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President Basescu told Knut Vollebaek that the situation of Romanians there is ?the most heated issue?between ... [Apr 24, 2012] President Traian Basescu stated on Tuesday that the situation of the Romanian minority in Serbia is currently ?the most heated issue? between Bucharest and Belgrade, adding that Romania hopes that the protocol signed on this issue will be implemented. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Plunderers Roam Serbian Highways - Police [Apr 11, 2012] Organized gangs from Romania are responsible for a number of robberies reported on Serbia's E-75 highway, according to reports by Serbian police. During the last two weeks, Serbian law enforcement officers have uncovered several organized criminal groups from Serbia's north-eastern neighbor, writes local newspaper Blic, as quoted by the Bulgarian News Agency. The gangs operated between Hogros ... [via YahooNews] More >>

EU grants Serbia candidate status [Mar 02, 2012] European Union leaders grant Serbia "candidate status" at a summit in Brussels, after Romania drops its objections. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia set for 'historic' leap into EU after Romania deal [Mar 01, 2012] Serbia prepared for a "milestone" leap to EU membership after overcoming last-minute grievances from Romania threatening the opening of a new chapter in the troubled history of the Western Balkans. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia set for EU candidacy after deal with Romania [Mar 01, 2012] (BRUSSELS ) - Serbia was set to be proclaimed an official candidate to EU membership Thursday after striking an ageement with Romania over minority rights that cleared potential last-minute hitches. [via YahooNews] More >>

LEAD: Serbia-Romania minorities deal clears path for EU candidacy Eds: Recasts with agreement, adds quotes, background [Mar 01, 2012] Brussels/Bucharest (dpa) - Serbia and Romania signed a treaty on the protection of minorities Thursday, clearing the path for the European Union to recognize Belgrade as a membership candidate."The fact that we have today this agreement is a victory of an efficient style of making diplomacy", a spokesman for the ruling Liberal Party PDL, Sever Voinescu, said in Bucharest.A two-day summit ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania holds up decision on Serbia's EU candidacy [Feb 28, 2012] (BRUSSELS ) - Serbia stood poised to win official European Union candidate status but last-minute objections Tuesday from Romania held up Belgrade's drive to put the Balkans wars behind it for a future in the EU club. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania stops Serbia's EU bid [Feb 28, 2012] Serbia stood poised to win official European Union candidate status but last-minute objections Tuesday from Romania held up Belgrade's drive to put the Balkans wars behind it for a future in the EU club. [via YahooNews] More >>

Key facts about Serbia [Feb 28, 2012] (BELGRADE ) - Key facts about Serbia as EU foreign ministers are due to decide Tuesday if Belgrade wins EU candidate status. GEOGRAPHY: Serbia is a landlocked country in Europe's southeastern Balkans region. It lies south of Hungary and has Romania and Bulgaria to its east. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian, Romanian MPs discuss "minority issues" [Feb 24, 2012] BELGRADE -- Members of the Serbian parliament friendship group with Romania visited Bucharest and discussed to talk "improved cooperation between the two countries". [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian, Romanian IMs open new border crossing [Dec 28, 2011] BELGRADE -- Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Da?i? and his Romanian counterpart Constantin Traian Igas opened on Wednesday a new border crossing between Serbia and Romania. [via YahooNews] More >>

Basescu in Belgrade: No Way Romania Can Recognize Kosovo [Nov 02, 2011] Romania's President Traian Basescu has reiterated during a visit in Belgrade his country's position that it has no intention whatsoever to recognize the independence of Kosovo. After meeting with his Serbian counterpart Boris Tadic on Tuesday, Basescu stressed that "at this point there is not a single condition under which Romania would recognize Kosovo", as cited by Serbian news portal B92 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Russian opens center in Serbia, denies it will spy on US facility in Romania [Oct 17, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia ? Russia has denied news reports that the emergency relief center it is creating in Serbia will be used to spy on neighboring Romania, where U.S. anti-ballistic missile interceptors are likely to be installed. Those reports began two years ago when Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced that Serbia and Russia had agreed to create the joint ?emergency response center? at the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia denies new facility in Serbia is for spying [Oct 17, 2011] (10-17) 06:11 PDT BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) -- Russia has denied news reports that the emergency relief center it is creating in Serbia will be used to spy on neighboring Romania, where U.S. anti-ballistic missile... [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia denies new facility in Serbia is for spying [Oct 17, 2011] Russia has denied news reports that the emergency relief center it is creating in Serbia will be used to spy on neighboring Romania, where U.S. anti-ballistic missile interceptors are likely to be installed. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russian opens center in Serbia, denies it will spy on US facility in Romania [Oct 17, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) ? Russia has denied news reports that the emergency relief center it is creating in Serbia will be used to spy on neighboring Romania, where U.S. anti-ballistic missile interceptors are likely to be installed. [via YahooNews] More >>

NATO shield poses threat to Serbia, expert says [Sep 25, 2011] BELGRADE -- The U.S. missile bases in Romania could represent a threat to Serbia since it could end up being a collateral damage in a possible missile attack. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia Open men's singles results [Apr 26, 2011] Serbia Open men's singles first round results from Belgrade on Tuesday (prefix denotes seeding). Adrian Ungur (Romania) beat Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo (Spain) 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4 Somdev Devvarman (India) beat Mikhail Kukushkin (Kazakhstan) 1-6 6-4 6-2 Illya Marchenko (Ukraine) beat 6-Ernests Gulbis (Latvia) 6-2 6-4 [via YahooNews] More >>