EU and Allies Condemn Glorification of War Criminal Mladic at Belgrade Funeral

Serbian Funeral for War Criminal Mladic Casts Doubt Over EU Path

The European Union’s top executive questioned Serbia’s path to the bloc over the “shocking” funeral given to a convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic in Belgrade.

By Misha Savic and Max Ramsay

Thousands of 'Greater Serbia' supporters attend funeral of Ratko Mladic in Belgrade

The former commander of the Serbian army in Bosnia and Herzegovina, who was convicted by an international court for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s and who died in prison in The Hague, was buried in the Serbian capital on Monday.

Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman says Mladic funeral equal to war crimes denial

Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Oncu Keceli told reporters that the funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic amounts to a denial of the crime

Von der Leyen on Serbian officials at Mladic funeral

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the presence of Serbian officials at the funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic showed

Mladic funeral draws thousands and opens old wounds, EC President von der Leyen shocked by turnout

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday that the images of the large turnout for the funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic were “shocking”, and added they could undermine Serbia’s plans for accession to the EU. “The images from Ratko Mladić’s funeral yesterday in Belgrade were shocking,” von der Leyen wrote […]

EU condemns glorification at Mladic funeral in Serbia

The European Union has condemned the public glorification of Ratko Mladic after thousands attended the convicted war criminal’s funeral in Belgrade, which featured military honors and was joined by several Serbian government ministers.

EU Leaders Condemn ‘Shocking’ Glorification of Mladic at Belgrade Funeral

European Commission and European Council presidents voice dismay over convicted war criminal's glorification at his funeral, as US lawmakers and Turkish officials also said scenes undermined regional peace and reconciliation.

By Hamdi Firat Buyuk