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Serbia, Kosovo in compromise deal
Reuters/Brussels Serbia and Kosovo reached a deal yesterday that could help Belgrade win the status of candidate for European Union membership and lead to closer trade links between Pristina and the EU.
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ANALYSIS: Tadic praises deal with Kosovo despite fire from opposition By Boris Babic, dpa
Belgrade (dpa) - Serbian President Boris Tadic on Friday declared an EU-brokered agreement with Kosovo a triumph. But the deal was immediately rejected as "high treason" by the opposition, which views it as recognition of the independence of the former province.The agreement, which allows Kosovo to represent itself in international forums - without forcing Serbia to cede its claim to the ...
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Kosovo deal is latest breakthrough in talks with Serbia
(BRUSSELS ) - A Serbia-Kosovo deal enabling Pristina to take its place alongside Belgrade at official Western Balkans meetings is the latest breakthrough in a year of small but significant steps to reduce tension.
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Serbia and Kosovo agree on closer cooperation
Serbia and Kosovo resolve some long-standing differences in a deal that may help Belgrade win the status of candidate for European Union entry and lead to closer trade links between its former province and the EU.
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LEAD: Serbia strikes deals with Kosovo in bid to clear its EU path Eds: Recasts with agreements
Brussels (dpa) - Serbia on Friday struck two cooperation deals with Kosovo, in a move that will likely clear the path to European Union acceptance of its membership application to the bloc.Belgrade accepted that Kosovo should be able to participate in its own right - rather than under the tutelage of the UN mission in Pristina - in Balkan regional meetings, and signed a protocol to implement a ...
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LEAD: German minister tells Serbia EU membership "within grasp"
Belgrade/Brussels (dpa) - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle on Thursday said formal recognition of Serbia?s EU membership was "within grasp," if the country took steps towards normalizing relations with Kosovo."We are on the final spurt. Decisive action can remove the final obstacles," he said after meeting his counterpart Vuk Jeremic and ahead of talks with President Boris Tadic in ...
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"Serbian economy will avoid Greek scenario"
BELGRADE -- Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovi? stated on Thursday that "with full responsibility" he can say that Serbia is not threatened by "the Greek scenario".
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Harper Government Strengthens Agricultural Ties With Serbia
OTTAWA, ONTARIO-- - Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced today that Canada has signed a mutually beneficial Memorandum of Understanding on agriculture with Serbia that will help facilitate exports ...
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Speaker: Elections won?t be held in northern Kosovo
BELGRADE -- Serbia will not call elections in northern Kosovo municipalities, Serbian parliament Speaker Slavica ?uki?-Dejanovi? has said.
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Serbia-Kosovo talks resume as Belgrade awaits EU verdict
(BRUSSELS ) - Serbia and Kosovo resumed EU-mediated talks Wednesday, just days before the European Union delivers a crucial verdict in Belgrade's bid to join the 27-nation bloc.
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Serbia-Kosovo talks in Brussels delayed after Pristina fail to show
Brussels/Belgrade (dpa) - A new round of talks the European Union has brokered between Serbia and Kosovo was delayed Tuesday after the Pristina delegation did not arrive on schedule.It was not clear why Kosovo?s negotiators, headed by Edita Tahiri, delayed their flight to Brussels.The Kosovo delegation had departed Pristina around noon and talks are now set to open later in the afternoon ...
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Serbia "not without chance" ahead of EU decision
BELGRADE -- Faculty of Political Sciences professor Predrag Simi? says that Serbia is "not without a chance" as it awaits on a EU decision on its candidate status bid.
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Serbia, Kosovo to Resume Talks under Renewed EU Pressure
Serbia and Kosovo are set to resume European Union-brokered talks to Tuesday, days before the bloc is due to deliver its verdict on Belgrade's membership bid. Progress in the talks and implementation of the agreements made over the previous year are a key condition for Serbia to be formally recognized as an EU candidate, DPA reminds. Robert Cooper, the EU diplomat in charge of the talks, told ...
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Serbia, Kosovo to resume talks as EU weighs Serbia's membership bid
Belgrade/Brussels (dpa) - Serbia and Kosovo were set to resume European Union-brokered talks Tuesday, days before the bloc was due to deliver its verdict on Belgrade?s membership bid.Progress in the talks and implementation of the agreements made over the previous year are a key condition for Serbia to be formally recognized as an EU candidate.Robert Cooper, the EU diplomat in charge of the ...
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Serbia "makes progress, work not yet done"
BELGRADE -- Danish Minister for European Affairs Nicolai Wammen expressed hope on Monday that Serbia will be granted EU candidate status on March 1. He told reporters that the decision will be based on Serbia's achievements "and not on any letters".
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?Serbia can achieve its goals?
BELGRADE -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns has stated that the U.S. strongly supports Serbia?s EU candidacy bid. He expressed belief that Serbia could achieve the goal in the following weeks.
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?Serbia deserves EU candidate status?
BELGRADE -- Serbia deserves to get the EU candidate status, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has stated.
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Jolie movie to have low-key opening in Serbia
The distributor in Serbia of Angelina Jolie's directorial debut ? a love story set in the Bosnian war ? says the movie will start showing here next week, but without the red-carpet premiere it had in Bosnia.
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Serbs in north Kosovo vote against Pristina control
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.
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EU-brokered dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo to resume Tuesday
Brussels (dpa) - European Union-brokered talks between Serbia and its former province of Kosovo are to resume on Tuesday - days before EU ministers are to decide whether to move forward Belgrade?s application to join the bloc.The meeting, due to take place in Brussels, was announced by Maja Kocijancic, a spokeswoman for EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton.Serbia wants to be recognized as an ...
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