World news about “Serbia” published by euronews.
Nice day for a mass white wedding in Serbia Two hundred and twenty two Serbian couples took part in a mass wedding ceremony in Belgrade on Saturday. Dresses were provided free of charge to the brides… 18/05/2013
More fear than hope in north Kosovo? By granting greater autonomy to Serbian municipalities in northern Kosovo, the EU-brokered accord between Belgrade and Pristina sets a precedent in the… 17/05/2013
Serbian President kneels for forgiveness over Srebrenica massacre ‘On bended knee’, Serbian president Tomislav Nikolic has apologised for the Srebrenica massacre committed by Serbian forces in 1995. The admission comes… 25/04/2013
Hardline Serbs denounce government as ‘traitors’ over Kosovo deal As news of the Serbian government’s acceptance of the EU-brokered deal to normalise relations with breakaway Kososvo filtered through. Thousands of Kosovo… 22/04/2013
EU executive backs membership talks with Serbia The European Commission on Monday recommended opening membership negotiations with Serbia following Friday’s historic deal with Kosovo. Belgrade and… 22/04/2013
Serbia, Kosovo agree tentative deal on improving ties Serbia and Kosovo have agreed a tentative deal to normalise relations. A Serbian diplomat told euronews that the accord does not amount to Belgrade… 19/04/2013
Serbia, Kosovo leaders meet again in Brussels Leaders from Serbia and Kosovo are back in Brussels for the ninth round of talks aimed at normalising relations between the two nations. EU officials have… 17/04/2013
Etihad and JAT airlines in tie-up Serbian national airline JAT has joined forces with Etihad Airways in a code-share partnership. Etihad will start regular daily flights to Belgrade in mid… 15/04/2013
Dodik angers Bosnia war victims by defending Karadzic The President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, has angered Bosnian war victims during his appearance as a defence witness in the genocide trial of former… 10/04/2013
War veteran kills 13 in Serbian village shooting spree In Serbia, a veteran of the Balkan Wars has gone on a gun rampage, killing 13 people in a small village in the middle of the country. Police reported that… 09/04/2013
Belgrade says ‘no deal’ on northern Kosovo Serbia’s road to joining the European Union might be blocked after Belgrade rejected a plan for northern Kosovo that was brokered by the EU. Kosovo has been… 09/04/2013
Balkan war veteran kills 13 in Belgrade shooting spreeA shooting spree in a village near the Serbian capital, Belgrade, has left 13 people dead. A veteran of the Balkan wars shot dead 12 people at the scene… 09/04/2013
Belgrade faces tough choices to realise EU membership goal Serbia’s government is left facing difficult decisions after the collapse of talks with neighbouring Kosovo. The country does not recognise Kosovo’s… 03/04/2013
Breakdown in Kosovo talks puts time pressure on Belgrade The breakdown of talks in Brussels over northern Kosovo has highlighted a growing sense of urgency in Belgrade, with headlines warning time is running… 03/04/2013
Brussels Serbia-Kosovo talks fail Talks in Brussels to end the deadlock over the Serbian north in Kosovo have broken down between the Prime Ministers of both countries. Serbian Prime… 03/04/2013
Belgrade and Pristina talk over northern Kosovo The Kosovan prime minister and his Serbian counterpart are in Brussels for talks which the EU hopes will end in a definitive deal over the fractious north of… 02/04/2013
Kosovo talks promise little willingness to move The city of Mitrovica symbolises divisions between Kosovo’s Serbs and ethnic Albanians. On the eve of returning to negotiations under European Union… 01/04/2013
Stolen Rembrandt returned to museum Rembrandt’s “Portrait of the Father,” has been returned to the Serbian museum from where it was stolen seven years ago. Police found the painting by the… 14/03/2013
Serbs mourn their first democratic prime minister Zoran Djindjic Serbs are commemorating the murder 10 years ago of the country’s first democratically-elected president, Zoran Djindjic, who was gunned down by a sniper on… 12/03/2013
