The far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) achieved a historic victory by winning the regional elections in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, marking a significant advance for the radical right in German politics.
In Belgrade, the funeral of Ratko Mladić, the former Bosnian-Serb military commander convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, took place today.
The funeral ceremony proceeded despite warnings from the European Union, which warned against any form of glorification of the war criminal.
The funeral now raises questions about Serbia's commitment to its European path, testing the compatibility between honoring Mladić and the values required for European Union membership.
