Vice President of the Belgian government Didier Reynders said that he hopes that the first chapter in the accession negotiations between Serbia and the EU will be opened soon, but in order to happen this year, all partners should be convinced. Reinders said that Serbia "gives quite a good example" in European integrations, citing the agreement between Belgrade and Pristina, but now needs to be seen how the agreement is implemented.  "I was very pleased with the fact so many meetings between Belgrade and Pristina were organized during the previous composition of the European Commission, w

If Pristina does not give up the idea that the Association/Community of Serbian municipalities (ZSO) will be only a NGO within Kosovo, key negotiations in Brussels could fail, learned Novosti. According to our information, due to the risk of a fiasco, (which would mean the ramp on the European path of Serbia) the American diplomats put pressure on Albanian leaders to agree to a compromise. The representatives of the US Embassy in Pristina had an important role, which "mitigated" the Albanian position before the technical dialogue that begun today.

"The only reason due to which Serbs supported the Brussels agreement was the establishment of the Association / Community of Serb municipalities (ZSO). If this topic will not be discussed in Brussels within a reasonable period, it can produce much bigger problems for Kosovo society and the international community," said Mayor of Gracanica, Vladeta Kostic. According to him, at the next meeting in Brussels between Prime Ministers Aleksandar Vucic and Isa Mustafa should be agreed concrete solutions.

Interview: Ambassador of Great Britain in Belgrade, Denis Keefe Brussels agreement is not implemented at a pace that was expected. Who do you think is to be blamed for it, Belgrade or Pristina?  It is an agreement between Belgrade and Pristina, mediated by the EU, and both Belgrade and Pristina have a responsibility for implementation of the agreement and for achieving results.

Political dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina should continue on June 23, when prime ministers of Serbia and Kosovo, Aleksandar Vucic and Isa Mustafa should meet in Brussels, learned Danas.

The long awaited technical negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina about the Association /Community of Serbian municipalities (ZSO) in Kosovo and Metohija should begin in Brussels today, with the discussions on the draft of the ZSO. In Belgrade's negotiating team, led by head of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric will be, among others, the mayor of Gracanica, Vladeta Kostic, while Pristina's negotiators should be led by a minister without portfolio Edita Tahiri.

Even if the citizens of Serbia would decidein referendum to possibly change the preamble of the Constitution the territorial integrity of country would not be jeopardized, claim the members of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS).

State leaders are setting red lines to the demands that lead to the recognition of Kosovo's independence. Nikolic: If they continue to seek from us to recognize Kosovo, it means that they do not want us.

Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday that the EU should say why no negotiating chapters in Serbia's membership negotiations have yet been opened. Ahead of his meeting with visiting EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn, Vucic said they will discuss "what Serbia has done so far," and added he "noticed everything is a matter of the dialogue with Pristina." The prime minister stressed that he and Hahn will discuss "the concrete reasons why chapters have not been opened," and added this was "certainly not because of the Brussels agreement": "Which part of this agreement has Serbia not fulfi

Only four out of 16 agreements reached between Pristina and Belgrade in Brussels have been fully implemented, says a report coauthored by BIRN Kosovo, the Center for Research, Transparency and Accountability (CRTA) from Serbia, and Internews Kosova. The report, which will be published later today, calls on the two sides and on the European Union to set priorities of the normalization of relations process as most of the agreements reached so far have not been implemented.