Life among the deadBratislav Stojanovic, a homeless man, sits on a grave that is now his home in the southern Serbian town of Nis. Stojanovic, 43, has never had a regular job… 13/02/2013
Serbia grants autonomy to ethnic Serbians in Kosovo Serbia’s parliament has paved the way for ethnic Serbians in Kosovo to be given autonomy within Kosovo’s legal framework. But the resolution brings fresh… 14/01/2013
Serbia: Father Christmas race – nocomment Some 300 participants took part in the fifth annual Father Christmas race in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, on Sunday. The runners took to the city’s streets… 31/12/2012
UEFA appeal own sanctions The Serbian Football Association’s 80 000 euro fine for incidents in an Under-21 match against England could be increased after UEFA appealed the sanctions… 27/12/2012
Snow blanket over Belgrade – nocomment Heavy snowfalls have covered parts of Europe in snow. While making it hard for drivers to find their cars, the snow gives happy children the opportunity to go… 10/12/2012
Clinton and Ashton urge Serb-Kosovan resolution US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton urged leaders in Kosovo to reach an agreement with Serbia. Clinton backed… 31/10/2012
Serbian FA bans two international players The Football Association of Serbia has banned two players and two members of their coaching staff following a melee on the pitch at the end of an U21… 26/10/2012
Criticism of Serbia and Turkey in EU enlargement report Serbia cannot begin accession talks with the EU until it deals the its problematic relationship with Kosovo. That is the message from the European… 10/10/2012
Zdravko Tolimir, active participant in ethnic cleansing When he was arrested in 2007, Zdravko Tolimir was considered the third most-wanted indictee of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia… 22/08/2012
Racing brides in Belgrade – nocomment About 50 Serbian brides-to-be donned wedding dresses and running shoes for a race through the streets of the capital Belgrade. The winner and two… 23/07/2012
Europe tackles match-fixing As more football match-fixing scandals emerge across Europe, experts talk about the huge sums of money involved and the authorities reveal their plans to… 31/05/2012
U-talk – Serbia on the road to the EU? The European enlargement project remains unfinished as long as the Balkan jigsaw has missing pieces, of which Serbia is one. Near the end of the queue of… 22/05/2012
The roaming recycler A mobile recycling facility being tested in eastern and southern Europe is aiming to get the most from electronic waste. Bernd Kopacek, managing director of… 26/04/2012
Official chill falls on Serbia’s intellectuals The Serbian authorities are in the middle of a witch-hunt against critical intellectuals, whose most recent victim, Sreten Ugricic was for over a decade the… 09/03/2012
International justice – is it working? I-talk host Alex Taylor asks: “Since the Second World War, justice has become an international affair, war criminals are tried for crimes not only against… 05/03/2012
Serbia on the verge of EU candidacy European foreign ministers say Serbia should be given candidate status to join the EU. However, a final decision, expected later this week at a full … 28/02/2012
EU set to award Serbia candidate status EU countries are thought to be on the verge of granting Serbia candidate status to join the 27 member bloc. French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe was quoted… 27/02/2012
Kosovo Serb vote defiant A referendum being held in northern Kosovo is aimed at finding out whether the territory’s Serbs are willing to accept living under the authority of the… 14/02/2012
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
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
Kosova postage stamps marks fifth independence anniversaryKosova has launched a new 2 euro postage stamp to mark the fifth anniversay of its independence. It was unveiled during a ceremony in which the Kosova and… 15/02/2013
Serbia celebrates Statehood DaySerbia has been marking its Statehood Day, the anniversary of the First Serbian Uprising and proclamation of Srentenje Constitution. Serbian President… 15/02/2013
