Ivica Dacic News

BELGRADE, Serbia -- Police arrested several hundred people Saturday in towns across the country as part of an anti-drug operation.

Top Serbian officials said on Sunday that a crackdown on drug trafficking launched by authorities the previous day was part of efforts to root out organised crime and corruption in the Balkan nation.

Macedonian Premier Nikola Gruevski held a short informal meeting with his new Greek counterpart, George Papandreou, on Thursday in Brussels.

Serbia and Russia signed Tuesday five agreements at the Serbian Government Palace, the key part of the historic visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to Serbia.

By a first-instance verdict the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina pronounces Milorad Trbic guilty of genocide committed as part of a joint criminal enterprise in Srebrenica and sentences him to 30 years in prison.

The October 20 visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to Belgrade will have a historic significance for Serbia from the point of view of political and economic cooperation, Serbian Vice-Premier, Interior Minister and Cochair of the Serbian-Russian Intergovernmental Committee for Trade and Economic Cooperation Ivica Dacic said on Sunday.

The issue was discussed during official talks between Justice Minister Loucas Louca and Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Ivica Dacic, who is on an official visit to Cyprus .

Serbia has issued warrants for the arrest of two fugitives suspected of taking part in the fatal beating of a French soccer fan last month.

President Boris Tadic stressed Serbia's commitment to fighting organised crime both domestically and regionally Monday , adding that Belgrade is depending on EU support in the matter.

The Serbian police had warned Sweden in advance about preparations for the spectacular robbery which was committed in Stockholm last week with the use of a helicopter, Serbia's Minister of Interior Ivica Dacic said Monday.

Serbia's police have arrested 11 people for an attack on French football fans which left one person in a critical condition, the Interior Minister said Saturday.

Decision Close on Bosnia's International Judges and Prosecutors Belgrade Ivica Dacic and Olli Rehn "I am sure that Serbia has met all the conditions and that a positive decision will be taken by the European Commission, EC, at the end of the year.

I first arrived in Sarajevo two years ago to begin an internship with the OSCE, armed with what I can only admit was a fairly general knowledge of the country and the nature of the international organizations that operate within its borders.

Serbia is confident it will complete all the necessary tasks this month for visa-free travel to the European Union from the start of next year, its deputy prime minister said yesterday.

Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said on Monday that Serbia will meet all remaining criteria set by the EU for lifting visa requirements by the end of this month.

Serbian police Saturday said five people had been arrested and that a "human factor" was behind a series of explosions at a munitions factory in Uzice where seven people died Thursday.

A series of explosions at an underground ammunition factory in central Serbia killed at least seven people and injured 15, police said Friday.

Explosions have ripped through a munitions factory in northern Serbia killing seven people and injuring 14 others, officials said.

An archive photo of the 2008 gay pride event in Sofia, the first of its kind in the Bulgarian capital.

Interior Minister Ivica Dacic confirmed that the draft for the protocol for cooperation between the Interior Ministry and EULEX has been completed.