China’s Xi seeks to promote stronger ties with ‘ironclad friend’ Serbia
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping on Tuesday met Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Beijing, calling the country an “ironclad friend” and urging stronger strategic coordination between them. Xi held talks…
Kosovo’s Kurti accuses EU envoy of siding with Serbia during talks
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti accused the European Union mediator on Monday of siding with Serbia days after talks collapsed in Brussels with the EU blaming what it called…
Kosovo and Serbia show no progress in defusing tensions -NATO
By Fatos Bytyci PRISTINA (Reuters) – A senior NATO official said on Wednesday Kosovo and Serbia had not heeded international calls to take steps to de-escalating tensions involving ethnic Serbs in Kosovo’s…
No breakthrough as EU’s Borrell holds crisis talks with Kosovo, Serbia leaders
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell proposed steps to end weeks of violence in predominantly Serb areas of northern Kosovo to the leaders of Kosovo and Serbia on Thursday,…
US says Kosovo and Serbia must both take immediate steps to de-escalate tensions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Thursday said Kosovo and Serbia must both take immediate steps to de-escalate tensions, which includes the unconditional release of three Kosovo police officers detained…
Biden aide expressed concern in calls with Kosovo, Serbia leaders
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior aide to U.S. President Joe Biden expressed concern about events in northern Kosovo in calls with Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksandar…
Tens of thousands in Serbia protest mass shootings, government policies
By Aleksandar Vasovic BELGRADE (Reuters) – Tens of thousands braved rain and wind in Belgrade on Saturday in an anti-government protest over two mass shootings that killed 18 people, blaming the deaths…
Analysis-After two mass shootings, can Serbia rid itself of guns?
By Aleksandar Vasovic BELGRADE (Reuters) – After Serbia was rocked by two mass shootings in two days earlier in May, Branko, 54, surrendered his unlicensed arms under a government amnesty: four assault…
Serbia, Kosovo reach agreement to implement EU-backed deal normalising ties
By Fatos Bytyci OHRID, North Macedonia (Reuters) -Kosovo and Serbia have reached an agreement on implementing a European Union-backed deal to normalise ties, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said late on…
Pro-Ukrainian activists in Serbia file criminal complaint against Wagner group
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbian and pro-Ukraine activists filed criminal complaints against Russia’s Wagner paramilitary group and its supporters on Thursday, accusing it of recruiting Serbs to fight in Ukraine. Cedomir Stojkovic, a…
Serbia to request permission to deploy its troops in Kosovo
BELGRADE (Reuters) – The Serbian government will ask the NATO peacekeeper commander to allow the country to send up to 1,000 police and army personnel to Kosovo, President Aleksandar Vucic said on…
EU has “serious questions” as Serbia enters regular consultations with Russia
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The EU on Monday denounced a decision by Serbia to hold regular foreign policy consultations with Russia, saying the move raised “serious questions” at a time when Brussels has…
President says Serbia can afford alternatives to Russian fuel
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic said the country’s finances were resilient enough to secure alternatives to Russian energy to tackle supply shortages expected over coming months. The Balkan country is…
Explainer-Leaders of Kosovo and Serbia seek to allay tensions at talks in Brussels
(Reuters) – Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti attended EU-mediated talks in Brussels on Thursday aimed at alleviating renewed tensions between the estranged western Balkan neighbours. The two…
Russian anthem played as Serbia, torn between EU and Moscow, marks WWII end
BELGRADE – The Russian national anthem was played in Belgrade on Monday as hundreds of Serbians, including senior government officials, assembled for Victory Day, showing the political strain of a country long…
Serbia shows off new Chinese missiles in display of military power
BATAJNICA, Serbia – Serbia on Saturday showed off its new Chinese-made surface-to-air missiles and other military hardware purchased from both Russia and the West, as the country seeks to perform a delicate…
Serbia inks $200 million deal with Stellantis to produce electric cars
SARAJEVO – Serbia on Thursday signed a 190 million euro ($199.67 million) deal with Franco-Italian car maker Stellantis for the production of an electric vehicle at its car manufacturing plant in Kragujevac.…
Serbia will not impose sanctions against Moscow, president says
BELGRADE – Serbia respects Ukraine’s territorial integrity and considers Russia’s military action against it to be “wrong,” but will not impose sanctions against Moscow, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday. Serbia,…
AP: Today in History for December 14th
George Washington dies at age 67; Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his group reach South Pole; Leaders of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia sign an internationally-brokered peace treaty; Baseball’s Roger Maris dies at…
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