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Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias issued a stern response to United Nations Special Adviser for Cyprus Espen Barth Eide Wednesday after the Norwegian diplomat told a Greek newspaper in an interview that peace negotiations - which have stalled - between rival leaders on the island should continue in order to avoid a possible crisis.

Croatian Foreign Minister Davor Ivo Stir said on Friday that his country has "unblocked Serbia."

This means that Zagreb "removed its reservations" regarding the opening of Chapter 26 (education and culture) in Serbia's negotiations to join the EU, the Beta agency has reported, quoting the N1 broadcaster.

Croatia and Serbia to pursue war reparations

Experts said reparations are important to reconciliation in the region.

Davor Stier (centre), European Parliament member from the Croatian Democratic Union, rasied the issue of war reparations with EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule. [Facebook/Davor Stier]