Serbs arrest man for bomb incidentA Serbian man has been arrested in Mitrovica on suspicion of being involved in a bombing that injured two Serb children. They were hurt during the night… 05/02/2013
Serbia ready for ‘major concession’ over north KosovoSerbia has hinted that it is ready to loosen its grip on a minority Serb region of neighbouring Kosovo. It could be a significant move in its drive to join… 10/01/2013
Serbian police protest over harsher penaltiesHundreds of Serbian police have been protesting in the capital Belgrade to demand tougher punishment for people who attack them. The protest was sparked by… 27/12/2012
Ethnic Serbs in north Kosovo protest over new customs dutiesPolice have stopped a group of ethnic Serbs from northern Kosovo from blocking a border crossing with Serbia. The businessmen are protesting the… 17/12/2012
Bosnian Serb Tolimir jailed for life for war crimesFormer Yugloslav intelligence chief Xdravko Tolimir has been sentenced to life in prison for crimes committed during the Balkan war in the mid-1990s… 12/12/2012
Serbia tycoon arrested in fraud probeSerbia billionaire retail tycoon Miroslav Miskovic has been arrested in Belgrade for fraud. Nine other men, including Miskovic’s son Marko, have also been… 12/12/2012
New frontier in Kosovo-Serbia cooperationSerbia and Kosovo have begun a combined operation to staff two border crossings in the first joint-venture of its type since the war between the two ended in… 10/12/2012
Serbian NATO envoy ‘commits suicide’ in BrusselsSerbia is investigating the sudden death of its ambassador to NATO who apparently committed suicide. Branislav Milinkovic, who was 52, jumped from a… 05/12/2012
Serbian students protest against war crimes tribunalPolice say around 3,000 students marched through Belgrade on Tuesday to present parliament with a demand it pass a resolution condemning the recent acquittals… 04/12/2012
Serbs angered by another UN war crimes acquittalThe mood in Belgrade is indignant following the acquittal yesterday in the UN War Crimes Tribunal of former Muslim guerilla leader Ramush Haradinaj, accused… 30/11/2012
Serbia reacts to UN court rulingIn Serbia the verdict which cleared Ramush Haradinaj was questioned on the streets and in the judiciary. The retrial conclusion comes two weeks after the… 29/11/2012
Croatia/Serbia: Gotovina returns home after war crimes acquittalGeneral Ante Gotovina, the most senior Croatian officer convicted of war crimes during the Balkan Wars, is back on home soil after being freed by a UN appeals… 16/11/2012
Croatia/Serbia: Gotovina ruling ‘opens old wounds’The acquittals of General Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac for war crimes by a UN appeals court were greeted with jubilation in the streets of the Croatian… 16/11/2012
Perisic due to launch appeal at the HagueThe first official from Belgrade to be convicted of war crimes in Bosnia will begin an appeal against his sentence on Tuesday. Former Yugoslav army chief… 30/10/2012
Hague urges Serbia/Kosovo dialogueWilliam Hague, the British Foreign Minister has urged the continuation of constructive dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia. Speaking at a press conference… 25/10/2012
Kosovo demonstrations turn uglyViolence broke out in Pristina at a demonstration against a new push by the European Union to normalise relations between Kosovo and Serbia. Eighteen police… 22/10/2012
Unpaid workers block the DanubeNavigation on the Danube in Serbia has come to a halt after workers from a shipping company blocked the river in a dispute over unpaid wages. The blockade… 27/09/2012
Renato Gribic, Superman of the DanubeRenato Grbić is a fisherman on the Danube who casts his net for people. In fourteen years he has hauled 25 from the murky waters who jumped from the Pancevo… 23/09/2012
Wildfires force Serbian officials to evacuate villagesSerbian authorities have evacuated thousands of people as wildfires rage in a number of villages in the southwest of the country. Police said the worst… 26/08/2012
Hague prosecutors call for life term for Srebrenica suspectProsecutors have called for a life sentence to be handed down to former Bosnian Serb general Zdravko Tolimir, on trial in the Hague for war crimes. He is… 22/08/2012
