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Slovenia will lift visa regime for citizens of Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro as of December 19, 2009 instead of the announced earlier January 1, 2010. Slovenian Foreign Ministry announced that the final decision that concerns Serbian and Montenegrin citizens will be announced after the report of the expert’s team for …

KFOR multinational troops deployed in the north of Kosovo and Metohija will carry out a regular exercise titled ‘Strong Gates’ on Thursday and Friday. The two-day exercise will be realized in cooperation with EULEX and the Kosovo Police Service, according to a statement released by KFOR. 

Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic accepted on Wednesday proposed amendments from The League of Social-Democrats of Vojvodina, LSV, on the draft law that will provide the region of Vojvodina greater autonomy. Speaking at a press conference after the meeting with LSV leader Nenad Canak, the prime minister said he expects …

The International Civilian Representative Pieter Feith has praised the work of Kosovo’s Central Election Commission, CEC, during a visit to the institution in the run-up to the 15 November local elections. He said on Wednesday that great efforts were being made to ensure fair and democratic elections. He also said …

Chief Hague Prosecutor Serge Brammertz is today starting his two-day visit to Belgrade. The visit comes as part of his preparations to submit a report on Serbia’s cooperation with The Hague-based UN court to the UN Security Council. During his visit, Brammertz will meet with President Boris Tadić, PM Mirko …

The foreign affairs and defense ministries are wrapping up preparations for opening the Serbian mission at NATO HQ. According to the Belgrade newspaper, the government recently named Branislav Milinković as Serbia’s ambassador to the western military alliance, and he will most likely submit his credentials by the end of the …

Serbia Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić will visit Brussels on Thursday, where he will meet with EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn. He will also confer with members of the European Parliament Group for Western Balkans. According to a statement released by the Serbian Foreign Ministry, Jeremić will address the European Parliament …

Serbian Finance Minister Diana Dragutinovic announced that talks with the International Monetary Fund, IMF, for the country’s second and third tranches of the IMF loan agreed to earlier this year, have been completed successfully. Speaking at a press conference, Dragutinovic said that an agreement has been reached to extend the …

The European Commission’s progress report on Kosovo, released last month, shows a ‘deterioration’ in the country’s performance, according to a high ranking EC official in the country. Khaldoun Sinno, head of political, economic and European integration at the European Commission Liaison Office in Kosovo, made the comments at an event …

Newly appointed Serbian Ambassador to Ukraine Dušan Lazić presented his credentials to Ukranian President Viktor Yushchenko on Tuesday. The Serbian Embassy in Kiev said in a statement that Yushchenko and Lazić concluded that relations and cooperation between Serbia and Ukraine are developing successfully.