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Serbia hopes Kosovo border deal will help EU bid [Dec 03, 2011] 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. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia, Kosovo strike border management deal: EU [Dec 03, 2011] Serbia and Kosovo struck a key deal to jointly manage their disputed border crossings on Friday, a vital step in reducing tension on the north Kosovo border, the European Union said. [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 >>

Serbia, Kosovo fail to make progress in EU-sponsored talks [Dec 02, 2011] Pristina/Belgrade (dpa) - Serbia and Kosovo failed to make progress in marathon talks in Brussels early Friday, Belgrade?s chief negotiator, Borislav Stefanovic, said.The talks, facilitated by the European Union, are intended to resolve issues stemming from Kosovo?s secession from Serbia nearly four years ago.The talks on Wednesday and whole day Thursday focused on tensions over the disputed ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia pressed to help stop north Kosovo border unrest [Dec 01, 2011] (BRUSSELS ) - Serbia came under sharp pressure Thursday to help end unrest on its tense border with north Kosovo as the clock ticked on Belgrade's bid to win a seat at the European Union table. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia pressed to help stop north Kosovo border unrest [Dec 01, 2011] (BRUSSELS ) - Serbia came under sharp pressure to help end unrest on its tense border with north Kosovo on Thursday as the clock ticked on Belgrade's bid to win a seat at the European Union table. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia hopes Kosovo progress can clinch EU candidacy [Nov 29, 2011] (BELGRADE ) - Serbia prepares for a new round of negotiations with Pristina on Wednesday after a night of violence in Kosovo, one of the main obstacles in its bid for European Union membership. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia hopes Kosovo progress can clinch EU candidacy [Nov 29, 2011] (BELGRADE ) - Serbia prepares for a new round of negotiations with Pristina on Wednesday after a night of violence in Kosovo, one of the main obstacles in its bid for European Union membership. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU urges Serbia's Tadic to go further in Kosovo talks [Nov 25, 2011] (BRUSSELS ) - European Union president Herman Van Rompuy on Friday said the bloc needed further assurances of Serbia's good faith in talks with Kosovo before allowing Belgrade to take a new step in joining the EU. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU calls for more progress in Serbia-Kosovo talks [Nov 24, 2011] (BRUSSELS ) - The European Union called Thursday for further progress in talks between Serbia and Kosovo to normalise ties, warning Belgrade that it was an "essential" step in its bid to join the EU. [via YahooNews] More >>

The ball is in EU court for Kosovo-Serbia talks: Belgrade [Nov 23, 2011] (BELGRADE ) - Serbia said on Wednesday the ball was in the European Union's court as talks between Belgrade and Pristina resumed in Brussels after months of stalemate caused by border disputes. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia-Kosovo talks may tackle fractious border post issue [Nov 17, 2011] (BRUSSELS ) - The EU confirmed Thursday the resumption of difficult talks between Serbia and Kosovo next week as the clock ticks on a key hurdle in Belgrade's long bid to win membership of the European Union. [via YahooNews] More >>

Candidate status unlikely for Serbia [Nov 16, 2011] BRUSSELS, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Serbia and Kosovo must resolve their differences before Belgrade can be granted official candidate status in the European Union, diplomats said. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU Mounts Pressure on Kosovo, Serbia to Reboot Talks [Nov 15, 2011] The European Union mediator for Kosovo is pushing Belgrade and Pristina to resume their interrupted dialogue later this week in Brussels, according to reports. But Robert Cooper, EU mediator of Kosovo-Serbia talks, has yet to persuade Belgrade to return to the talks it left in September amid violence in the volatile ethnic Serb enclave in northern Kosovo, the daily Pristina Express reported ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia, Kosovo talks deadlock to end soon: EU diplomat [Nov 15, 2011] BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Serbia and Kosovo are expected to resume negotiations on cooperation in the next week, a move that could end a standoff threatening Belgrade's aspirations to start accession talks with the European Union, an EU diplomat said on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serb town protests over wave of asylum seekers [Nov 06, 2011] BANJA KOVILJACA, Serbia (Reuters) - Protesters in a small Serbian border town called for government action on Sunday over the town's rapidly rising population of asylum seekers from Afghanistan, the Middle East and Africa trying to reach the European Union. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serb town protests over wave of asylum seekers [Nov 06, 2011] BANJA KOVILJACA, Serbia (Reuters) - Protesters in a small Serbian border town called for government action on Sunday over the town's rapidly rising population of asylum seekers from Afghanistan, the Middle East and Africa trying to reach the European Union. [via YahooNews] More >>

Giving up Kosovo will not accelerate Serbia's EU path: Tadic [Nov 06, 2011] (BELGRADE ) - Serbian President Boris Tadic said that giving up Belgrade's interests in Kosovo would not accelerate his country's bid to get closer to the European Union, a local daily reported Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

"No tragedy if Serbia fails to become EU candidate" [Nov 03, 2011] The U.S. will continue to support Serbia?s democratic pathway and efforts to join the European Union, but as far as they are concerned the Kosovo issue is solved, Serbian Parliament Speaker Slavica ?uki?-Dejanovi? said after her visit recent visit to Washington. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia receives EU candidate status [Oct 13, 2011] Serbia received European Union candidate status Wednesday without a date to begin formal accession talks until the country and neighboring Kosovo improve relations, the EU's executive commission said Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>