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Diplomats fear nationalist backlash in Serbia. Serbia is expected to resume talks with Kosovo in Brussels next week in a bid to gain official recognition as a candidate for...

Kosovo's amnesties masquerading as pardons are a symptom of Kosovo's problems and the failings of the international community. On 17 February, Kosovo will celebrate the...

Malmström visits Pristina, launches talks expected to take years. Cecilia Malmström, the European commissioner for home affairs, has launched talks that could lead...

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...

Slovenia's foreign minister is new EU envoy to Kosovo; posts in Macedonia and Palestine. Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, today (21 December) appointed three...

Germany leads opposition because of situation in Kosovo. Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor, dealt a blow to Serbia's pro-European leadership under President Boris Tadic by...

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 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

Germany is threatening to stop Serbia being made a formal candidate for membership of the European Union at next week's European Council. The leaders of the 27 member states...

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...

A speedy appointment in Skopje, less so in Pristina. The appointment of heads of the EU's offices in Skopje (Macedonia) and Pristina (Kosovo) is imminent, with shortlisted...

EU mediator blames Serbs for breakdown of talks, while Serbs say they will not talk while there is violence. EU-mediated talks between Serbia and Kosovo have collapsed in...

Kosovo accuses Serbia of preventing goods from crossing border. A row between Serbia and Kosovo over two border crossings is threatening to delay EU-brokered talks scheduled...

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...

The EU's diplomatic mediation between Kosovo and Serbia does little to address the underlying conflict. The deadly violence that flared at Kosovo's border with Serbia last...

Kosovo imposes retaliatory restrictions on imports as EU mediation fails to resolve customs dispute. A flare-up of violence on Kosovo's border with Serbia is threatening to...

The problems in Cyprus cast doubt on the EU's claims that enlargement can help solve territorial disputes. The European Union's enlargement policy was long seen as one of...

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...

Green MEP not allowed to take up Kosovo post. The bid by Ulrike Lunacek, an Austrian Green MEP, to become head of the EU's office in Kosovo has run into a seemingly...