It is possible for Serbia to obtain a status of EU member state candidate by the end of the year, said European Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fule. The European Commissioner also expressed his hope that the EU will make no difference between the member state status and the beginning of …
Read More »Tadic: Serbia tries to solve historical conflict of Serbs, Albanians in Kosovo
Serbian President Boris Tadic said that Serbia is ready to solve the historical conflict between the Serbs and the Albanians in Kosovo. “Serbia is trying to solve the hundred-year old conflict of the Serbs and the Albanians,” Tadic remarked. In his words, if the Serbs are asked whether they are …
Read More »Belgrade-Priština negotiations continue in Brussels
Delegations of Belgrade and Priština are continuing their Kosovo talks on Monday in Brussels, and are expected to be meeting for one day. Ahead of the new round of talks, Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dačić said the country wold not allow
Read More »Serbia seeks extradition of Divjak from Austria
Serbia has submitted a request for the extradition of former Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Army General Jovan Divjak from Austria, Justice Minister Snezana Malovic announced Saturday (March 26th). Divjak was arrested at the Vienna airport in early March based on a warrant issued by Serbia. He is wanted in connection …
Read More »Serbia says it will not recognize Kosovo and it will not accept Priština authority in north
Belgrade has a red line it will not cross in its talks with Priština, head of the Serbian team for the talks Borislav Stefanović said. The line is not to recognize the Kosovo Albanian unilateral declaration of independence or agree to let northern, predominantly Serb-inhabited area of Kosovo come under
Read More »RS President Dodik discussed with Russian PM Vladimir Putin in Belgrade
RS President Milorad Dodik has stated that spoke with Russian PM Vladimir Putin about the political situation in the Serb entity and Bosnia-Herzegovina. They also discussed economic cooperation, according to Dodik. The two met in Belgrade on Wednesday.
Read More »Thousands of protesters rally in Kosovo to support KLA
Thousands of protesters across Kosovo joined rallies on Wednesday against the recent arrests of veterans of the Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA, suspected of war crimes. The protesters, who rallied in 26 towns in Kosovo, were led by the KLA war veterans association, and asked for the release of all KLA …
Read More »Kosovo to tackle Serbia blockade at CEFTA
Blockade of Kosovo products by Serbia and Bosnia will be raised at the next Central European Free Trade Agreement meeting. Kosovo officials have rejected a proposal of an influential think-tank, the Gap Institute, to pull out of the Central European Free Trade Agreement if Serbia and Bosnia continue to block …
Read More »UNOPS to conduct census in Kosovo north
The UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) will be in charge of running a population and buildings census in Serb-dominated northern Kosovo. Public Administration Ministry spokesperson Majlinde Sinani-Lulaj said on
Read More »Belgrade-Priština dialogue to resume on Monday, March 28
The second meeting in scope of the Belgrade-Priština dialogue will be held in Brussels on March 28, the European Commission confirmed on Wednesday. The topics of the talks, according to the announcement, are yet to be defined with Belgrade and Priština.
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