Top European Union officials say they are shocked by hero’s funeral Serbia gave to Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general who died while serving a life sentence for war crimes.

Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb commander who died while serving a life sentence for war crimes, was buried as a hero on Monday in Serbia with military honors and big crowds attending.

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.

Four countries are taking significant steps toward joining the European Union.

The European Union has imposed sanctions on 16 officials accused of helping Russia abduct tens of thousands of children from Ukraine.

A European Union official says that violent incidents and irregularities that have been reported during local elections in Serbia were “unacceptable.”.

Serbia’s Culture Minister Nikola Selakovic and three other officials are on trial for abuse of office and document falsification.

The European Union has handed Ukraine a list of reforms needed to join the bloc.

Thousands of student-led protesters have rallied in Belgrade against Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic.

Ukrainians are taking to the streets to protest a new law they worry will undermine the work of two key anti-corruption agencies.

Ukrainian activists are calling for more protests of a law they say weakens the country’s anti-corruption bodies.

Thousands of Ukrainians have protested in Kyiv and other cities, urging President Zelenskyy to veto a controversial anti-corruption bill.

Protests that erupted across Turkey following the arrest of the main challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have taken a new direction with calls for a one-day shopping boycott.

The European Union has rejected the election in Belarus as illegitimate and threatened new sanctions.