Serbia

Serbian President resigns so that Serbia will hold elections on May 6

Serbian President Boris Tadic will resign so that Serbia will hold joint parliamentary and presidential elections on May 6. “I decided to shorten my mandate to allow presidential elections to be held on May 6. I will be a candidate,” Tadic said. Serbia announced last month that parliamentary, regional and …

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Serbia detains two policemen from Kosovo

Serbian Interior Minister, Ivica Dacic announced in Belgrade that it seized two policemen from Kosovo on Serbian territory. The authorities in Pristina, say in turn that the two were kidnapped inside the territory of Kosovo. Belgrade said the two men were detained in the area of Merdare for breaching Serbia’s …

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EU mediator for Belgrade-Pristina dialogue calls on the two sides to be responsible

Robert Cooper, the EU mediator in the Belgrade dialogue with Pristina commented the recent arrests in Kosovo by urging Belgrade and Pristina to act responsibly. He said that political problems must be solved through dialogue and not through arrests. “The European Union expects from both sides to fulfill the commitments they …

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EU Commissioner Stefan Fule says that Serbia could start EU talks in 2012

EU Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fule said that Serbia could start the EU accession talks this year. His declaration came in parallel to a vote for the resolution on Serbia at the European Parliament (EP). Fule said that 2011 was full of challenges for Serbia. According to him, the country …

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EP to vote resolution on Serbia

On Thursday, The European Parliament will vote on a new resolution on Serbia. This resolution praises Serbia’s reforms and efforts and it says that the EU accession talks should be opened as soon as possible. “I believe Serbia is ready for accession talks. Negotiations should

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Serbia sent a request to Hague for Seselj temporary release on bail

The Serbian government has sent a request to the Hague Tribunal for temporary releasing Vojislav Seselj’s on bail. Rasim Ljajic, Head of the Serbian council for cooperation with the Hague Tribunal, has addressed a letter to the Hague Tribunal, in which Ljajic assures that his country is willing to consider …

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EP to discuss resolutions on Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro

European Parliament (EP) MPs will discuss on Wednesday resolutions on Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro. The resolutions (already been adopted as drafts by the EP Foreign Affairs Committee), are built using reports sent by rapporteurs to Committee members who made some amendments. The EU praised Belgrade for the efforts to speed …

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