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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
Read More »UNSC will meet to discuss Kosovo situation
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.
Read More »EU mediator on Belgrade-Priština met Serbian negotiator in Vienna
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
Read More »Croatian President seeks arbitration on border with Serbia and Bosnia
Croatian President proposes arbitration to solve Croatia’s oustanding border disputes with Serbia and Bosnia. Croatian President Ivo Josipovic says if more
Read More »Hashim Thaci says no ethnic community in Kosovo can expect special treatmen
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
Read More »Serbia could not become EU candidate without agreement on Kosovo
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.
Read More »Prosecutors of Kosovo organ trade want to find victims abroad
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
Read More »IMF, Serbia discuss precautionary stand-by arrangement
Serbian officials met in Belgrade on Monday with a visiting IMF mission and opened talks on the first review of the current precautionary stand-by arrangement. Zuzana Murgasova is leading the IMF Mission
Read More »Samuel Žbogar will be European Union Special Representative in Kosovo
Former Slovenian foreign minister Samuel Žbogar will assume the office of the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) in Kosovo on Monday. His tenure will last until mid 2013, with the possibility of extension. At the same time, Žbogar will head the EU office in Priština. He will hold this position …
Read More »Italy and Austria back Serbia EU candidacy
The Italian and Austrian ambassadors in Belgrade have said their countries will support Serbia’s EU candidacy in March. “Italy has been supporting Serbia’s path towards the EU for a long time and all political options in Italy are united when it comes to this,” Armando
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