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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 …

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

Tomislav Mercep, a Croatian former assistant interior minister, is to stand trial for war crimes on February 10 at Zagreb County Court, the court announced. The indictment charges Mercep with responsibility for the killing of 43 civilians

Hashim Thaci said recently that he is ready to meet with Serbian President Boris Tadić. The meeting, he said, should focus on all the problems that weigh on relations between Kosovo and Serbia.

Leaders of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia meet today to discuss trilateral agreement on the prosecution of war crimes. Heads of state of three countries are to meet today to examine

The EU ambassador in Belgrade expects Serbia to be granted candidate status at the upcoming EU heads of state meeting in March. “The conditions for EU membership candidate status that Serbia needs to fulfill are clear and achievable,” Degert said

It is necessary for Serbia and the U.S., as traditional allies, to find a common approach to the Kosovo issue, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dačić says. Dačić, who will attend the 2012 Prayer Breakfast in Washington, said he

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation will arrive in Belgrade on Thursday. The talks between the representatives of the IMF mission and the Serbian

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić’s bid for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) chairman has not yet been debated by officials in Sarajevo. This is according to Bosnia-Herzegovina Assistant Foreign Minister Ana Trišić-Babić.

Kosovo’s ruling party backs calls by Fatmir Limaj’s lawyers for EULEX prosecutor Maurizio Salustro to be stripped of immunity and made to testify. The ruling Democratic Party of Kosovo, PDK, said the European Union Rule of Law Mission, EULEX, should