James Ker-Lindsay

The European Commission is set to recommend that the EU open accession talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina, despite lingering ethnic divisions in the Western Balkan country. At the same time, US Special Representative to the Western Balkans Gabriel Escobar is also in the region.

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen vowed to bring the economies of the Western Balkans and the European Union 'closer' on Monday as she began a four-day tour of the region. Her plan includes a €6 billion investment package, to be delivered on condition the countries make reforms to open up their economies, overcome their conflicts and modernize their administrations.

Efforts to defuse a crisis in Kosovo intensified on Wednesday as ethnic Serbs continued their protests over the installation of ethnic Albanian mayors in a northern town where recent clashes with NATO-led peacekeepers sparked fears of renewed conflict.

Professor James Ker-Lindsay joins Thanos Davelis to break down the EU-brokered agreement that was reached between Serbia and Kosovo over the weekend to normalize ties, and look at what it could mean for the region.

LONDON - Suriname's decision to revoke its recognition of Kosovo is a confirmation of Serbia's sovereignty over Kosovo and a major development for Serbia, British professor James Ker-Lindsay said Tuesday.

This is a "major development if confirmed," Ker-Lindsay posted on Twitter.

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Suriname's decision to withdraw its recognition of Kosovo is important, James Ker-Lindsay, a professor at St. Mary's University in Britain, has told b92.net.

According to him, this is the case because so far, there has been "a perception that Kosovo's acceptance by the international community is a one way street - countries recognize it."

Suriname's decision to withdraw its recognition of Kosovo is important, James Ker-Lindsay, a professor at St. Mary's University in Britain, has told b92.net.

Jean-Claude Juncker's failure to mention EU enlargement in his annual address to MEPs on Wednesday has alarmed observers of affairs in the Balkans - where several countries are hoping to join the club in the next few years.

Serbia chooses West Vu?i?'s big "NO" to Putin

After US Secretary of state John Kerry said that Serbia is "in the line of fire between Russia and the USA", some experts say that Belgrade already made its choice.

Dačić to travel to Berlin on Friday

BELGRADE -- Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić will meet with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin on Friday.