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Serb leaders in northern Kosovo say their preparations for a referendum later this month on the territory’s Albanian-dominated institutions are advancing despite heavy snow and freezing temperatures. Residents of the Serb-dominated north oppose Kosovo’s 2008 declaration of independence

The Serbian government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will wrap up talks on the first review of the current precautionary arrangement on Thursday. The meeting will not be followed by a press conference, but

UN Security Council will discuss UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s report on the situation in Kosovo on Wednesday. EULEX should submit its report on results of the investigation into human organ trafficking in Kosovo.

EU mediator in the Belgrade-Priština dialogue Robert Cooper and head of the Belgrade negotiating team Borislav Stefanović conferred in Vienna on Wednesday. They discussed the possibilities of continuation of the Kosovo talks, which

Bulgaria has taken some measures to improve its justice system and the prosecution of organised crime but more convincing results are needed, according to an interim monitoring report by the European Commission. The February report — released by Brussels on Wednesday — focuses on the

Croatian President proposes arbitration to solve Croatia’s oustanding border disputes with Serbia and Bosnia. Croatian President Ivo Josipovic says if more

No ethnic community in Kosovo can expect special treatment, Hashim Thaci said, urging Serbs in the north of the country to recognize the Pristina government and its institutions. Thaci told reporters in Pristina that he felt encouraged by the willingness

Serbia will not become a candidate for EU membership if Belgrade fails to, by the end of next week, reach an agreement with Priština on Kosovo’s representation. EU officials expect to see a progress in the dialogue already by mid-February. 

The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decided to release Dusko Tadic, who has been charged over the killing of civilians in the east of the country in 1992, but has imposed limitations on his movements. The court’s decision prohibits Tadic from leaving his place of residence. It imposes a …

EU prosecutors in Kosovo trying seven people accused of organ trafficking in a landmark case said Tuesday they have asked Russia, Ukraine, Israel and Turkey to help identify victims of the scam. “We have several requests for legal assistance out to many countries including most