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BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic stated on Wednesday that he expects Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic to provide considerable support to Serbia's OSCE presidency.

"I expect everyone to engage in this major task and help Serbia improve its reputation during the OSCE presidency," Vucic told the Belgrade-based Television Pink.

President: Kosovo must not be EU's condition

BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has said that renouncing Kosovo and Metohija must not be a condition for Serbia's entry into the European Union.

"My position is absolutely clear and unchanged - we should be in the EU, and also, that we should join it proudly," Nikolic said late on Monday in an interview, and added:

More police in Serb areas of Kosovo for Christmas

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA -- More police will be deployed in Serb areas in Kosovo during the Christmas holiday, it has been announced.

The Serbian Orthodox Church and its believers adhere to the Julian calendar and on Tuesday celebrate Christmas Eve.

Kosovo opposition against special war crimes court

PRI?TINA -- The Self-Determination, the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo and the Initiative for Kosovo will vote against the setting up of a special war crimes court.

PRISTINA - Self-Determination, the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo and the Initiative for Kosovo, all opposition parties in Kosovo-Metohija (KiM), have made it clear to the government in Pristina that they will vote against setting up a special court where members of the former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) should be prosecuted for committing war crimes.

"Dialogue continuation brings opening of Chapter 35"

BELGRADE -- Tanja Miscevic said on Monday that she expects that Chapter 35 on Kosovo will be opened shortly after the continuation of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue.

Miscevic is the head of Serbia's team for EU membership negotiations.

BELGRADE - Tanja Miscevic, head of Serbia's negotiating team with the EU, said on Monday that she expects that Chapter 35 on Kosovo will be opened shortly after the continuation of the dialogue on the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina.

"Too early to talk about solution for Kosovo"

BELGRADE -- Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said that it is "too early to talk about a comprehensive solution to the Kosovo and Metohija issue."

He also added he was "in a constant contact with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic in this regard."

PRISTINA - After a marathon session, the assembly of Kosovo has adopted Kosovo's budget for 2015.

Sixty-nine of the 92 assembly members attending voted for the budget late Monday, while 20 voted against and three abstained.

Representatives of the Srpska List left the session in the morning, dissatisfied with the amount of funds allocated for the majority Serb municipalities.

BELGRADE - EU accession is a matter of survival for Serbia, but its people would rather live in poverty than have someone recognize Kosovo-Metohija in their name, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said at a meeting with German Ambassador to Serbia Heinz Wilhelm on Monday.