22/11/2017 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 22 November, the spokesperson for the European External Action Service (EEAS) stated that the European Union "fully respect(s) the decisions of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and support(s) its work". The same day, the ICTY condemned the former military chief of the Bosnian Serbs, Ratko Mladić (nicknamed the 'butcher of the Balkans'), who is now aged 74, to life imprisonment for "genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes". "Delivering justice and fighting impunity for the most horrific crimes is a fundamental human obligation", the EEAS spokesperson stated. "We strongly reiterate the need for full cooperation with ICTY as well as its successor Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals", the spokesperson added. (CG)