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Serbian minister told to "get medical treatment"
Serbian minister told to "get medical treatment"
BELGRADE -- Croatian Minister for Defenders Predrag Matic has advised Serbian Labor Minister Aleksandar Vulin "to go get medical treatment."
Matic was commenting on a statement made by Vulin earlier on Wednesday, and explained that his recommendation applied "both to Vojislav Seselj and Vulin."
Vucic: Serbia will not recall ambassador from Croatia
BRATISLAVA - Serbia will not recall its ambassador from Croatia nor send any negative signal to Croatia, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said late Wednesday.
"I think that Serbia and Croatia need to cooperate far better," Vucic told Radio-Television of Serbia in Bratislava.
Seselj: I can hardly wait for trial to start
BELGRADE - Serbian Radical Party (SRS) leader Vojislav Seselj commented on the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade launching criminal proceedings against him for burning the Croatian flag Wednesday saying he could hardly wait for the process to begin.
Linta: Hypocritical statements by Croatian prime minister
BELGRADE - Miodrag Linta, president of the Coalition of Refugee Associations, said on Wednesday that Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic has issued hypocritical and reckless statements about the ICTY Trial Chamber's decision that Serbian Radical Party (SRS) leader Vojislav Seselj must return to the court's cellblock in The Hague.
"Visit Belgrade and say what you think about Serbia"
"Visit Belgrade and say what you think about Serbia"
PANCEVO -- Serbia wants to have best possible neighborly relations with Croatia, and wishes its Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic "all the best," Aleksandar Vulin has said.
Croatia President Backs Compulsory Military Service
Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic on Monday said she backed the reintroduction of compulsory military service for eight weeks.
Croatia abolished compulsory military service back in 2008 and Grabar Kitarovic floated bringing it back during the presidential campaign.
Several specialists said they could see the potential for the idea.
Stoltenberg: NATO's excellent cooperation with Serbia
BRUSSELS - NATO has excellent cooperation with Serbia, and respects its decision to not seek membership in the Alliance, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at the European Parliament (EP) on Monday.
US State Partnership Programme improves regional security
US State Partnership Programme improves regional security
Joint military activities between the US National Guard and regional militaries contribute to countries' defence capacities and relations with NATO.
Joint training is part of the co-operation programme. [AFP]
Radicals protest, burn EU, U.S., NATO flags
Radicals protest, burn EU, U.S., NATO flags
BELGRADE -- Supporters of the Serb Radical Party (SRS) on Tuesday staged a protest in Belgrade when they burned flags of NATO, the EU, the United States, and Kosovo.
The protest was held in front of the General Staff building in Belgrade that was destroyed in the NATO bombing that started this day 16 years ago.
Croatia Leads NATO Balkan Team in Afghanistan
Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania and Macedonia are set to sign a agreement on their joint participation in the new NATO-led mission in Afghanistan.
The defence ministers of the countries will shortly sign the technical contract on deploying troops in a joint unit in a mission codenamed Resolute Support, which launched in January.
Croatia Minister Faces Axe for Taking Cash
Croatian Culture Minister Andrea Zlatar Violic was facing dismissal on Monday following reports that auditors found she took money from the ministry account - only to later return it to the budget in instalments.
The case is seen as a test of the centre-left coalition governments' claim to be more ethically moral than its scandal-ridden, right-wing predecssor.
Croatian Local Polls Reflect SDP-HDZ Deadlock
The results of Sunday's elections reflected the current balance in support between the two strongest Croatian parties, the centre-left SDP and opposition centre-right HDZ.
A total of 71,000 voters went to the polls in five Croatian towns and five municipalities, in the second round of early elections for town and municipality mayors.
Drecun wants culprits of war crimes against Serbs identified
BELGRADE - Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) member of the parliament Milovan Drecun said on Thursday, commenting on the arrest of 8 people suspected of war crimes against Muslims in Srebrenica, that the SNS wanted all the war crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia investigated.
Dacic: All war criminals should be brought to justice
BRUSSELS - Serbia's Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has said in Brussels that no country of the former Yugoslavia should become a haven for war criminals, who should all be brought to justice.
Did Yanis 'shoot the bird' - You make the call
Yanis Varoufakis took to his prolific social media accounts on Tuesday in an attempt to deflect growing criticism that he essentially "gave the finger" during a 2013 address in Croatia, when commented on the Greek debt burden and German demands.