Pristina

Stano: New EU proposal on Serb municipalities balanced

BRUSSELS - EU spokesman Peter Stano said on Monday the EU had tabled a "balanced" proposal on the establishment of a Community of Serb Municipalities at the most recent Brussels meeting with leaders of Belgrade and Pristina and that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Pristina's PM Albin Kurti had hinted a readiness in principle to accept the proposal.

Vucic: New Brussels meeting rejected by other side

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday evening a new round of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue had been planned for November 6 or 7 but that the "other side" had not accepted that.

"That is what was agreed," Vucic said in an interview to Tanjug, adding that he believed the "other side" had not accepted that.

Lajcak: I will invite chief negotiators to Brussels soon

BRUSSELS - The EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak has announced he would invite the chief negotiators in the dialogue to Brussels soon for discussions about the next steps and said the focus should now be on advancing an agreement on the path to normalisation without preconditions or delays.

Von der Leyen to visit Belgrade Tuesday as part of trip to W Balkans

BRUSSELS - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will be in Belgrade on Tuesday as part of a four-day visit to the Western Balkans, where she will present the details of an EU growth plan for the region, the EC announced on Friday.

She will arrive in Belgrade on Tuesday afternoon and meet with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and PM Ana Brnabic.

Custody of Serbs arrested after Banjska clashes extended by two months

PRISTINA - The Pristina authorities have extended the custody of Vladimir Tolic - a Kosovo-Metohija Serb arrested in the wake of the September 24 clashes in Banjska - by two months, his lawyer said on Tuesday.

In a statement to Tanjug, Milos Delevic said Blagoje Spasojevic and Dusan Maksimovic, who have also been arrested after the incident, had also had their custody extended.

Vucic: New Brussels discussions with Kurti due in two to three days

LESKOVAC - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday he expected to go to Brussels in two or three days for another round of discussions with Pristina's PM Albin Kurti but that he could not elaborate on this.

Vucic was responding to questions from reporters during a visit to the Leskovac general hospital.

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