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The citizens are on Wednesda voting in the second day of a referendum called in the four predominantly Serb municipalities of northern Kosovo. The voting is continuing for a second day in Kosovska Mitrovica, Zvečan and Zubin Potok, while

Greece will meet European Union demands for budget action and reform pledges from its political leaders ahead of a eurozone conference call later on Wednesday, the Greek finance minister said. “Only a few issues remain,” Finance Minister

Pristina has dismissed a referendum held by Serbs in the north of its territory as illegal and invalid. Voters in the referendum are being asked whether they recognise

Serbian authorities have asked the Hague tribunal to clarify reports about the destruction of evidence linked to allegations of organ trafficking in Kosovo. Rasim Ljajic, the head of Serbia’s council for cooperation with the tribunal, has written to

Serbian President Boris Tadić said Tuesday that the holding of a referendum in northern Kosovo is harmful to the interests of the state of Serbia. Tadić said that he understands the need of the

The European Union’s top economic official on Tuesday called for rapid approval of a second bailout package for Greece, as figures showed that the recession in the near-bankrupt country had worsened.

Serbs in the north head to the polls today to vote in a controversial referendum, which both the international community and the authorities in Belgrade had hoped they would abandon. Kosovo Serb representatives say around 35,500 people will

EU mediator in the Belgrade-Priština talks Robert Cooper is scheduled to arrive in Priština on Tuesday. Cooper is to confer with head of Priština’s negotiating team in

Greece and Slovenia have sent a helicopter each to Montenegro after Podgorica asked NATO for help in battling the worst winter weather for decades. The two aircraft have already

Nine exhumed victims of the war in Croatia were identified yesterday by their families in Zagreb. Nine exhumed victims of the war in Croatia were identified on