After a meeting in Brussels on Tuesday (February 8th), the International Steering Group (ISG) said the proposed dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia should identify and resolve practical issues of the interest to both countries. Kosovo was represented at the meeting by acting Foreign Minister
Read More »NATO conference to be held in Belgrade in June
Serbian Defense Minister Dragan Šutanovac expects that ruling coalition’s leaders will meet in the next few days to discuss the government reshuffle. NATO strategic conference dubbed “After Lisbon – implementation of transformation” will be held in Belgrade in June. A total of 69 countries will attend the meeting and 28 …
Read More »Serbia and Croatia both request serb paramilitary extradition
Serbia and Croatia have sent requests for the extradition of Serb paramilitary Milorad Momic, who was recently arrested in France on January 31 on an interpol warrant issued by Serbia.
Read More »U.S. diplomat for Political-Millitary Affairs visits Priština
The U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs, Thomas Countryman, will visit Priština today, and then head for Macedonia and Albania. His visit comes during negotiations to form a government there.
Read More »Kosovo: The View of the Serbian Minority
written by: Ioannis Michaletos Source: worldsecuritynetwork.com Ioannis Michaletos: How can the present day situation, as far as, the Serbian population is concerned can be described? Oilver Ivanovic: The situation of the Serbian people in Kosovo is in some respects better than it used to be some years ago, meaning that …
Read More »Franco Frattini says Italy backs Serbia’s EU path
Serbian Deputy PM Božidar Đelić said Monday that Serbia will endeavor for full cooperation with the Hague. Serbia will pursue reforms in order to get the status of European Union membership candidate by the end of this year, Đelić told
Read More »UN Security Council to discuss about Kosovo on Feb. 16
The UN Security Council will discuss the situation in Kosovo and the latest report by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at a meeting scheduled for February 16. The UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) is willing to support an
Read More »EU threatens Balkan countries with reimposing visas because false asylum seekers
False asylum seekers could bring back EU visas for Serbia and other countries, warnings from Brussels said. As Serbian government officials delivered their answers to the EU questionnaire recently, they were told that a “concrete strategy to reduce the number of illegal immigrants needed to be created”. The European Union …
Read More »Italian Foreign Minister visits Belgrade
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini will visit Belgrade on Monday. Frattini will meet with Serbian President Boris Tadić, Deputy Prime Minister for EU Integration Božidar Đelić and Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić. The Italian FM will discuss with Serbian officials the country’s EU integration and regional cooperation, in light of the …
Read More »Tens of thousands rallied for early elections in Belgrade
Tens of thousands of people gathered on Saturday (February 5th) in front of the parliament building in Belgrade at a rally organised by the opposition Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). Its leader, Tomislav Nikolic, gave the government two months to call early elections or face the risk of continuous protests. SNS …
Read More »