Croatian President Says Mladic State Funeral Would Close Door to EU For Serbia
‘The glorification of war criminals has no place in an EU member country, nor in a candidate country,’ EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos said.
TL;DR
- Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic warned Serbia that a state funeral for Ratko Mladic would close the doors to EU membership.
- Ratko Mladic, convicted of genocide and war crimes, died in UN custody in The Hague at age 83.
- A Serbian Justice Minister had suggested Mladic would be afforded state honors.