Serbia

The European Union has liberalized Monday the visa regime for Serbs. The decision of lifting of the visa regime has been voted by the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council, and will come into force on December 19. Serbs can travel without visas in almost EU member states, except for …

The International Court of Justice, ICJ, will this Tuesday begin hearing Serbia’s challenge against Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence. Both Serbia and Kosovo voice optimism about the outcome, claiming they will present strong evidence to support their positions. “We have reason to believe that the court will base its opinion …

Serbian President Boris Tadic said that Serbia needs a different approach towards Kosovo, saying the current rigid stance is not yielding results. “A different approach is what Serbia needs today…inflexibility is one of the primary problems which we face. Innovation is needed now more than ever in reaching political decisions,” …

Serbia will apply for EU candidacy after the Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) has been unfrozen, says President Boris Tadić. Speaking in Belgrade on Thursday, he added that “time for candidacy is right when it is clear that we will get a positive answer from the EU”. “Our wish is to …

Minister for Kosovo and Metohija Goran Bogdanović has meet with the UN mission in Kosovo, UNMIK, chief Lamberto Zannier. The two discussed the mission’s future role, and the need for it to act in a status-neutral manner, a statement from the ministry said this Thursday in Belgrade.

Serbian President Boris Tadic announced that Serbia needs to take different approach regarding Kosovo issue and added that Serbia’s inflexibility is the main problem. “Different approach in the negotiations with Kosovo is what Serbia needs to do. Inflexibility is one of the key problems we are facing. Today, more than …

Serbian Orthodox Church will choose new Patriarch on January 22 next year, church’s Holy Synod said. Serbian Orthodox Church didn’t give any details, but said that the new Patriarch has to be chosen by February 15 the latest.

Serbia’s Interior Ministry and police (MUP) have very good cooperation with the Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF). This is according to Interior Minister and First Deputy PM Ivica Dačić, who added in Geneva on Wednesday that Belgrade wants to improve it with the aim of …

Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen will visit Belgrade on December 16. The Netherlands is opposed to the implementation of the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) between Serbia and the European Union before the remaining two Hague fugitives have been extradited.

The former UN Deputy Special Envoy for Kosovo, Ambassador Albert Rohan believes that Pristina’s future is in the European family, and warns that there might be some difficulties regarding UN membership.