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Article: EU pushes for justice in Serbia; A new urgency hangs over the arrest of war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic as EU issues a Monday deadline.(WORLD)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
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- February 24, 2006
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Byline: Beth Kampschror Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
SKOPJE, MACEDONIA -- As European Union leaders intensified threats this week to suspend membership negotiations with Serbia over its failure to arrest top crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic, rumors spread that the Balkan country had pinned down the former general and would soon have him in custody.
If Serbia does apprehend Mr. Mladic in the coming days, it could save its bid for EU membership ahead of a key EU meeting Monday that will address the issue.
But more important, the timing of such an arrest would provide the most significant validation yet that the carrot of EU ...