Pristina

The Community of Serbian Municipalities (ZSO) in Kosovo will not be established until "Serbian parallel structures" have been "completely dismantled."

That is what Edita Tahiri, a minister in the Kosovo government in charge of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, told the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Kosovo Assembly - according to Pristina-based Albanian language daily Zeri.

Russia is in touch with Serbia over the escalation of situation between Belgrade and Pristina, says Aleksandr Botsan-Kharchenko.

The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's 4th European Department spoke for Sputnik.

BRUSSELS - EU foreign policy and security chief Federica Mogherini on Monday described as "encouraging" the developments in Kosovska Mitrovica, announcing she would inform the EU foreign ministers of the progress in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue over the past weeks.

The recent rise in anti-EU rhetoric among Serbian officials, according to Maja Bobic from the European Movement in Serbia, is affecting people's understanding of the benefits of EU integration.

“Door to Hell” – Derweze, Turkmenistan

A natural gas field that Soviet engineers tried to burn off in 1971 has been burning constantly since then, and doesn’t appear that it will ever stop. When the Devil comes to Earth, it’ll probably be through here.

BELGRADE - Neither the EU nor Pristina respect agreements and they are changing the rules all the time, Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic said Friday.

We went to Brussels with pre-defined topics and only two remained on the table - when we turned to discussing them, it was made clear there would be no discussions on the Community of Serb Municipalities, he said.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic spoke with Czech FM Lubomir Zaoralek Friday to discuss the migrant crisis and specific instruments the Czech Republic can offer in dealing with it, as well as the situation in the region and the dialogue with Pristina.

BRUSSELS - The EU believes that progress in the normalisation of Belgrade-Pristina relations is needed now more than ever for peace and stability, and urges both sides to comply with agreements, calm the rhetoric and continue efforts towards easing tensions, says European Commission spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic.

BELGRADE - The Belgrade-Pristina dialogue must be continued and full security of the citizens and stability of the region maintained, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek agreed during a meeting in Belgrade on Friday.

The successful resolution of all issues related to the reopening of the Mitrovica Bridge between Serbia and Kosovo is a crucial step forward in Belgrade-Pristina negotiations on regional cooperation, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said Sunday.