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Serbia will never recognize Kosovo, FM claims
BELGRADE -- Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremi? told Al Jazeera that Serbia would never recognize the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo.
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Opposition SNS once again calls for early elections
BELGRADE -- Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) deputy leader Aleksandar Vu?i? said Sunday that the only solution for Serbia was to call elections and dismiss the government.
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Deputy PM says he will not withdraw resignation
BELGRADE -- Serbian Deputy PM Bo?idar ?eli? has said he will not withdraw his resignation letter that he submitted after Serbia had failed to get the EU candidate status.
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"Serbia will react to new crisis wave on time"
BELGRADE -- Serbian President Boris Tadi? said Saturday Serbia would react on time to prevent effects of new wave of economic crisis. After a meeting between government and company and bank officials, he said he believed Serbia would record positive economic growth next year as well.
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Talks between companies, government begin
BELGRADE -- Serbian President Boris Tadi?, PM Mirko Cvetkovi?, National Bank of Serbia (NBS) Governor Dejan ?o?ki? started a meeting with companies and banks on Saturday.
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Defense minister: Serbia closer to EU than ever
BELGRADE -- Serbian Defense Minister Dragan ?utanovac has stated that Serbia is now closer to Europe than ever, despite the fact that it failed to get the candidate status.
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European Council decision ?won?t destabilize government"
BELGRADE -- Serbian government?s Media Office Chief Milivoje Mihajlovi? says that a decision to postpone Serbia?s EU candidate status cannot destabilize the government.
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Human rights respected in Serbia, minister says
BELGRADE -- Situation regarding human rights in Serbia is satisfactory, Serbian Human and Minority Rights Minister Milan Markovi? has said. He added that Serbian regulations were in accordance with the highest world standards.
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?Serbia should continue its EU path?
BELGRADE -- Serbian EU Integration Office Director Milica Delevi? said Friday that a decision to postpone Serbia's candidate status should not break Serbia's EU path.
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Serbia puts on a brave face after EU delay
(BELGRADE ) - Serbia put on a brave face and its president vowed Friday that Belgrade will not give up on joining the EU after the bloc delayed granting it candidate member status.
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Tadic says Serbia committed to EU path despite setback
Belgrade (dpa) - Serbia will not give up aspirations to join the European Union, President Boris Tadic said Friday, after the bloc postponed by three months a decision on whether to recognize the Balkan country as a membership candidate."I remain in the position that our path leads to the EU and I will never abandon that," he told a press conference.Earlier, EU leaders deferred until March a ...
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Tadi? vows to "never abandon EU path"
BELGRADE -- Boris Tadi? called a news conference in Belgrade on Friday to say that "Serbia cannot and must not renounce its European future".
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EU ambition setback "won't jeopardize economy"
BELGRADE -- Serbian Minister of Economy Neboj?a ?iri? stated Friday that the postponement of Serbia's EU candidate status will not affect economic trends in Serbia.
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Serbian president says Belgrade will not give up on EU
(BELGRADE ) - Serbian President Boris Tadic said on Friday his country will not give up on the European Union after an EU summit delayed a decision on its candidate status until February.
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Serbia Cuts Rate on Benign Price Outlook, Leaving Aside Politics
Serbia?s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate for the sixth time since June on a benign outlook for prices, leaving aside concern about the impact of Europe?s debt crisis and the nation?s European Union candidacy.
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Serbia's EU candidacy bid postponed
EU president Herman Van Rompuy says Serbia's bid to be granted the status of candidate for membership in the bloc will be postponed until March.
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Strong Irish support for Serbian bid for EU candidate status
MINISTERS HAVE pledged Ireland?s support for Serbia?s bid for official candidate status at today?s EU summit, as Belgrade seeks a reward for catching the last of its indicted war crimes suspects and making tough concessions over Kosovo.
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Kosovo urges EU to keep pressure on Serbia
Pristina/Belgrade (dpa) - Kosovo on Thursday urged the European Union to maintain pressure on Serbia and force that country to implement agreements it has made on normalizing ties with Kosovo."It is time for EU to apply serious pressure," Foreign Minister Enver Hoxhaj said. The EU was due to decide Friday at a summit in Brussels whether to recognize Serbia as a membership candidate.Germany ...
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Candidacy decision "test of EU's maturity"
BELGRADE -- Deputy PM Ivica Da?i? stated on Thursday that the decision on granting Serbia an EU candidate status will be a test of maturity not only for Serbia.
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Balkan nations knock on EU door despite crisis
DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia As the world nervously watches whether European leaders can save the EU from breakup, another drama brews on the sidelines: the membership struggles of nations trying to break in. On Friday, the day of a crucial EU summit on solving the continent's debt crisis, representatives of Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro will also be in Brussels pushing ...
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