Balkans

Serbia will not exchange Kosovo for the EU membership, said Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Affairs Ivica Dacic. “Many people bind in the latest events in Kosovo with the upcoming negotiations and exert pressure on Serbia, but our position is clear – there are red lines, which …

NATO-led mission in Kosovo (KFOR) and Serbian officials late Wednesday reached an accord on disputed border crossings in the north, but the ethnic-Albanian government in Pristina promptly rejected it.

The opposition Serb Radicals (SRS) believes Serbia should immediately stop talks related to its EU candidacy bid, and turn to the country’s traditional allies. High-ranking SRS official Vjerica Radeta told a news conference in Belgrade today that NATO was sending forces to help the Kosovo Albanian authorities take control of …

Kosovo government has announced that the agreement reached by KFOR Commander Erhard Buhler and Serbian government representatives is unfeasible. The Kosovo authorities also added that embargo on Serbian goods would remain in effect. Serbian representatives and the KFOR commander reached an agreement on Wednesday, according to which KFOR will keep …

The aid consists of 20 tons of sugar and cooking oil, 30 tons of T-500 flour and five tons of powdered milk. The total value of the goods is RSD 8.49mn. The Serbian government decided on Monday to send 75 tons of foodstuffs from the Commodity Reserves Directorate to the …

Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov said that the European leaders should convince Greek Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou that Greece would not lose anything if Macedonia and the EU start the accession talks. In Ivanov’s words, some EU member states back Macedonia’s position that the country could hold parallel talks the EU …

Kosovo authorities plan to cease the dialog with Serbia and blame Belgrade for it, said Milivoje Mihajlovic, director of the press office of the Serbian government.

Dialog between Serbia and Kosovo will continue, said Kosovar Deputy Prime Minister and Chief Negotiator with Serbia Edita Tahiri. “We are scheduled to meet in the beginning of September. And we will continue to discuss, and maybe agree on several issues. The first is custom stamps. By agreeing on custom …

Former Hague Tribunal prosecutor Geoffrey Nice says the country has a moral obligation to get the World Court to revisit the issue – but others note the existence of formidable obstacles.

Undisturbed supply of KFOR troops is a condition for continuation of the talks between Belgrade representatives and KFOR commander. KFOR has requested that a small convoy of vehicles that bring supplies to troops be let through the barricades in northern Kosovo.