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Slovak FM: No better option for Serbia than EU [May 19, 2012] BELGRADE -- After the new government is formed in Serbia, a new format of the Belgrade-Pri?tina dialogue will follow, Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Laj?ak has said. [via YahooNews] More >>

?EU integration depends on Belgrade-Pri?tina talks? [May 05, 2012] BELGRADE -- EU General Affairs Council Chairman Nicolai Wammen says a door to Serbia?s EU accession talks will be open if progress is made in the Belgrade-Pri?tina talks. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU facilitator condemns attack on Serbian delegation [Apr 06, 2012] BRUSSELS -- EU facilitator in the Belgrade-Pri?tina talks Robert Cooper condemned Thursday the attack on a Serbian delegation convoy in Pri?tina. He described the incident ?as an act which is not in the spirit of dialogue?. [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 >>

Elections in Kosovo not good for Serbia, facilitator says [Mar 11, 2012] COLOGNE -- EU facilitator in the Belgrade-Pri?tina dialogue Robert Cooper has said that Serbia will have to continue the dialogue with Kosovo if it wants to join the EU. [via YahooNews] More >>

?What matters is EU candidature, not footnotes? [Feb 24, 2012] BELGRADE -- The agreement reached by Belgrade and Pri?tina is of great importance to Serbia and its European pathway, majority of Serbian parties have stated. [via YahooNews] More >>

Daily: Pressure on Serbia increases [Feb 09, 2012] BELGRADE -- It is still unknown when the Belgrade-Pri?tina talks could continue and the pressure exerted on Serbia is being increased every day, daily Politika writes. [via YahooNews] More >>

Candidacy in jeopardy unless dialog resumes [Feb 07, 2012] BRUSSELS -- Serbia will not become a candidate for EU membership if Belgrade fails to, by the end of next week, reach an agreement with Pri?tina on Kosovo's representation. [via YahooNews] More >>

"No candidate status without deal with Pri?tina" [Feb 02, 2012] BELGRADE -- In order to be made a candidate for EU membership Serbia must reach agreements with Pri?tina, says a senior official of the ruling Democrats (DS). [via YahooNews] More >>

?Solution for Kosovo representation still not close? [Jan 26, 2012] BELGRADE -- Serbian government's Media Office Chief Milivoje Mihajlovi? has said that Belgrade and Pri?tina are one step closer to a solution for Kosovo?s representation. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia ?must focus on dialogue? [Jan 25, 2012] BELGRADE -- Serbia has a chance to get the EU candidate status in March if there is a will to make progress in the dialogue with Pri?tina, Swedish FM Carl Bildt has stated. [via YahooNews] More >>

Negotiator, minister expected at committee [Dec 27, 2011] BELGRADE -- The session of the Serbian parliament Committee on Kosovo-Metohija on the results achieved so far in the Belgrade-Pri?tina dialogue will continue on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

"EU bid not matter of life and death" [Dec 23, 2011] BELGRADE -- DS Political Council chair Dragoljub Mi?unovi? says that negotiations between Belgrade and Pri?tina should continue, as well as reforms in Serbia. [via YahooNews] More >>

?U.S. blocking compromise between Belgrade, Pri?tina? [Dec 22, 2011] BELGRADE -- Pri?tina will not agree to a compromise with Serbia as long as it has the U.S. support to ask for ?100 percent of everything it wants?, says Gerard Gallucci. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russian ambassador: We won't interfere [Dec 20, 2011] BELGRADE -- Russian Ambassador in Serbia Aleksandr Konuzin says his country will not take part in the ongoing technical negotiations between Belgrade and Pri?tina. [via YahooNews] More >>

"Kosovo?s presence at intl. meetings to be discussed" [Dec 07, 2011] BELGRADE -- Belgrade team chief Borislav Stefanovi? says Serbia will do everything to reach an agreement on Kosovo?s participation at international meetings with Pri?tina. [via YahooNews] More >>

Candidate status depends on further talks, minister says [Dec 07, 2011] BELGRADE -- Serbian Labor and Social Policy Rasim Ljaji? says Serbia has to resolve the issue of Pri?tina's regional representation in order to get the EU candidate status. [via YahooNews] More >>

Solution in line with national interests, president says [Dec 04, 2011] BERLIN -- Serbian President Boris Tadi? said Saturday that the solution reached by Belgrade and Pri?tina was in line with Serbia's national interests. [via YahooNews] More >>

"Poland to back Serbia if dialogue yields results" [Nov 23, 2011] WARSAW -- Poland will "strongly support Serbia's candidacy in December" - on condition that the Belgrade-Pri?tina dialogue yields results. This is according to Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, who spoke on Tuesday in Warsaw. [via YahooNews] More >>

Pri?tina team chief: Dialogue could end [Nov 06, 2011] PRI?TINA -- Kosovo delegation could withdraw from the dialogue with Belgrade unless Serbia started implementing agreements, Pri?tina team chief Edita Tahiri has said. [via YahooNews] More >>