EU warns Serbia against glorifying convicted war criminals

The European Commission has issued a warning to Serbia, urging it to refrain from glorifying convicted war criminals. This statement comes in the wake of the death of Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb military chief who was serving a life sentence for genocide and other war crimes.

In a response to Radio Free Europe, the Commission stated that glorifying individuals convicted of such crimes is fundamentally incompatible with European values and has no place in countries aspiring to join the European Union. Mladic died in the hospital ward of the UN war crimes court's detention facility on Thursday.

The EU indicated that any decision regarding Mladic's burial in Serbia, including the extent of state participation in the funeral, would be determined by Serbian authorities. Earlier reports suggested that Serbian government officials had indicated Mladic would receive state honors at his burial in Serbia. However, President Aleksandar Vucic later clarified that the funeral arrangements would depend solely on the wishes of Mladic's family.

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glorifying convicted war criminals is incompatible with European values and has no place in EU candidate countries.