Coverage dated September 3, 2026 to September 4, 2026
Serbia faces EU scrutiny over upcoming funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The European Union is closely watching how membership candidate Serbia will handle the funeral of the former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, who was convicted of genocide by a U.N. court but remains a hero to many Serbs, an EU official said on Friday.
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The body of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, who died last week while serving a life sentence for genocide, will be flown to Serbia on Thursday
The body of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, who died last week while serving a life sentence for genocide, was flown to Serbia on a government plane on Thursday
As the Serbian government leaves the decision about Ratko Mladic's funeral arrangements to his family, international pressure on the country is mounting. How do Serbs feel about the matter?
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The European Union is closely watching how membership candidate Serbia will handle the funeral of the former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, who was convicted of genocide by a U.N. court but remains a hero to many Serbs, an EU official said on Friday.
Ratko Mladić was a war criminal who died in detention last week in The Hague. But ahead of Serbia’s elections, President Aleksandar Vučić’s party shied away from criticizing the ethnonationalist general’s legacy.
Serbia’s president said he won’t attend the funeral of Ratko Mladic while a senior European Union official delayed a trip to the Balkan nation after criticizing plans for the convicted war criminal’s burial.
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