The body of Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb army commander who died while serving a life sentence for war crimes, was returned to Belgrade on September 3-4, 2026 by Serbian government plane. The repatriation triggered EU scrutiny and prompted European Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos to cancel her planned visit, citing concerns about Serbia's planned 'glorification' of the convicted war criminal.
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Body of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic to be flown to Serbia, president says apnews.com
BELGRADE, Sept 3 - A Serbian government plane brought the body of former army commander Ratko Mladic, who died last week serving a life sentence for war crimes, back to Belgrade on Thursday for what is expected to be a huge funeral.
Body of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic returns to Serbia in government plane reuters.com
Serbia faces EU scrutiny over upcoming funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic AP News
The European Union says it is closely watching how Serbia, one of its candidates for membership, will handle the funeral of the former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, who was convicted of genocide by a U.N. court but remains a hero to many Serbs.
BRUSSELS, Sept 4 - European Union enlargement chief Marta Kos cancelled a trip to Serbia on Friday after a Serbian government plane took the body of former army commander and convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic to Belgrade for what is expected to be a huge funeral.
BELGRADE, Serbia — The European Union’s Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos on Friday canceled an upcoming visit to candidate nation Serbia over what she described as the “glorification” of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladić following his death.