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12 hrs ago | B92

Vueiae meets with NATO official

Aleksandar Vueiae has informed a NATO official "about the previously defined stances on the need for KFOR's further engagement in Kosovo and Metohija."

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Related Topix: World News, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Europe, Serbia, Karolos Papoulias,

21 hrs ago | AlertNet

Former Kosovo deputy PM cleared of corruption

A former deputy prime minister of Kosovo was acquitted of corruption on Tuesday, in a blow to EU prosecutors who had charged him as part of a drive to root out graft in the young Balkan country.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News

22 hrs ago | EKathimerini

Greek President slams Skopje intransigence on name dispute

Greek President Karolos Papoulias on Tuesday urged the government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to drop its intransigence over an ongoing name dispute with Greece that has blocked the Balkan state's European Union and NATO ambitions.

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Related Topix: Europe, Macedonia, World News, Karolos Papoulias, Greece, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

Yesterday | B92

Belgrade and Pristina continue talks in Brussels

Belgrade and Pristina have continue a key phase in their dialogue in Brussels on Monday, with ministers discussing electric energy and telecommunications.

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Related Topix: Serbia, World News, Hashim Thaci, Europe

Mon Jun 17, 2013

B92

Concern over rights of Kosovo Serbs

Tomislav Nikoliae expressed concern over the rights of the Serb community in Kosovo in a meeting with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay.

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Related Topix: Europe, Serbia,

Voice of America

Bidding for EU Talks, Serbia Swaps Envoys with Kosovo

Dubbed liaison officers, the officials will help with the implementation of a landmark accord brokered by the EU to improve ties between the two countries, five years after Kosovo declared independence from Serbia with the backing of the West.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Serbia,

The American Spectator

The Biggest Fool of All

Despite his evident reluctance to take America into the Syrian civil war, President Barack Obama appears to be traveling down that road step-by-step.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, History in the News, Europe, World News

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Scoop

International Support Key for Serbia-Kosovo Relations

Strong support from the international community is needed to ensure 'positive momentum' is sustained between Serbia and Kosovo, a United Nations envoy told the Security Council today.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Atlas Shrugs

Kosovo: Imam Urges Men to Abandon Pre-Maritial 'Whores'

Even the so-called Islamic feminists who oppose such devout adherence to the sharia make ..... a weak case.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Greece

SETimes news

Minority communities in Montenegro, Kosovo build bridges

Minorities in Kosovo and Montenegro are gaining better recognition, but there is space for improvement, according to some observers.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News

Fri Jun 14, 2013

B92

Vueiae expects green light, exact date on June 28

Aleksandar Vueiae has said that he believes Serbia will on June 28 get "not only a green light, but also a starting date for the EU membership talks."

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Related Topix: Europe, New York, Serbia,

United Nations

International support key for positive relations between Serbia and Kosovo a " UN envoy

"While the international community has regularly committed a strong level of political engagement and resources to promote progress, this is perhaps still more crucial during the coming period for all international presences in Kosovo," said Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Kosovo , Farid ... (more)

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Related Topix: Europe, World News

Thu Jun 13, 2013

Nine O'Clock

Basescu: We want Ukraine and R. Moldova to sign association agreements with the EU in November

Before departing for the Summit of the heads of state in Central Europe, in Bratislava, President Basescu also said Romania would not accept anything more than the participation of Kosovo without state symbols in meetings.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Romania, Slovakia, Traian Basescu, Bulgaria,

SETimes news

Imam's comments on women spark criticism

Female politicians in Kosovo have joined their voices against Imam Irfan Salihu after his recent comments about women's immorality.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Greece

The Des Moines Register

Iowa Guard's time in Kosovo opens way for sister-states deal

Standing on a manicured lawn in oppressive heat not unlike their home climate, a group of young military officers from Kosovo analyzed a high-risk traffic stop they had just seen their American counterparts act out on a road inside Camp Dodge.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Iowa, Prison, Camp Dodge, IA, Terry Branstad, US Governors, Hashim Thaci

Wed Jun 12, 2013

B92

PM discusses combating violence with FIFA chief

Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Daeiae met with President of the World Football Association Joseph Blatter in Belgrade on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Europe, New York, Serbia,

SETimes news

Citizens speak out against religious extremism

Citizens in Turkey, Albania, Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina are concerned about religious extremist groups operating in their countries and oppose such groups' tactics, a recently released Pew Forum report found.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Turkey, Middle East, Bosnia and Herzegovina

SETimes news

Kosovo parliament seeks rights for Presevo Valley Albanians

Residents of Pristina held a demonstration in January in support of ethnic Albanians living in Serbia's Presevo Valley.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Serbia,

Tue Jun 11, 2013

B92

Vulin accuses Pristina of 'opposing integration'

Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director Aleksandar Vulin says Pristina "has proved to be a strong opponent of integration."

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Related Topix: Serbia, Europe, Donald Tusk

Emirates News Agency

UAE Minister in Kosovo to explore joint business and investment opportunities

WAM Pristina, 11th June 2013 - First Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo Behgat Pacolli said that his country would never forget the honourable stances the UAE leadership and people showed towards the people of Kosovo during the hard times the country passed through.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News