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Germany had led opposition to Serbia's candidacy because of violent clashes at border with Kosovo. EU leaders have postponed a decision on granting Serbia the status of a...

Germany is concerned about the country's actions toward Kosovo. National leaders are expected to postpone a decision to grant Serbia the status of a candidate for membership...

EU ministers insist on full war crimes co-operation The European Union's member states have referred Serbia's application for membership in the EU to the European...

Netherlands wants Serbian membership bid delayed to wait for war-crimes court report due in November. Uri Rosenthal, the new foreign minister of the Netherlands, is facing...

Dutch refuse to give green light for membership talks and say there will be no fast-track without better war-crime co-operation. Serbia's expectation of a fast track to...

Belgian presidency to push for Serbia to be granted EU candidate status after Serbia softens its language on Kosovo. EU foreign ministers today agreed that Serbia's...

Ashton says there is “a desire” from both sides to resolve their differences. EU foreign ministers hope a United Nations resolution calling for dialogue between Serbia...

Belgrade drops controversial language from draft UN resolution. Boris Tadić, the president of Serbia, has agreed to drop language challenging Kosovo's independence from a...

As ratification of Serbia's pre-accession deal with the EU gathers momentum, catching war-crime fugitives could become harder. On Sunday (11 July), Boris Tadic, Serbia's...

Dutch drop objections to starting accession talks with Serbia after presentation by the UN's war-crimes prosecutor. EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg today gave the green...

ICTY report 'supportive' of Serb co-operation. The Dutch government will drop its objections to the ratification of a pre-accession agreement between the European Union and...

An important month for Serbia's bid to join the EU. June may be an important month for Serbia's efforts to move closer to the EU. On 18 June, the day after an EU summit,...

European Parliament wants data-sharing agreement to enter into force on 15 February. The European Parliament has decided to press the EU's member states to delay an interim...

President to submit formal application despite concerns over co-operation with war-crimes court. Boris Tadić, the president of Serbia, is to submit his country's...

EU foreign ministers discourage Serbia from applying for EU membership too early. The foreign ministers of the European Union decided on Tuesday (8 December) to unblock a...

Serbian EU dreams fade after country fails to convince the UN over co-operation with war-crimes tribunal. Serbia's hopes of making progress this month towards membership of...

The Netherlands has come under pressure to drop its opposition to closer ties with Serbia. Pressure is mounting on the Netherlands from its European Union partners to drop...

Unless Ratko Mladic, the indicted war criminal, is handed over to a court in The Hague, Serbia's bid to join the EU will continue to be blocked by the Netherlands. Serbian...

Accession talks with would-be EU member states have slowed down, as have reforms in the countries that want to join. Next Wednesday (14 October), Olli Rehn, the European...

Justice ministers fail to reach agreement on the future of justice and home affairs. An informal gathering of EU ministers held last week (16-17 July) ended with little...