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Compromise sought on how reference should be made to Kosovo in international meetings. Negotiators from Serbia and Kosovo are expected to meet in Brussels in the coming weeks...

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...

Border crossings have been blocked for months; candidate status to be discussed in December. Serbia must dismantle roadblocks in Kosovo and return to negotiations with 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...

Last chance for ministers to agree before September, while five EU states champion non-recognition. National foreign ministers from the European Union will make a last-ditch...

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...

EU Special Representative expected to be given new role. The EU is to reorganise its presence in Kosovo over the coming two months, according to diplomats.

Kosovo occupies a singular spot in the EU's enlargement policy. The European Commission talks to the government in Pristina as if it were any other would-be member of the...

NATO allies told all members must contribute. Hillary Clinton, the United States secretary of state, has warned the European members of NATO against making excessive cuts in...

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...

Serbia wants talks on Kosovo's status Dutch could veto EU membership talks. Differences are emerging between the European Union and Serbia about the meaning of a joint...

Tadic tones down challenge to Kosovo's independence; Serbia's EU membership talks to accelerate. Boris Tadic, the president of Serbia, pulled off a diplomatic coup last week...

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...

The ICJ's opinion leaves Romania, Slovakia and Spain with a responsibility to decide whether to reject or accept a Kosovar state. The International Court of Justice (ICJ)...

Like the UN's mission before it, Eulex has yet to bring to book those involved in politically motivated crimes in Kosovo. When it comes to international engagement with...

Eulex has helped Kosovo, but the mission itself needs more support from the EU. Last December, the EU launched the biggest mission in the history of the European Security...

No Kosovo, whatsoever, ever and ever. Vuk Jeremic´, Serbia's foreign minister, is a stalwart defender of international law. The government of which he is a member keeps...

With disarray over Kosovo, ongoing problems in Aghanistan and pirates off Somalia, the past 12 months have been bleak for the EU's security agenda. This year is an easy year...

A veteran Balkan-watcher explains Kosovo's independence, and why the EU should support it.