'Serbia Can't Progress in EU until Mladic in Hague'
| 12 December 2008 | By Gjeraqina Tuhina in BrusselsSerbia can only achieve full cooperation with the UN war crimes tribunal once wartime Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic is at The Hague court, the Dutch Foreign Minister tells Balkan Insight.
‘We Can’t Perform Miracles Overnight’
| 10 December 2008 | By Krenar Gashi in PristinaYves de Kermabon, incoming head of EULEX, tells Krenar Gashi that both Serbs and Albanians will come to see that working with the EU mission is in their own interest.
Europe Ready for New Bosnia Role, Lajcak
| 10 November 2008 | By Gjeraqina Tuhina in BrusselsThe EU is ready to take up a key role in Bosnia, but the exact format, timing and definition of this role remains open, the High Representative, Miroslav Lajcak, tells Gjeraqina Tuhina in Brussels.
Serbia Will Not Escape the World Recession
| 05 November 2008 | By Andrej Klemencic in BelgradeNot only is Serbia technologically dependant on the West, but in the 1990s it also lost the most qualified element of its workforce, which would have helped the country survive the crisis, says Miodrag Zecevic, executive director of marketing at Energoprojekt.
We Don’t Know Where War Criminals Are, Dacic
| 04 November 2008 | By Julijana Mojsilovic in BelgradeSerbia is doing its best to fully cooperate with the war crimes tribunal, but doesn’t know where remaining fugitives are hiding, Interior Minister Ivica Dacic told Balkan Insight.
Jeremic: ‘Yes’ to EU, ‘No’ to Independent Kosovo
| 29 October 2008 | By Julijana Mojsilovic in BelgradeSerbia sees itself as a future EU member but will never recognise its former province, says Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic.
Serbia’s New Party Targets Centre Ground
| 14 October 2008 | By Julijana Mojsilovic in BelgradeFormer leading light in the Radical Party, Aleksandar Vucic, sees a bright future for the Progressives, as polls indicate surge in support.
Ivanovic: ‘Short Cuts Don’t Work in the Balkans’
| 01 October 2008 | By Olivera Bernardoni StojanovicOliver Ivanovic, State Secretary for Kosovo, warns Olivera Bernardoni Stojanovic not to expect quick fix to policing row - and insists new government will clear up budget for Kosovo.