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BELGRADE - Germany will not be settign any new requirements for opening the first chapter in accession negotiations between Serbia and the European Union, director of German Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Belgrade Norbert Beckmann-Dierkes said Thursday.

BRUSSELS - David McAllister of the European People's Party (EPP) is set to become the new European Parliament (EP) rapporteur for Serbia, Tanjug has learned at the MEP's office.

McAllister's appointment has been made at a closed-door EPP meeting, but it is yet to be officially confirmed by the EP's Committee on Foreign Affairs.

After flight MH17 crash, German politicians question Russia's role as host of the FIFA World Cup in 2018, report German-language media. 

Despite the ongoing debate concerning sanctions against Russia, Europe and the US are unanimous that Russia is to blame for the Malaysia Airlines crash over eastern Ukraine, which killed all 298 passengers. 

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic met Thursday in Belgrade with Bundestag members Andreas Schockenhoff and Hans-Joachim Falenski, deputy chairman and foreign policy advisor of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, respectively.