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Serbia-Kosovo talks to resume in September [Aug 17, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) ? Serbia's deputy prime minister says European Union-mediated talks between his country and Kosovo will resume Sept. 2. [via YahooNews] More >>

Belgrade says talks with Kosovo to resume in September [Aug 16, 2011] Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic has said a fresh round of talks with Kosovo will take place on September 2. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex-PM: Serbs should trust Belgrade's negotiators [Aug 07, 2011] BELGRADE -- Former Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Neboj?a ?ovi? has told Kosovo Serbs they should have trust in Belgrade's negotiators. ?ovi? claims that the mastermind of the incident that caused the crisis is U.S. Ambassador in Pri?tina Christopher Dell. [via YahooNews] More >>

?Serbia will not trade Kosovo for EU accession? [Aug 04, 2011] BELGRADE -- Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Ivica Da?i? said Thursday that Serbia would not trade Kosovo in exchange for EU accession. [via YahooNews] More >>

"Europe recognizes Serbia's efforts," says deputy PM [May 20, 2011] BELGRADE -- Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister Bo?idar ?eli? has said that the EU recognizes Serbia's efforts in European integration. He added that Serbia is working to reduce the number of fake asylum requests. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian deputy PM proposes further division of Kosovo [May 18, 2011] Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dacic yesterday signalled a change in Belgrade?s stance towards Pristina, suggesting a division of Kosovo as the only realistic solution for the breakaway territory. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian deputy PM proposes division of Kosovo [May 18, 2011] Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dacic Wednesday signalled a change in Belgrade's stance towards Pristina, suggesting a division of Kosovo as the only realistic solution for the breakaway territory. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian deputy PM proposes division of Kosovo [May 18, 2011] (BELGRADE ) - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dacic Wednesday signalled a change in Belgrade's stance towards Pristina, suggesting a division of Kosovo as the only realistic solution for the breakaway territory. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia Doesn't Want Kosovo Back, Wants Partition - Deputy PM [May 18, 2011] It is unrealistic for Serbia to want restoration of its sovereignty over its former province Kosovo, according to Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dacic. According to Dacic, the partition of Kosovo, whose northern corner near Kosovska Mitrovica is largely populated by Serbs, about 10% of the two million Kosovo residents, is the only logical solution. "That's a reality which even the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serb official suggests Kosovo should be partitioned between Albanians and Serbs [May 16, 2011] Serbia's deputy prime minister has suggested that Kosovo should be partitioned between its majority ethnic Albanians and the Serbs, triggering a sharp criticism Monday from Serbian nationalist who consider the former Serbian province an integral part of the country. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian deputy PM mulls 'Hong Kong model' for Kosovo [Mar 10, 2011] Serbia hopes to be ready to join the European Union by the end of 2015, but first a "creative" solution will have to be found for its former province Kosovo, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic told EurActiv Germany in an exclusive interview. He cited the "Hong Kong model" as one way of resolving the issue. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU Brokers First Direct Talks between Serbia and Kosovo [Mar 05, 2011] Serbia and its former province Kosovo are going to start their first direct negotiations next week under pressure from the EU. The talks between Belgrade and Pristina are to begin next week, Maja Kocijancic, spokeswoman to the European Union High Representative for foreign and security policy Catherine Ashton, told Serbian news agency BETA. According to Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian PM dismisses deputy [Feb 15, 2011] Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic on Monday announced he would be dismissing his Deputy Prime Minister Mladen Dinkic, increasing speculation of early elections or political fallout among the coalition members which form the Serbian government. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian PM announces replacement of his deputy amid a government rift [Feb 14, 2011] A dispute between top officials in Serbia's coalition government could mean it is about to collapse, leading to early elections. Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic said Monday he has begun the process of sacking Mladjan Dinkic, the deputy prime minister in charge of the economy, from the Cabinet. [via YahooNews] More >>

?Answers to questionnaire X-ray of Serbia? [Jan 21, 2011] BELGRADE -- Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Bo?idar ?eli? stated on Friday that Serbia's answers to the EC questionnaire represented ?an X-ray of the country?. [via YahooNews] More >>

?EC questionnaire will be submitted soon? [Jan 06, 2011] BELGRADE -- Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Bo?idar ?eli? says that Serbia could submit the EC questionnaire to EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule on January 31. [via YahooNews] More >>