NATO is expected to cut its troop numbers in Kosovo by one third because of the improved security situation, US sources have said. “NATO is working towards the next phase of its operations to a deterrence presence,” the US official told journalists in Brussels. NATO’s Kosovo Force, or KFOR, entered …

Serbia’s Deputy Minister for Kosovo, Bojan Andjelkovic, announced yesterday that 450 Kosovo Serb families have expressed their desire to return to their homes in Kosovo. “By Friday, there were 450 families registered [to return to their homes in Kosovo]. Since the campaign will continue until the end of June, I …

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini and Romanian Foreign Minister Cristian Diaconescu told Serbian officials in Belgrade yesterday that they supported Serbia’s European integration and visa liberalisation for Serbian citizens traveling to the EU. The Italian and Romanian foreign ministers issued a joint statement recommending that the interim agreement between Serbia …