BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Taboos are falling fast in Serbia.
It has opened talks with Kosovo, the cherished breakaway province Serbs consider the cradle of their culture. It has stepped up efforts to capture Ratko Mladic, the war crimes suspect many here idolize as a hero. And it has apologized for atrocities committed during Yugoslavia's violent breakup.
Suddenly, the once fiercely nationalistic country is focused less on pride than on its deep economic problems — and that means turning away from traditional mentor Russia and building bridges with Europe and the United States.
The prize of EU membership is at the root of the transformation: Serbia has come under a growing …
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