Hague Cooperation Council Chief Rasim Ljajić said that he believes that Serge Brammertz will give Serbia a positive report on Wednesday. Ljajić told daily VeÄernje Novosti that he is not sure that the Hague Chief Prosecutor Brammertz will use the term “full cooperation,†which Holland’s approval for unfreezing the interim trade agreement between the EU and Serbia will depend on.
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Jeremić expects confirmation of cooperation
October 29th, 2009 |
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FM Vuk Jeremić says he believes that the chief Hague prosecutor will confirm Serbia’s full cooperation with the Hague Tribunal in his report to the UN SC. He told B92 in an interview that Serbian officials will have “detailed meetings” with Serge Brammertz, who is due here on Nov. 4 for a working visit, preparing his report to the UN in early December.
Hague prosecutor in Belgrade on Monday
October 28th, 2009 |
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Chief Hague Prosecutor Serge Brammertz will visit Serbia on Monday, November 2, reports say. RFE/RL reported on Wednesday that Brammerz will be gathering information for his report to the UN Security Council.
Visa scrapping “done deal”
October 24th, 2009 |
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Head of the European Commission (EC) Delegation to Belgrade Vincent Degert commented on EU’s visa regime lifting and the interim trade deal. Ahead of the arrival of Chief Hague Prosecutor Serge Brammertz, whose report will determine whether Serbians will travel to EU countries without visas starting Jan. 1, 2010, many officials are saying that the abolishment of the visa regime is but a formality.
UK ambassador: Time to implement SAA
October 23rd, 2009 |
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UK Ambassador to Serbia Stephen Wordsworth says that his country believes that it is time for implementation of Serbia’s agreements with the EU to begin. He said that both the Interim Trade Agreement and the Stabilization and Association Agreement should begin implementation, adding that Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz’s upcoming report on Serbia’s cooperation with the court could be a first step in that direction.
Rehn calls for unfreezing of trade deal
October 22nd, 2009 |
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European Enlargement Commission Olli Rehn says that Serbia deserves to have its Interim Trade Agreement with the EU unfrozen. He said that it would be “merited and fair†to allow Serbia to continue its EU integration, stressing that he was convinced that Hague Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz would confirm full cooperation between Belgrade and the court provided that cooperation existed.
Brammertz discusses Karadžić case
October 21st, 2009 |
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Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz says he expects former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić’s trial to last “between two and a half and three yearsâ€. “We want a trial that will reflect a majority of the committed crimes, which gives space for victims to tell their stories and for that to be possible. The judges asked us to slightly reduce the indictment. The final result is completely acceptable. We will clearly show what happened in the Balkans,†Brammertz told Belgian daily Le Soir.
Äelić: SAA to be unblocked in December?
October 16th, 2009 |
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The first realistic date when the SAA could be unblocked is at the EU summit in December after Serge Brammertz’s next report, says Deputy PM Božidar Äelić.
He told daily Blic that the only safe road towards unblocking the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) and receiving candidate status was Ratko Mladić’s extradition, but that it could also be achieved through “full cooperation with the Hague.â€
Hague prosecutor to visit in October
September 29th, 2009 |
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Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz is expected to visit Serbia in October, according to the President of Serbia’s Hague Cooperation Council Rasim Ljajić. The actions geared towards arrested the remaining Hague fugitives Goran Hadžić and Ratko Mladić are ingoing daily, Ljajić said, adding that Serbia is paying the most for Mladić not being arrested yet, not Holland or the Tribunal.
Brammertz: Mladić remains priority
September 28th, 2009 |
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Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz says Ratko Mladić and Goran Hadžić will be tried by the international tribunal, regardless of when they are arrested. “The arrested of these fugitives remains the main priority. If that does not happen, the UN Security Council announced that it will set up a mechanism which will take over the trials if need be,†he said.
Solana: No new conditions
July 14th, 2009 |
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Besides full cooperation with the Hague, there are no other conditions in Serbia’s Euro-integration process, says EU High Representative Javier Solana. In an interview with B92, Javier Solana said that for Serbia’s European integration, the only thing necessary for Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz to state in his report to the UN Security Council was that full cooperation had been achieved with the court.
Solana: Serbia’s progress “irreversible”
July 12th, 2009 |
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EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana says that Serbia is progressing “irreversibly” toward a future in the EU, according to Beta news agency. Ahead of his trip to the region, Solana said that Serbia must sustain the high level of cooperation with the Hague Tribunal “indicated by Prosecutor Serge Brammertz in his last report, which EU members noted”.