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Serbia's new president tells EU leaders that he intends to stick to EU-brokered deals with Kosovo. Tomislav Nikolić, Serbia's new president, has told the European Union's...

Serbia refuses to back EU choice for UN position. Filling a mostly ceremonial post at the United Nations has provoked a fall-out between the European Union and Serbia, a...

But Serbian government will proceed with plans to let Serbs in north Kosovo vote for their local assemblies. Boris Tadic, the president of Serbia, has given in to pressure...

EU leaders to approve Serbia's candidate status this evening. National leaders will tonight (1 March) grant Serbia the status of candidate for membership of the European...

Move follows breakthrough in talks between Serbia and Kosovo; EU leaders to confirm candidacy at summit. Serbia has become an official candidate for EU membership after...

Compromise paves way for Serbia to become EU membership candidate and for Kosovo to get pre-accession agreement. Serbia and Kosovo have agreed how Kosovo can present itself...

A delicate understanding of national identity in the Balkans helped Kiro Gligorov keep Macedonia out of the Balkan wars. Angelina Jolie's new film, “In the Land of Blood...

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...

EU affairs ministers cannot reach agreement, so controversial issue will be discussed by EU leaders on Friday. National ministers for EU affairs have been unable to reach...

Breakthrough reached after two days of talks; but agreement on regional co-operation still elusive. Serbia and Kosovo have agreed new arrangements for managing border

Recommending a book arguing that the EU places too much emphasis on non-governmental organisations in the Balkans yet also turns them into mere project managers. Behind the...

Negotiations on practical matters to resume in September, chief mediator says. The European Union has cancelled talks between Serbia and Kosovo that were scheduled to take...

Testing the value of two hoary old clichés about the importance of keeping the European Union engaged in the western Balkans. Just because something is a...

EU-sponsored talks between Kosovo and Serbia need to address the most important issue: northern Kosovo. This week Kosovo and Serbia will finally resume talks after a...

Three books examine the complex system of war-crimes tribunals in the Balkans and further afield. Last June, the European Union's member states decided to proceed with...

Serbia's bid for membership in the European Union has long been held back by member states' insistence that Belgrade demonstrate full co-operation with a United Nations...

Fifteen years ago this week, the leaders of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia were holed up at a US Air Force base in Dayton, Ohio, and cajoled by Richard...

Commission to propose opening Montenegro talks, but crime and corruption hold back Albania's EU bid The European Commission will next month recommend that member states open...

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...

Meetings with Van Rompuy and Ashton to focus on next steps in region Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, is to discuss Pakistan and the Balkans during talks with...