Serbia

Serbia “will face huge challenges in the course of its EU accession talks, as it needs to implement European standards in many important and sensitive areas.” The normalization of relations between Belgrade and Priština

The European Commission has called on Serbia to choose a chief negotiator and a team for the membership negotiations with the European Union immediately.

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule will arrive on a two-day visit to Belgrade Wednesday. He will meet with Serbia’s senior officials to discuss Serbia’s

Serbian and Montenegrin parliament speakers have said the two countries should continue regional cooperation and inter-parliamentary exchange of experience. This is true especially in the context of European integration, Nebojša Stefanović and Ranko Krivokapić stated in Belgrade on Thursday.

EU foreign policy chief Ashton on Wednesday urged the Kosovo parliament to adopt the controversial amnesty legislation which was voted down last week amid public opposition to a clause that could be used to pardon violent criminals.

NATO’s doors are open for Serbia, said NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. “NATO’s position is that our member states are

Ivica Dačić said after the 13th round of dialogue with Hashim Thaci in Brussels on Monday that some progress was made, but many open issues remain. “We talked about many issues related to the implementation of the Brussels agreement (between Belgrade and

Ivica Dačić and Hashim Thaci will meet on Monday to continue their dialogue on the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Priština. The heads of the two governments will hold the meeting in Brussels, with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton’s mediation.

Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo formed their own parliament on Thursday in a show of challenges against the deal by the European Union forcing Serbia to normalize relations with Kosovo.

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić talked with a delegation of the Slovenian parliament led by Parliament Speaker Janko Veber in Belgrade.