The Dutch government has been rather aggressive over the years in "blocking" Serbia's EU integration. Most recently, the Dutch government blocked the implementation of the stabilisation and association agreement (SAA) between Serbia and the EU (an accord that would put Serbia clearly on the road to EU membership), because the Serbian authorities have not yet arrested Ratko Mladic. The basic ...

The State Secretary with the Ministry for Kosovo, Oliver Ivanovic, gave an interview to beta news agency (found via B92) claiming that Serbia must join the EU and then "Europe will treat Serbia with more respect, and our position will be much better," to re-open of the Kosovo status talk. In other words, we're going to treat EU with respect to ...

If you've been paying attention to the Serbian news about Serbia’s integration in the EU, you may have heard the story that made the rounds about an opinion poll stating that 61 % of Serbian citizens support Serbia’s EU integration. You can download the full report as a PDF, but it's in Serbian. Some news stories and blogs cover the ...

There hasn't been plenty of stories over the years about politicians in Serbia embracing the internet. While politicians in Serbia have traditionally focused on political website with political stuff in Serbian language, it appears that the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) of Koštunica is recognizing the indirect benefits of having some political information in English. Basically, the DSS is realizing ...

As you probably know, Serbia is affected by the gas crisis. Serbian housewife wants to have gas in her kitchen and does not care who is to blame, Moscow or Kiev. As for European politicians, they, too, put the blame on both of Ukraine and Russia. But it appears that Jose Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, has ...

Thanks to all the fretting and worrying about the financial trouble, it's become something of a curiosity that more Serbian expatriates than ever seem to be going back to Serbia. However, it all makes sense once you realize the simple fact: while Europe and the USA may be in trouble, Serbia is actually doing quite well (Crisis? What Crisis?). Just ...

Over the past few years, we've seen various European governments delay Serbia’s European integration. The latest example is the Dutch government still against the ratification of the stabilisation and association agreement (SAA) with Serbia because the Serbian authorities have not yet arrested Ratko Mladic. It seems like once war criminals get involved, Dutch government officials let their brains go away. ...