Serbian ministers attended despite earlier assurances no serving officials would be present, with Mladić's coffin arriving draped in the national flag and his medals on display. The EU said any glorification of convicted war criminals "has no place in the EU or in EU candidate countries".

The European Union is closely watching how membership candidate Serbia will handle the funeral of the former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, who was convicted of…

European leaders have reacted with fury as Serbia moves to bury Ratko Mladić, who was convicted of genocide over the massacre of Bosnian Muslims.