Serbia

Bozidar Djelic started a two-day visit to Brussels on Monday to lobby for Serbia in the run-up to the expected publication of a European Commission “opinion”, or “avis” on Serbia’s possible candidate status. After meeting Enlargement Commissioner Fuele, Djelic said Fuele had especially commended Serbia’s good results in reforming justice, …

The Serbian government has decided to bring North Kosovo back into Serbia’s tax system, cancelling the regulation about customs procedure at border checkpoints, which actually means that Serbia will collect VAT in North Kosovo again.

Serbian Deputy PM Božidar Đelić began his two-day visit to Brussels, where he will hold bilateral meetings with officials of the European Commission and parliament. He will also open the “Serbia Days in European Parliament”.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with Kosovo officials that “Kosovo institutions should coordinate their activities with the international missions”. Ban said they should “coordinate with KFOR and EULEX in establishing peace in north Kosovo” – according to a statement issued in Priština.

All major roads in northern Kosovo remain blocked but the situation remains calm following the deployment of EU police and Kosovo customs officials to border crossings with Serbia last Friday. Serbs in northern Kosovo have strengthened barricades on major roads and are reportedly refusing to remove them until Kosovo police …

Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki leaves Tuesday on an official visit to Belgrade. During the visit Poposki will meet with Serbian counterpart Vuk Jeremic. The two will discuss the development of the bilateral cooperation and support in the Euro-Atlantic processes in the two countries.

There are no open issues standing between Macedonia and Kosovo, Kosovo’s ambassador to Skopje Skender Durmishi after meeting with Mayor of Debar Argetim Fida. In Durmishi’s words, there are no open issues but there are new motives and hopes for further development of the bilateral relations and cooperation. Durmishi gave …

The Serbian government is “preparing a letter to be sent to the UN secretary general”,  concerning the crisis in Kosovo. Tthe government is warning that the Priština authorities were making statements about taking over administrative line crossings that were announcing violence.

Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz, who is on a two-day visit to Belgrade on Tuesday, will confer with Serbian President Boris Tadić. Brammertz arrived on Monday on his first visit to Belgrade after the arrest of Hague indictees Ratko Mladić and

Goran Bogdanović says it is unacceptable for EULEX, KFOR and the Priština to reach agreement on administrative crossings and only inform Serbian authorities. Referring to the deployment of customs at the administrative line