few old men are crammed into buses in Srebrenica, the UN’s supposedly “safe haven” that has just been… 31/05/2011
Thousands rally in support of Ratko MladicAround 10,000 Bosnian Serbs have rallied in a show of support for their wartime commander Ratko Mladic. Hundreds of war veterans were among those who joined… 31/05/2011
Mladic extradition appeal rejected; Hague transfer imminentSerbia’s war crimes court has rejected Ratko Mladic’s appeal against extradition to The Hague to face genocide charges. The court in Belgrade took just a… 31/05/2011
Mladic visits daughter’s graveSerbia may send former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic to face genocide charges in The Hague within the next 24 hours. His lawyer has warned that… 31/05/2011
Mladic’s extradition could come within daysRatko Mladic may be sent within four days to face genocide charges in The Hague, according to justice officials. The lawyer for the Bosnian Serb general is… 30/05/2011
Mladic poised to appeal war crimes extraditionLawyers for Ratko Mladic are due to lodge an appeal to prevent his extradition to the Hague to face war crimes charges. A panel of judges will then look at… 30/05/2011
Mladic extradition decision ‘could take days’Ratko Mladic’s lawyer says he has lodged an appeal against the Bosnian Serb wartime general’s extradition to the Hague. It could take up to four days for a… 29/05/2011
Protests in Belgrade after Mladic arrestThousands of Serbian nationalists gathered outside the parliament building in Belgrade on Sunday evening. They were angry that the Bosnian Serb wartime… 29/05/2011
Conflicting feelings over Mladic arrestThe arrest of Ratko Mladic has revived conflicting feelings in Serbia. A candlelit vigil has been held for Mladic in the village of Lazarevo. The Bosnian… 29/05/2011
