EU says no place for 'glorification of war criminals' as Mladic buried
The European Union on Monday denounced any "glorification" of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic in Serbia, as thousands gathered in Belgrade for his funeral. FRANCE 24's James Vasina reports.
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