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Kosovo Serbs to vote under OSCE deal [May 03, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia, May 3 (UPI) -- Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo can vote in Serbia's upcoming parliamentary and national elections under a deal brokered this week by regional peacekeepers. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia ?should refrain from local elections in Kosovo? [Mar 29, 2012] BRUSSELS -- EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule called Wednesday on Serbia to refrain from holding local elections in northern Kosovo. The EU commissioner added that Belgrade should continue dialogue with Pri?tina. [via YahooNews] More >>

Speaker: Elections won?t be held in northern Kosovo [Feb 22, 2012] BELGRADE -- Serbia will not call elections in northern Kosovo municipalities, Serbian parliament Speaker Slavica ?uki?-Dejanovi? has said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbs in Kosovo reject independence, Pristina's governance [Feb 17, 2012] Serbs in Northern Kosovo rejected the fledgling state?s independence in an overwhelming vote this week. The vote indicates the frustration and alienation felt by the Serbian minority in Kosovo, which they see as part of Serbia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbs reject Kosovo government [Feb 17, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Serbians living in northern Kosovo voted nearly unanimously to reject the Albanian-run Kosovo government. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbs in north Kosovo vote against Pristina control [Feb 17, 2012] Reuters/Belgrade Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo have overwhelmingly rejected the authority of the government in Pristina, in a referendum that could aggravate relations between Kosovo and Serbia and complicate Belgrade?s bid to join the EU. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbs in Kosovo reject independence, Pristina's governance [Feb 16, 2012] Serbs living in northern Kosovo overwhelmingly rejected the state's independence in a referendum, voting against accepting rule from Albanian-dominated Pristina. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian referendum may hinder attempt to join EU [Feb 14, 2012] MITROVICA, Kosovo [via YahooNews] More >>

Tadi?: Referendum is harmful for Serbia [Feb 14, 2012] BELGRADE -- Serbian President Boris Tadi? said Tuesday that the holding of a referendum in northern Kosovo is harmful to the interests of the state of Serbia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Kosovo Serbs hold referendum on Pristina government [Feb 14, 2012] MITROVICA, Kosovo (Reuters) - Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo voted Tuesday in a referendum on whether to recognize the government in Pristina, which they have ignored since Serbia's former province became independent in 2008. Kosovo is 90 percent ethnic Albanian. Serbs dominate in a small swathe of the north bordering Serbia and pledge allegiance to Belgrade. They have so far resisted efforts ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Referendum will postpone candidacy - daily [Jan 09, 2012] BELGRADE -- A referendum called in northern Kosovo could have decisive influence on EU's decision on Serbia's bid to become candidate for membership, writes a newspaper. [via YahooNews] More >>

?Referendum in north will undermine Serbia? [Jan 08, 2012] NOVI SAD -- Kosovo MP Rada Trajkovi? says that the referendum in northern Kosovo is aimed at undermining Serbia?s EU perspective. She has called on the Belgrade authorities to prevent the referendum from being held. [via YahooNews] More >>

Referendum not in Serbia?s interest, minister says [Jan 04, 2012] BELGRADE -- Serbia?s Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanovi? said on Wednesday that a possible referendum in northern Kosovo would not be in the interest of the state. [via YahooNews] More >>

Kosovo Serbs' referendum unconstitutional: president [Dec 30, 2011] (BELGRADE ) - A referendum called by northern Kosovo Serbs to underline their opposition to Belgrade's concessions to Pristina in EU-brokered talks is unconstitutional, Serbian President Boris Tadic said Friday. [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 >>

Belgrade urges Kosovo Serbs to accept border deal [Dec 04, 2011] (BELGRADE ) - Serbia's top negotiator on Sunday called on ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo to accept an EU-brokered agreement on disputed border crossings after local officials expressed disappointment with the deal. [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 appeals for the removal of Kosovo Serb roadblocks [Dec 01, 2011] (BELGRADE ) - The Serbian government on Thursday appealed to Kosovo Serbs to remove border roadblocks, urging all sides to avoid further escalation of the conflict in northern Kosovo. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian President Asks Kosovo Serbs to Lift Road Blockades [Nov 29, 2011] Serbian President Boris Tadic has issued an unprecedented appeal to Serbs in Northern Kosovo to lift road blockades to ensure the peace of their region. Ethnic Serbs, who are the majority in Northern Kosovo, do not recognize the unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia. They have resorted to blocking road access to the border with Serbia over the summer, after Kosovar authorities moved ... [via YahooNews] More >>