Latest News from Serbia
PM says Serbia "at crossroads"; criticizes Hague Tribunal
Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic told a press conference after a meeting his cabinet on Friday in Belgade that Serbia is "at a crossroads."
Serbia and Russia "cooperating successfully in all areas"
Serbia-Russia relations are developing successfully in all areas, Russian FM Sergei Lavrov and his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dacic agreed on Friday.
Russia is "one of Serbia's most important strategic partners and Belgrade is thankful to Moscow for its support in international organisations on the issue of Kosovo," TASS quoted Dacic as saying before his meeting with Lavrov in Moscow.
Russia wants diplomatic immunity for RSHC staff in Serbia
Russia wants to boost cooperation with Serbia at all levels, it was said as Serbian FM Ivica Dacic and Russian Deputy PM Dmitry Rogozin met in Moscow.
Russia also persists in its intention to secure diplomatic immunity for the Russian staff of the Russian-Serbian Humanitarian Center (RSHC), located in the southern Serbian town of Nis, it emerged on Thursday.
Patriarch mourns passing of former head of Islamic Community
Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Patriarch Irinej has offered his condolences to the family of longtime Mufti of Belgrade Hamdija Jusufspahic.
Irinej's condolences were also sent to all believers of the Islamic Community of Serbia.
Pristina lifts blockade of Serbian trucks
The Serbian Government's Office for Kosovo told Tanjug on Thursday that an agreement had been reached with Pristina to stop its unilateral blockade of trucks.
This included the blockade of trucks carrying hazardous substances such as oil and gas from central Serbia to Serbia's southern province, the Office said.
Kosovo Ends Standoff Over Famous Actor's Memoir
Copies of a memoir printed in Belgrade by the famous Kosovo-born Yugoslav actor Bekim Fehmiu will now be released after they were held up for three days in a Kosovo customs terminal in the northern town of Mitrovica.
Bulgaria Earmarks EUR 419 M to Acquire Two Naval Patrol Ships
A project to acquire two multi-purpose patrol ships with modular design for the Bulgarian Naval Force will cost BGN 820 M (EUR 419 M), the country's Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev has said.
"Prosecution will appeal, Seselj will sue for damages"
Serbia's representative at Thursday's reading of the verdict in the Seselj trial Sasa Obradovic does not doubt the Hague Prosecution will appeal.
Croat PM on "disgraceful" verdict, wants Serbia "to react"
Croatian Prime Minister Tihomir Oreskovic says he "expects Serbia's reaction" in the wake of the Hague Tribunal's decision to set Vojislav Seselj free.
Serbia's Vojislav Seselj Acquitted of All Charges
A UN court has found Serbian political leader Vojislav Seselj not guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Balkan Wars of the 1990s.
The Hague-based institution has ruled that the defendant is not responsible for any of the nine counts in his indictment.
Hague Tribunal Acquits Vojislav Seselj of War Crimes
The UN court in The Hague found Serbian Radical Party leader Vojislav Seselj not guilty of crimes against humanity including murder, persecution and expulsions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia.
Border Deal Confirmation Angers Kosovo Opposition
Opposition parties in Kosovo expressed anger after an ad-hoc international commission on Wednesday approved the controversial border demarcation agreement between Kosovo and Montenegro.
Serbia makes proress in judicial reforms - CoE
Serbia's main achievements and reforms since 1998 are reflected in a better access to courts and shorter criminal proceedings.
These also include better protection of prisoners' right to correspondence, the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers said in an annual report on its supervision of the execution of judgments and decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
Bulgaria, Croatia 'Used by Terrorists to Plan Attacks'
Balkan countries such as Bulgaria and Croatia are an "important link" in the activity of terrorists in Europe, Newsweek Serbia says in a recent investigation, citing data from French police and intelligence sources.
Hague Tribunal to Deliver Vojislav Seselj Verdict
The UN court will deliver its verdict on Thursday in the trial of Serbian Radical Party leader Vojislav Seselj, who is accused of war crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia.