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German Ambassador in Priština Hans-Dieter Steinbach has said his country “supports Kosovo’s and Serbia’s accession into the EU as two separate countries”. He added that Serbia will be asked to recognize Kosovo during its EU integration.

Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has postponed his visit to Belgrade on Friday. Berlusconi was hoping to the last moment that he would be able to visit Belgrade on Friday but that the delay had to take place due to a change in the budget-voting schedule. The Italian Prime Minister had …

Kosovo Parliament rejected the proposal by the opposition for termination of the talks with Serbia and for repeal of the already reached agreements. 46 lawmakers have voted against the proposal, 37 voted in favor. The initiative was moved by three opposition parties.

Vojislav Šešelj has filed a request for termination of proceedings against him at the Hague Tribunal. Šešelj said he based the request on to flagrant violation of his right to a trial within a reasonable period of time.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday is to arrive on a visit to Belgrade. A joint sitting of the governments of the two countries has been initially scheduled to be held

The leaders of Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania and Kosovo called on Tuesday for a dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade that would step up the region’s integration into the EU and NATO.

Head of the Serbian government’s team for negotiations with Priština Borislav Stefanović met in Belgrade on Wednesday with EU envoy Robert Cooper. Stefanović said that they discussed the issues that should be resolved in the next round of negotiations, including university diplomas, the cadaster, electricity and telecommunication. He added that …

Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dačić and Minister for Kosovo and Metohija Goran Bogdanović have met with representatives of the Kosovska Mitrovica District. 

EU facilitator in the Belgrade-Priština talks Robert Cooper arrived in Belgrade on Tuesday. He said that a tripartite group, chaired by the EU, would supervise the implementation of any agreement between Belgrade and Priština, adding that all problems that occurred in practice would be resolved by repeated talks. 

Three opposition parties in Kosovo have asked for an extraordinary sitting of the parliament to discuss the request for termination of the negotiations with Belgrade.