NATO bomb kills SerbiansTwo Serbian soldiers died and several more were injured on Wednesday when an old NATO cluster bomb exploded on the border with Kosovo. The victims were… 02/08/2012
Former Milosevic ally to lead Serbian coalition governmentA new Serbian coalition government has been sworn in. The new parliament is dominated by Nationalists and Socialists and led a former ally of the late… 28/07/2012
Serbia parties hold talks on coalition governmentNationalists and socialists are close to signing an agreement to form a coalition government in Serbia nine weeks after elections. The three parties at the… 10/07/2012
Serbs protest against integration of northern KosovoEthnic Serbs living in northern Kosovo have protested against plans to be integrated into the rest of the country. Roads were blocked in several towns by… 03/07/2012
One Serb seriously wounded as group thrown out of KosovoAround 50 Serbs have been injured in clashes with police who tried to deport them from Kosovo. One person has life-threatening gunshot wounds. Citing… 29/06/2012
Karadzic acquitted of one count of genocideRadovan Karadzic, the former leader of the Bosnian Serb government has been acquitted of one count of genocide. Judges in the Hague ruled there was not… 28/06/2012
Serbian court jails ex Yugoslav army soldiers over civilian killingsA Serbian war crimes court has jailed 14 former Yugoslav Army soldiers for the killing of Croat civilians in 1991. The men were found responsible for the… 26/06/2012
Tomatoes pelted as Kosovo and Serbia talkActivists and members of the opposition in Kosovo have staged a protest outside a government building, pelting it with rotten tomatoes. Inside, a delegation… 21/06/2012
Serbia’s relations with Kosovo sours EU bidThe European Union said normalisation of relations between Kosovo and Serbia are a key condition for Belgrade to gain EU entry. Tomislav Nikolic, the new… 14/06/2012
Balkan neighbours boycott Serbia’s presidential inaugurationSerbia’s Balkan neighbours refused to attend the inauguration of the country’s new President, Tomislav Nikolic. The leaders of Croatia, Bosnia, Slovenia and… 11/06/2012
Serbia president denies Srebrenica genocideAfter barely a day in office, Serbia’s new president Tomislav Nikolic has threatened renewed tension in the Balkans by saying that the 1995 Srebrenica… 02/06/2012
Serbian president Nikolic promises closer EU tiesSerbia’s new president has taken office reiterating his support for the country to join the EU. Tomislav Nikolic told politicians in the Belgrade parliament… 31/05/2012
Serbia’s Tadic set to become next PMOutgoing Serbian president Boris Tadic looks to become the country’s next prime minister. Tadic lost his bid for re-election to conservative nationalist… 28/05/2012
Political uncertainty after surprise win of NikolicStill reeling from the surprise win of Tomislav Nikolic in the presidential election Sunday, Serbia expects a period of political uncertainty. The… 21/05/2012
Nationalists celebrate victory in Serbian pollNationalist opposition leader Tomislav Nikolic has declared victory in Serbia’s presidential election and promised to keep on working for … 21/05/2012
Presidential run off in SerbiaSerbian President, Boris Tadic has cast his vote with his father in the second round ballot in his country’s run off. The 54-year-old was the narrow victor in… 20/05/2012
Serbia presidential vote gets underwaySerbia goes to the polls today to elect a new President with the incumbent pro-European Boris Tadic set for a victory over nationalist Tomislav… 20/05/2012
Tadic ahead in polls to win Serbian presidential runoffLatest polls suggest outgoing Serbian President Boris Tadic is poised to win the presidential runoff on Sunday. Thursday marked the last day of official… 18/05/2012
Serbian presidential candidates take part in TV duelThe two men battling it out for the Serbian presidency have gone head-to-head in a televised debate. Incumbent Boris Tadic, leader of the Democratic Party… 17/05/2012
Mladic makes defiant gestures at war crimes trialFormer military commander Radko Mladic appeared defiant at the start of his trial for war crimes at the Hague. The Bosnian Serb general, who is accused of… 17/05/2012
