Politicians and Royals Stay True To EU Ambitions While Public Support Wanes
Serbia’s leaders remain steadfast in their ambitions to join the expanding ranks of the Europe Union, while public support for EU membership has fallen to a nine-year low.
Europe represents the key to a brighter future for Serbia, attracting foreign investment, improving living standards and presenting fresh opportunities for young people. That is according the Crown Prince Alexander, who stands alongside president Boris Tadic in his public support for Serbia’s advance down the road to the EU.
Republika Srpska Is A ‘Debatable’ State That Needs To Be Sorted Out, Says Serbia’s Heir To The Karađorđević Throne
The Karađorđević heir to the kings of all Serbs has declared Republika Srpska as a ‘debatable’ state that needs to be sorted out. In an interview with W!LD RooSTeR when he spoke optimistically about Serbia’s future ambitions as a member of the European Union, Crown Prince Alexander II said discussions are needed with Serbia’s partners to determine the stability and future of the Bosnian-Serb political entity.
“It is a state that is debatable, a protectorate of the European Union,’ he said. “One really wonders about them, and we have to sort that out. Maybe being a member of the European Union we can put our view in on how the shape should take place with our partners. Our partners are now going to be Croatia and others members of the European Union.”
Serbs Are Turning New Pages, Crown Prince Alexander Says
Despite the obvious trappings of privilege and heritage, Serbia’s historic Karađorđević family is not unlike many others who have to find their way in a modern world that dictates that children travel, study and marry beyond their usual borders. In that way, at least, Serbia’s Royal Family is like many others, with footholds in Belgrade, Britain and the United States.
While his son’s remain unmarried, Crown Prince Alexander II has seen them travel widely to establish successful lives and businesses. Eldest son Prince Peter lives and works as a graphic designer in Chicago, while Prince Philip works in the London financial world and his twin brother Alexander is in internet publishing in California.
“We are a very close family and the boys come here to the Palace often,’ he said. “But, with such a big family, it falls on me to ensure that the family remains together.”
The Hague Says Netherlands ‘Responsible’ For Three Srebrenica Deaths
The Dutch state was responsible for the deaths of three Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica, in July 1995, according to the shock ruling by a court in the Netherlands. Overturning a 2008 ruling rejecting responsibility, judges in this unexpected judgement ordered the Dutch Government to pay compensation in the case brought by the dead men’s relatives.
“The State of the Netherlands is responsible for the death of three Muslim men after the fall of Srebrenica”, the court said in a statement. The Dutch “should not have turned these men over to the Serbs,” the court said in its ruling.
Dutch troops (Dutchbat) were in charge of the UN safe area in Srebrenica when Bosnian Serb forces moved in – unimpeded by the lightly-armed Dutch UN Peacekeepers – and removed up to 8,000 men and boys. The UN has declared their subsequent murder acts of genocide.
