The European Union issued a warning to candidate countries to the bloc, stating that the glorification of war criminals is inadmissible. This position comes at a time when Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian-Serb military commander, is being buried in Serbia.
Mladic was convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, related to the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina in the 1990s. Serbia, a candidate country for EU accession, held a funeral with state honors yesterday for the former commander.
The European Union's warning follows the funeral ceremony, where Mladic was described as a hero by some participants. The EU thus reinforces that countries seeking to join the bloc must demonstrate respect for European values, including international justice.
