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SPS MP: Belgrade expects dialogue to be resumed soon

BELGRADE - Djordje Milicevic, deputy head of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) group in the Serbian parliament, said Monday that Belgrade expected its dialogue with Pristina to be resumed as soon as the political situation in Kosovo allowed and a community of Serb municipalities was set up.

Medvedev blames EU for South Stream

Medvedev blames EU for South Stream

BELGRADE -- Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has discussed the South Stream gas pipeline project with Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev.

FM "expects German support in EU talks"

FM "expects German support in EU talks"

BELGRADE -- Serbia is ready for EU accession negotiations, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said on Monday.

He made the statement during a meeting with Niels Annen, a member of the German parliament.

Dacic expects German support in Serbia's EU accession talks

BELGRADE - Serbia is ready for EU accession negotiations, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said Monday at a meeting with Niels Annen of the German Bundestag.

Drunk driver caught with 5.5 per mil blood alcohol

Drunk driver caught with 5.5 per mil blood alcohol

BELGRADE -- A drunk driver in Uzice, western Serbia, has had his license revoked and was ordered to pay RSD 150,000 after causing a traffic accident.

The man crashed into a parked car and then fell asleep. The police determined that his blood alcohol content was 5.5 milligrams per milliliter.

Serbia contributes to stability and development of region

BELGRADE - Serbia promotes stability in the region, Minister without Portfolio in charge of EU integration Jadranka Joksimovic said on Monday, stressing that it also contributed to the region's development and overcoming problems rooted in the past.

Vucic, Medvedev discuss South Stream

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic discussed the South Stream gas pipeline project with Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev over the phone Monday.

Vucic told the Russian prime minister that Serbia had taken the news about the decision to drop the project very hard.

"Germany blocks opening of first chapter in EU talks"

"Germany blocks opening of first chapter in EU talks"

BELGRADE -- By the end of this year, Serbia will not open the first chapter in the accession negotiations with the EU, a daily writes.

The Belgrade-based Vecernje Novoti is reporting that this topic has already been "removed from the agenda."

S. Stream "sobering for Serbia," says German paper

S. Stream "sobering for Serbia," says German paper

BERLIN -- It was "sobering for Serbia to learn that in the NIS sale contract had no clause on compensation or extra payment in case of the South Stream pipeline failure."

This is what German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung writes in an article it dedicated to relations between Serbia and Russia.

"Serbia belongs in EU," says former EC chief

"Serbia belongs in EU," says former EC chief

BELGRADE -- Serbia "should be in the EU and the reforms introduced by the government of PM Aleksandar Vucic are in the interest of the citizens, with or without the EU."

This is according to former European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.

Serbia Europe's best in extra-institutional child care

BELGRADE - In Serbia, most children without parental care live in foster families, with fewer than 1,000 boys and girls living in relevant institutions, which makes Serbia the best in Europe in this regard, Serbian Minister of Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs Aleksandar Vulin said on Monday.

Chinese ambassador on "excellent relations," upcoming summit

Chinese ambassador on "excellent relations," upcoming summit

BELGRADE -- Chinese Ambassador in Belgrade Li Manchang has told B92 that Serbia has the right to take care of its interests in relations with Europe and the world.

He during the weekend briefly commented on Serbia's decision not to join bloc divisions and to cultivate relationships with all sides.

Association of Djakovica citizens wants Serb homes rebuilt

BELGRADE - The Association of Djakovica Citizens has stated that the demolished Serb homes in that town in southwestern Kosovo should be rebuilt to allow 12,000 Serbs to return there, because Kosovo's future lies in multiethnicity.

Serbia belongs in EU, reforms in citizens' interest

BELGRADE - Serbia should be in the European Union and the reforms introduced by the government of Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic are in the interest of the citizens, with or without the EU, former European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has said.

FM: EU made "no official request" regarding Kosovo

FM: EU made "no official request" regarding Kosovo

BELGRADE -- Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Sunday Serbia's stance not to recognize the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo remains unchanged.

The EU "has not officially requested this from Serbia," he told a regular monthly news conference.

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