Serbia

European Union ministers on Tuesday recommended that Serbia begin negotiations to win EU membership, officials said.

Hungarian President Janos Ader will pay a visit to Belgrade. During the two-day visit Ader will meet with Serbian state officials, including with Serbian counterpart Tomislav Nikolic.

Serbia expects a decision this week to begin negotiations with the EU, and this will first be discussed in Luxembourg, then in Berlin and finally, in Brussels. The first in a series of key meetings will be held by EU

Catherine Ashton stated on Friday morning that the high-level dialogue between Belgrade and Priština has yielded concrete progress and agreement on many issues. This includes judiciary, police and local elections, the EU foreign policy chief saif, adding that she will inform the EU member states about this.

Catherine Ashton and Stefan Fule have sent a joint letter to EU members asking for a clear positive decision on the start of accession talks with Serbia. The EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, and the organization’s enlargement commissioner sent the letter on Friday.

Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Kosovo Jakup Krasnigi hailed on Thursday the initiative of the State of Kuwait to appoint an ambassador to Kosovo.

Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dačić met on Wednesday in Belgrade with Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev. The traditionally good and friendly relations between the two countries provide opportunities for strengthening

Slovenia is in favor of giving Serbia an EU talks start date as soon as possible, Serbian and Slovenian FMs Ivan Mrkić and Karl Erjavec have said. Slovenia is convinced Serbia deserves to get a date

 Greek President Karolos Papoulias has arrived in Belgrade and will hold a series of meetings with Serbian officials on Tuesday. Papoulias met with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić, and wil

Belgrade and Priština will continue a key phase in their dialogue in Brussels on Monday, when ministers will discuss electric energy and telecommunications. The week will be marked by a series of intensive talks between working groups, while Ivica Dačić and Hashim Thaci are expected to meet on June 20.