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Capital: Belgrade
Area: 77,474 sq km
Comparative area: slightly smaller than South Carolina
Population (July 2011 estimate): 7,310,555
Official language: Serbian
International Organizations and Agreements: NATO’s Partnership for Peace, United Nations, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)



The U.S. Government assistance to Serbia continues to promote opportunities for economic growth, build capacity with key counterparts, and work steadily to move the country toward stability and Euro-Atlantic integration.

Serbia has strongly emphasized its desire to join the EU and has begun to implement a broad reform agenda to advance the government’s EU integration goals. Serbia currently enjoys stable diplomatic relations with all of its neighbors except Kosovo (once a part of Serbia).

Belgrade has made efforts to improve relations with its regional neighbors including the affirmation of the territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina and taking steps to improve relations with Croatia, working to resolve longstanding obstacles to greater cooperation, including refugee, property, border, and war crimes issues.

The Serbian Armed Forces consist of two services--the Army, and the Air Force and Air Defense--comprising approximately 36,000 personnel.

There is no permanent U.S. military presence in Serbia, though the countries regularly partner for training and outreach programs.

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  • March 13, 2012

    First-Ever Regional Cyber Endeavor Seminar Held in Montenegro

    I spent last week in the warm and hospitable city of Podgorica, Montenegro, with a EUCOM team executing the first-ever regional Cyber Endeavor event.
  • August 8, 2011

    Balkan Ghosts

    Libya and Afghanistan seem to get all the headlines about NATO these days. But lately, I've been thinking and working on the Balkans. We need to make sure that the Balkan ghosts of violence from the 1990s don't reappear.
  • February 16, 2011

    Cyber Defense is a Team Sport

    The theme of this conference was “Empowering a Cyber Defense Workforce" and included over one hundred participants with 40 partner cyber defenders from 18 countries, NATO, and other international organizations. The cheer squad came from USEUCOM's components, DoD agencies and industry.
  • October 19, 2010

    The Difference a Decade Makes

    I spent a fascinating day in Kosovo last week, visiting as the NATO Commander just a few days before Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived to represent ongoing US support for Kosovo.  In a phrase: What a difference a decade makes.I met with the clergy at Zociste Monastery in Southern Kosovo.
  • September 24, 2010

    EUCOM, USACE help with Sava River flood mapping

    If you live near a river in Eastern Europe, you probably spent a horrific summer evacuating or preparing to evacuate due to floods. So, what better way to reach out to our partners than developing a plan to prevent and prepare for flooding, while promoting international cooperation?
  • March 29, 2010

    Progress Continues in the Balkans

    The good cooperation between NATO, the EU, and the Kosovo Police and Security Forces has been noteworthy. I had a chance to observe a very impressive exercise conducted between the three entities against a mock “riot.” The three layers of response (Kosovo Police, EU, and NATO) reacted properly and smoothly. It is clear that coordination between the local forces and the two external agencies are going well, and we’ll continue to improve on it.
  • December 11, 2009

    Thoughts about Successful NATO Efforts in Kosovo

    A very full day visiting our Kosovo Force (KFOR) troops.
  • September 11, 2009

    Stories to tell – A visit to Serbia

    I have a story to tell of my visits to several U.S. European Command humanitarian assistance projects in the Republic of Serbia.

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  • June 8, 2012

    Immediate Response 2012: So Pharr, So Good

    Pvt. Jacob Pharr with the with the 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment distinguishes himself during training at Immediate Response 2012. Immediate Response 12 is a multinational tactical field exercise that involves more than 700 personnel from the U.S. Army Europe's 2nd Cavalry Regiment and Croatian land forces, with elements from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Slovenia. Macedonia and Serbia have brought observers.
  • June 8, 2012

    Immediate Response 2012: Slovenian Troops In A Fire Fight

    Pvt. Tonya Breznik of the Slovenian Armed Forces talks about the training going on during Immediate Response 2012 and how it relates to here experience serving in Afghanistan in support of the International Security Assistance Force there. Immediate Response 12 is a multinational tactical field exercise that involves more than 700 personnel from the U.S. Army Europe's 2nd Cavalry Regiment and Croatian land forces, with elements from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Slovenia. Macedonia and Serbia have brought observers.
  • September 29, 2011

    EUCOM helps medical community in Belgrade

    In this story we see how time can make the difference between life and death. Petty Officer Shamia Briscoe is in Belgrade, where the U.S. European Command is helping Serbian medical professionals save lives.
  • September 13, 2010

    MEDCEUR opening ceremony

    Servicemembers from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Ukraine and the United States stand in formation together at Danilovgrad Army Base, Montenegro, Sept. 10. The ten nations have gathered to work together during MEDCEUR 10, a medical training exercise in central and eastern Europe. This exercise will provide training that will give these servicemembers a strengthened emergency and medical response in the event of any real-world disasters or accidents. For more information, visit www.usafe.af.mil/medceur.asp and www.odbrana.gov.me.