Del Ponte: Serbia must deliver
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The chief prosecutor at the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Carla Del Ponte, has told the BBC that &quot;all possible measures&quot; should be taken against Serbia over Belgrade&#39;s reluctance to arrest those indicted for crimes in the former Yugoslavia.
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Del Ponte is expected to tell the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday they are not cooperating fully with the U.N. court for former Yugoslavia in the Hague and accuse them of harbouring the Balkans' three most ...
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EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said Serbia was close Monday to achieving full cooperation with the UN war crimes court and expressed support for signing a trade and aid pact with Belgrade.
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BELGRADE, Oct 3 Reuters) - U.N. war crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte said on Tuesday she was not satisfied with Serbia's search for war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic, whose arrest is key to the country clinching closer ties to the European Union.
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European Union leaders are set to  offer Serbia a fast track to candidacy for membership of the  bloc and pledge to step up preparations for a police mission to  stabilize Kosovo, a draft statement for Friday's EU summit  said.
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EU leaders in Brussels are expected to offer Serbia a fast track route to candidacy in a deal linked to Kosovo.
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"The sending of the proposed EU mission ... would be an act which jeopardizes the sovereignty, territorial integrity and the constitution of the Republic of Serbia"  BELGRADE, Serbia : Serbia plans to adopt a set of retaliatory measures against Western states if they recognize Kosovo's independence, including the possibility of severing diplomatic ties with the United ... via International Herald Tribune
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"I think Carla del Ponte was the only one who was impressed by Tolimir's arrest"  BELGRADE  - Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica greeted the resumption of suspended talks with the European Union on Wednesday by urging the EU to back down on its support for the independence of Kosovo.Linking two issues the EU says are unrelated, Kostunica suggested negotiations on a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) could hinge on EU states accepting that the breakaway province must remain part of Serbia."Today's restart of talks on the SAA offers a good opportunity for the EU to show clearly that it looks on Serbia as a partner, which means full respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia," he said in a statement. Read more
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"I'm sure that we would get five to eight times more for NIS if it was sold through international bidding"  Serbia endorsed on Tuesday an energy co-operation deal with Russia, envisioning its inclusion in the South Stream gas pipeline project. via SETimes news
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U.N. war crimes prosecutor Carla  del Ponte said on Tuesday she was not satisfied with Serbia's  search for war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic, whose arrest is  key to the country clinching closer ties to the European Union.
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I am reminded of an event 93 years ago, in which Franz Ferdinand was shot, plummetting Europe into war. World War III is coming, and the flashpoint is the Islamic world. Much like Serbia in 1913, it is fragile and fragmented and there is a determination by a large focused interest group to see violence done in the name of their agenda. And, in the use of violence, they have successfully advanced their agenda.
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Serbia has the political will to arrest top war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic, but some state officials are still stalling, United Nations chief war crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte said on Friday.
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"We have seen what happened in former Yugoslavia when the European Union did not take things in hand."  European Union leaders, worried that Kosovo's push for independence could trigger instability in the Balkans, were set to offer Serbia a fast-track route to joining the bloc at a summit on Friday. via Reuters
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Serbian government claim comes amid fears that the move will trigger renewed instability in region
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BELGRADE - Serbia is ready to use force to prevent Western states from recognizing Kosovo as an independent state, a senior Serbian official warned yesterday.
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The European Union should not grant  closer ties to Serbia until former Bosnian Serb military  commander Ratko Mladic is arrested, United Nations war crimes  prosecutor Carla del Ponte said on Tuesday.
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"Serious negotiations are needed to protect the Serbs in Kosovo as well as our holy sites. Serious negotiations are needed to continue the international presence in Kosovo"  Serbia's minister for Kosovo suggested Saturday that the government will seek to keep control over Serb-populated areas after the predominantly ethnic Albanian province declares independence.Slobodan Samardzic said Friday that Belgrade had information indicating that Kosovo will unilaterally declare independence on Feb. 17.Western officials said they expected the move a day later, and Kosovo's prime minister, Hashim Thaci, did not confirm or deny Samardzic's statement but said Kosovo's split from Serbia was 'a done deal.' Read more