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EU leaders are to postpone a decision to grant Serbia candidate status for the next summit in March, according to the draft conclusions of the European Council leaked overnight. According to the draft conclusions for the summit on Friday, Serbia may obtain EU candidacy in March when EU

Parliament had supported an opposition motion demanding a renewed ban on products from Serbia. Kosovo’s parliament on Wednesday adopted a motion calling on the government to introduce a trade ban with Serbia.

Hague Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz commended Serbia at a UN Security Council session Wednesday for extraditing Ratko Mladić and Goran Hadžić. However, he demanded a serious investigation into the network of their helpers prior to the arrests.

Berlin appears to be softened its position on Serbia’s EU candidacy. However, Germany still expects progress in the talks between Belgrade and Pristina. It is possible for Berlin to back giving Serbia’s a status of EU member state candidate. One of the conditions for this to happen is lifting the …

Dialogue between the European Commission and Kosovo on visa liberalisation may start by the beginning of 2012. The European Commission in October pledged to instigate the process by the end of 2011, but this may now be moved to January 2012. In its Progress Report for Kosovo, published in October, …

Foreign ministers of the EU member states will hold a debate on EU enlargement on Monday in Brussels. During it, they will formulate a decision on Serbia’s candidacy, and a date for start of the accession talks with Montenegro. The final decision regarding the matter should be reached by EU …

Another round of talks between Belgrade and Priština was completed in Brussels late on Thursday without “final results”. An agreement on administrative crossings and Priština’s participation in regional forums was

German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated on Friday that Serbia did not meet the conditions for obtaining the EU candidate status at the moment. She called on the Serbian government to shift its orientation.

Speaking in Bosnia, Serbian President says he supports right to protest, but only by peaceful methods. Serbs needed to take down their barricades in northern Kosovo, Serbia’s President, Boris Tadic, told

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić asked Tuesday the UN Security Council to ensure that unilateral actions are no longer allowed. The security situation in our southern province of Kosovo and Metohija has been greatly aggravated since the end of the previous reporting period,” Jeremić said.