Serbia's government

Kosovo's karate team was not allowed to enter Serbia on Wednesday morning for the European Karate Championship which will be held in Novi Sad on May 10- 13.

Serbia's government on Friday cited security reasons as the reason for cancelling a match between the Serbia and Kosovo junior women's handball teams, a qualifier for the World Cup, Blic newspaper said.

Radio Free Europe made this assessment on Wednesday.

Hundreds of mourners including Serbia's prime minister crowded a cemetery for the funeral of Kosovar Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic, who was buried in Belgrade two days after he was gunned down in northern Kosovo.

Prime Minister Ada Brnabic led the Serbian government delegation at the funeral, which was conducted by the Serbian Orthodox Church.

Oliver Ivanovic, an ethnic Serb political leader in northern Kosovo, has been shot dead in front of his office in the Serb-dominated northern part of the divided city of Mitrovica.

Ivanovic's lawyer, Nebojsa Vlajic, told RFE/RL that Ivanovic died as a result of the shooting on the morning of January 16.

The United Pensioners' Party (PUPS) has proposed that Spain be included, within the team of EU mediators, in the Brussels dialogue of Belgrade and Pristina.

Joining the EU is a question of endurance, not competing against others, Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic has told the Brussels-based website EURACTIV.com

According to Brnabic, Serbia's goal is to close all negotiating chapters "between 2020 and 2022."

US Ambassador to Serbia Kyle Scott on Thursday evening hosted a reception to mark his country's national holiday, Independence Day.

The guests included President Aleksandar Vucic, members of Serbia's government, public figures, and members of the diplomatic corps.

The selection of Ana Brnabic as PM-designate has caused varied reactions from the opposition, as well as the ruling coalition.

Opposition leaders have reached for various terminology in a bid to "explain the situation."

Pending the decision of the outgoing prime minister, the media continue to speculate about who will become the new head of Serbia's government.

The most serious candidates so far have been First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic and Minister of State Administration and Local Self Government Ana Brnabic.