A two-day summit of EU leaders will begin in Brussels on Thursday and the final decision on Serbia’s EU candidate status is expected to be made tonight. According to a schedule, the EU leaders should discuss whether to grant Serbia the
Read More »Serbian nationaists gather 200,000 signatures against EU integration
The Serbian Radical Party has announced that it will struggle with all means against Serbia’s EU bid. On Wednesday the party submitted a petition of about 200,000 signatures against
Read More »Serbia stressed it won’t accept impossible demands
Serbian President Boris Tadić said Tuesday night that the EU accession was a complex process during which every EU member state could impose its own condition. He stressed, however, that Serbia would not agree to
Read More »Decision on Serbia’s EU candidate status to be taken on March 1-2
After EU ministers’ recommendation to grant Serbia the candidate status, the final decision will be made by EU heads of state and prime ministers on March 1-2, After a several-hour long meeting, the EU member
Read More »Belgrade would continue Pristina dialogue after elections
If EU facilitator Robert Cooper proposes to resume the Kosovo talks after elections in Serbia, Belgrade will accept that, negotiator Borislav Stefanović says. “We will definitely consult with Cooper and if that is
Read More »Kosovo nationalists protest against Serbian agreement
At an opposition protest on Monday Vevendosje leader Albin Kurti pledged to organize rolling demonstrations, demanding the government’s resignation over the deal with Serbia. Several hundred opposition activists demonstrated in Kosovo’s
Read More »Serbia to start accession talks with EU soon
Brussels diplomats say Serbia will soon start accession talks with EU. Jelko Kacin, the EU Parliament Rapporteur for Serbia, said that
Read More »Serbia: elections will be called on March 13
Serbian Parliament Speaker Slavica Đukić-Dejanović said on Monday that parliamentary and local elections in the country would be called on March 13. “We will call elections in the whole country, but they will not be general local
Read More »EU foreign ministers approved candidate status for Serbia
EU foreign ministers on Monday approved a first key step in Serbia’s bid to join the European Union, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said. “There was an agreement today,” Juppe told journalists during a break in ministerial talks in Brussels.
Read More »Serbian President visits Brussels
Serbian President Boris Tadić will be paying a visit to Brussels on Monday and Tuesday for meetings with EU officials. EU foreign ministers are to gather today within the External Relations Council in Brussels. The ministers will only
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