Thousands Attend Mladić Funeral Amid EU Condemnation
Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb commander convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity, died in prison at 84 and was given a state-supported funeral in Belgrade that drew thousands and lavish military honors, despite ongoing international condemnation. The event exposed a stark divide between many Serbs who revere him and European Union officials who criticized the glorification of a war criminal amid Serbia’s EU accession process.
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About Marta Kos
Marta Kos is a Slovenian diplomat and politician. She served as ambassador to Germany from 2013 to 2017, and as ambassador to Switzerland from 2017 to 2020. Since December 2024, she is the European Commissioner for Enlargement in the second von der Leyen Commission.
Everything about Marta Kos →- Occupation
- diplomat, politician, swimmer, journalist
- Position held
- ambassador to Germany, ambassador to Switzerland
- Citizenship
- Slovenia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Born
- June 28, 1965
- Website
- https://www.martakos.si