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EU prepares for potential gas crisis [Feb 04, 2012] EU prepares for potential gas crisis Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 07:26 [via YahooNews] More >>

EU prepares for potential gas crisis [Feb 04, 2012] EU prepares for potential gas crisis Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 06:27 [via YahooNews] More >>

"Brussels made mistake in December" [Jan 11, 2012] BELGRADE -- A Washington-based Woodrow Wilson Center expert for the Balkans says Brussels made a mistake in not giving Serbia EU candidate status in December. [via YahooNews] More >>

Support for EU drops in Serbia [Dec 22, 2011] Belgrade (dpa) - Opposition to European Union membership has risen to above 50 per cent in Serbia following a a spat with the West over its former province, Kosovo, polls published on Thursday showed.If a referendum on EU membership were to be held now, 52 per cent of voters would say "no," according to a survey published by the Belgrade daily Press.Support for the EU has dropped after Brussels ... [via YahooNews] More >>

DSS leader: Authorities are humiliating people [Dec 12, 2011] BELGRADE -- Leader of the opposition DSS party Vojislav Ko?tunica has stated that Serbia should have told Brussels that joining the EU was no longer the country's goal. [via YahooNews] More >>

Kosovo urges EU to keep pressure on Serbia [Dec 08, 2011] 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 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Balkan nations knock on EU door despite crisis [Dec 08, 2011] 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 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Diplomats say Serbia may have to wait longer for EU status [Dec 08, 2011] BRUSSELS - European Union leaders may postpone a decision on making Serbia an official candidate for EU membership on Friday due to concerns that Belgrade has not done enough to mend its fraught relations with Kosovo, EU diplomats said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Europe in crisis, Balkan hopefuls still knocking on EU door in sideshow to summit [Dec 08, 2011] 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 their bids to enter what ... [via YahooNews] More >>

NATO chief urges Serbs to dismantle Kosovo roadblocks [Dec 07, 2011] (BRUSSELS ) - NATO's chief urged Serbs in northern Kosovo on Wednesday to remove all barricades stoking tensions on the border with Serbia and said Belgrade's EU candidacy would boost regional security. [via YahooNews] More >>

"Serbia not close to becoming candidate" [Dec 06, 2011] BRUSSELS -- Serbian Deputy PM Bo?idar ?eli? has warned that there was "no room to be overly optimistic" ahead of the EU's decision on Serbia's candidate bid. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU foreign ministers to debate Serbia's candidacy [Dec 05, 2011] BELGRADE -- Foreign ministers of the EU member states will hold a debate on EU enlargement on Monday in Brussels. During it, they will formulate a decision on Serbia's candidacy, and a date for start of the accession talks with Montenegro. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia, Kosovo agree on normalizing border procedures [Dec 04, 2011] BRUSSELS ? Kosovo and Serbia have agreed on normalizing border procedures, one of the thorniest issues in current talks between the two rivals. An EU statement late Friday said, ?The parties will gradually set up the joint, integrated, single and secure posts at all their common crossing points.? Kosovo broke away from Serb rule in 2008, but Belgrade never accepted its independence. Read full ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia hopeful latest Kosovo border deal will smooth way to EU [Dec 03, 2011] BRUSSELS ? A key new agreement on disputed border crossings between Serbia and Kosovo will help quiet objections to Serbia?s candidacy for European Union membership, the country?s chief negotiator said Saturday. The accord struck on Friday creates joint border crossing controls in northern Kosovo to be shared by Serb and Kosovo authorities. For months, Kosovo?s minority Serbs have blocked roads ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia hopeful latest Kosovo border deal will smooth way to EU [Dec 03, 2011] BRUSSELS ? A key new agreement on disputed border crossings between Serbia and Kosovo will help quiet objections to Serbia?s candidacy for European Union membership, the country?s chief negotiator said Saturday. The accord struck on Friday creates joint border crossing controls in northern Kosovo to be shared by Serb and Kosovo authorities. For months, Kosovo?s minority Serbs have blocked roads ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia, Kosovo agree on borders [Dec 03, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BRUSSELS Kosovo and Serbia have agreed on normalizing border procedures, one of the thorniest issues in current talks between the two rivals. An EU statement late Friday said, "The parties will gradually set up the joint, integrated, single and secure posts at all their common crossing points." Kosovo broke away from Serb rule in 2008, but Belgrade never ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Belgrade denies border agreement reached with Kosovo [Dec 03, 2011] Belgrade (dpa) - Belgrade?s chief negotiator denied late Friday that an EU-brokered deal had been reached with Kosovo to defuse tensions over the Serbia-Kosovo border."Despite all our efforts today, the deal has not been reached," the state news agency Tanjug quoted Borislav Stefanovic as saying in Brussels, after three days of marathon talks. "Though we came significantly closer, we still need ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia, Kosovo agree on borders [Dec 03, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BRUSSELS Kosovo and Serbia have agreed on normalizing border procedures, one of the thorniest issues in current talks between the two rivals. An EU statement late Friday said, "The parties will gradually set up the joint, integrated, single and secure posts at all their common crossing points." Kosovo broke away from Serb rule in 2008, but Belgrade never ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia, Kosovo agree on normalizing border procedures [Dec 03, 2011] BRUSSELS ? Kosovo and Serbia have agreed on normalizing border procedures, one of the thorniest issues in current talks between the two rivals. An EU statement late Friday said, ?The parties will gradually set up the joint, integrated, single and secure posts at all their common crossing points.? Kosovo broke away from Serb rule in 2008, but Belgrade never accepted its independence. Read full ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia 'won't give up' on EU candidate bid [Dec 02, 2011] (BRUSSELS ) - Serbia and Kosovo returned to talks to ease tension on the Balkan border Friday, with Belgrade's chief negotiator pledging extra efforts to prise open the door to European Union membership. [via YahooNews] More >>