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Serbia has not made a single step toward recognizing Kosovo as independent, says Borislav Stefanović, who represents Belgrade in the ongoing Kosovo talks. All solutions brought in Brussels respect that position, he said.  

Belgrade and Pristina have reached important agreements which will affect people’s life, said Edita Tahiri, head of Kosovo’s negotiating team. The fifth round of the Serbian-Kosovan dialog finished on Friday in Brussels. Negotiators agreed to enable the free

The agreement reached by the negotiating teams of Serbia and Kosovo has provoked stormy reactions in Belgrade and Pristina.

Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb military leader, has threatened he would not attend the plea hearing on Monday, demanding to be able to choose his own lawyers. He wants to be represented by Belgrade-based attorney Milos Salic and another Russian lawyer, but

Having met his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borisov, Montenegro’s Prime Minister Igor Luksic expressed gratitude for Bulgaria’s support in Montenegro’s NATO and European Union accession. The two held talks within the Bulgarian government leader’s official visit to Podgorica.

Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic has expressed his gratitude to Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov for his support for Montenegro’s integration into the European Union and NATO.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is paying a three-day visit to Montenegro. The delegation he heads is comprised also of Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism Traycho

A new round of negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina, expected on Saturday, may result in agreements on greater freedom of movement between the two estranged countries. The fifth round of Belgrade-Pristina talks is likely to result in closure of a chapter on freedom of movement between the two peoples.

Serbia is continuing to demand that the UN Security Council establish its own independent investigation into human organ-trafficking in the Kosovo war. Serbia will “continue asking the Security Council to adopt a decision enabling the organization

The United States Embassy commends the Moldovan government for concluding an agreement with Ukraine to fully resolve the border demarcation of the Odesa-Reni highway at Palanca.