Independence of Kosovo

BELGRADE- Head of Serbia's negotiating team in accession talks with the EU Tanja Miscevic met on Monday with a delegation of the German federal state Baden-Wuerttemberg, and stressed that Serbian government is committed to the reforms and that its aim is not EU membership alone, but a stable Serbia with strong institutions.

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Many Kosovo institutions do not follow the law on language usage in full and the Kosovo government should try to change that, because the Albanisation of the Serbian language area there has gained momentum, Serbian language experts in Kosovo have said.

BELGRADE - Chair of the Serbian parliament Foreign Affairs Committee Aleksandra Djurovic said on Friday that Serbia is firmly committed to its EU accession path and expressed gratitude to the Danish delegation for their country's support to Serbia on its EU path.

NEW YORK - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic conferred with Slovak President Andrej Kiska and Namibian President Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba on the sidelines of the UN Generals Assembly in New York on Thursday.

BELGRADE - The ministry of public administration and local self-government has stated that the Serbian government is now in consultative talks with representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the principles of fiscal consolidation, as the basis for possible negotiations.

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Head of the EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) Bernd Borchardt confirmed that he is leaving office, and underlined that good cooperation was established between the authorities in Belgrade, EULEX and Pristina institutions during his mandate.

BRUSSELS - The EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security Policy Catherine Ashton has welcomed the agreement reached earlier this week between Serbia's and Kosovo's power transmission companies with EU mediation.

Kosovo imposes sanctions, Russians amused

MOSCOW -- Kosovo joining sanctions imposed against Russia "can only cause a smile," the head of the Duma Foreign Affairs Committee, Aleksei Pushkov, has said.

Freedom of movement deal covers Belgrade airport

BELGRADE -- Belgrade and Priština working groups agreed to expand the freedom of movement agreement to Belgrade's Nikola Tesla airport and a number of border crossings.

The crossings include those leading to Bulgaria and Macedonia, head of the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo Marko Đurić said on Wednesday.

BELGRADE- The Serb List stands ready to take part in a future Kosovo government on the condition that it will not have representatives of the Self-Determination movement in it, it was agreed during a meeting between the political representatives of Serbs from Kosovo and Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Wednesday.