Pristina

BELGRADE - A member of the Serbian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) said on Friday the delegation had told EU member states that "rewarding" Pristina for its refusal to establish a Community of Serb Municipalities by admitting it to the CoE would have an effect on regional stability in the Western Balkans and the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, noting that th

BELGRADE - Dejan Jankovic, deputy head of the so-called Kosovo Police, who was on Wednesday detained alongside three other members of Pristina's police force, has been placed in 48-hour custody for necessary checks concerning the security of the Republic of Serbia and establishment of facts, the Serbian Interior Ministry told Tanjug on Thursday.

BELGRADE - The Serbian Ministry of Interior confirmed to Tanjug on Thursday four members of the so-called Kosovo Police had been detained at a border crossing with Croatia on Wednesday and that one of them - a deputy director of Pristina's police - was being held by Serbian authorities.

The ministry said they had been detained for security checks at the Batrovci crossing.

BRUSSELS - The EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak has announced he would host a meeting of the chief negotiators of Belgrade and Pristina later this week in a bid to find a temporary solution for people affected by Pristina's decision to ban the Serbian dinar in Kosovo-Metohija.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Friday he had had good and open discussions with French special Western Balkans envoy Rene Troccaz about the situation in the region and the current geopolitical circumstances.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic said on Wednesday that, 11 years after the signing of the Brussels Agreement, Pristina had still not established a Community of Serb Municipalities.

BRUSSELS - EU spokesperson Peter Stano said on Tuesday Pristina must urgently deliver on its commitment to form a Community of Serb Municipalities.

BELGRADE - Despite constantly obstructing normalisation on the ground and escalating problems, Pristina has been rewarded with prospects of Council of Europe (CoE) membership, the head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic said at a meeting with French MP Bertrand Bouyx on Monday.

BELGRADE - The director of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic said on Monday Belgrade had understood well the Western policy of double standards after Pristina had not only not been punished for sabotaging the normalisation process but had even been rewarded with prospects of membership in some international organisations.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic said on Monday Serbia was under great pressure from Western countries, which he noted were trying to push the so-called Kosovo into international organisations in any possible way.