Serbia's leader says EuroPride won't happen due to threats Serbia's president says the country won’t allow a pan-European LGBTQ Pride event to take place in its capital next month The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2022
Serbian president nominates Ana Brnabic to serve as PM once again Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Saturday nominated Ana Brnabic to serve another term as prime minister and to lead a new government through a time of war in Europe, global energy and inflation crises and tensions with Kosovo. Reuters · Aug 27, 2022
Number plate row fuels Kosovo's ethnic tensions as Serbia seeks more talks Mediated talks over the status of ethnic Serbs in Kosovo have failed to ease tensions - fuelled by a dispute over car number plates - between Belgrade and authorities in Pristina, Serbia's president said on Friday. Reuters · Aug 26, 2022
US, EU envoys meet with Serbian president on Kosovo U.S. and European Union envoys have met with Serbia’s president as they seek to defuse tensions with Kosovo after a meeting last week in Brussels ended with no agreement on a dispute between the former Balkan war foes The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022
Envoys from EU, U.S., meet Kosovo Serbs as differences resurface European Union and U.S. envoys met officials in Kosovo's ethnically divided city of Kosovska Mitrovica on Thursday as longstanding differences between Belgrade and Pristina flared again, triggered by a dispute over car number plates. Reuters · Aug 25, 2022
Serbia warns it will protect Kosovo Serbs if NATO doesn't Serbia’s president has called on NATO to “do their job” in Kosovo or he says Serbia will have to protect its minority in the breakaway province The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2022
EU to host Kosovo and Serbia for crunch talks as tensions grow in Balkans WARTIME rivals Serbia and Kosovo are to hold high-level crisis talks today, which the EU mediators hope will de-escalate growing tension in the… The National (Scotland) · Aug 18, 2022
Serbia's Vucic expects difficult talks with Kosovo, but emphasises need for stability Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he expected difficult talks with Kosovo's Prime minister on Thursday because the western Balkan neighbours disagree on almost everything but said peace and stability were crucially important. Reuters · Aug 17, 2022
NATO says it is ready to step up forces if Serbia-Kosovo tensions escalate NATO will increase its peacekeeping force in Kosovo if there is an escalation of tensions with neighbouring Serbia, the alliance's chief said on Wednesday on the eve of EU-facilitated talks between the estranged western Balkan neighbours. Reuters · Aug 17, 2022
EU to host Serbia-Kosovo talks in Brussels amid tensions Wartime rivals Serbia and Kosovo will hold high-level crisis talks which the European Union mediators hope will de-escalate growing tensions in the Balkans The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022
What’s behind the renewed tensions between Serbia and Kosovo? Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo have protested against new identity document and car registration plate requirements. Al Jazeera · Aug 4, 2022
Kosovo delays measure stirring tensions with minority Serbs Kosovo’s authorities have postponed a decision to implement a law on vehicle license plates and identity documents after minority Serbs rioted by blocking roads, turning on air raid sirens and firing their guns into the air The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2022
Serbia's parliament convenes some 4 months after election Serbia’s new parliament has convened for its first session, some four months after an election that reaffirmed the domination of autocratic President Aleksandar Vucic and his right-wing populists The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2022
Kosovo delays planned Serbian border rules after tensions rise Tensions arise after Pristina asks people entering Kosovo with Serbian IDs to replace them with a temporary document. Al Jazeera · Aug 1, 2022
The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2022 Spanish PM Sanchez opens Balkan tour with visit to Serbia Spain’s prime minister has kicked off his tour of the Western Balkans with a visit to Serbia
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 21, 2022 Egypt, Serbia Agree to Boost Political, Economic Cooperation Egypt and Serbia on Wednesday agreed to boost political, economic and other cooperation as the two countries look for ways to deal with the global impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi was in Serbia on a three-day visit this week — the first in more…
The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2022 Serbia, Egypt agree to boost cooperation amid war in Ukraine Egypt and Serbia have agreed to boost political, economic and other cooperation as the two countries look for ways to deal with the global impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022 Bulgaria's no-confidence vote could hamper EU expansion Lawmakers in Bulgaria are set to vote on a no-confidence motion against the country’s coalition government
Al Jazeera · Jun 7, 2022 Russia’s Lavrov cancelled visit a ‘diplomatic scandal’ for Serbia Three NATO members shut down their airspace to the Russian foreign minister’s plane, forcing him to cancel his trip.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 6, 2022 Russia Says Ban on Lavrov’s Plane a ‘Hostile Action’ The Kremlin on Monday said airspace closures by three eastern European countries which prevented Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov from traveling to Serbia were a "hostile action." Countries surrounding Serbia - Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro - closed their airspace to an official plane that would have carried Moscow's top…
The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2022 Russian minister's visit canceled after overflight refusal Serbia says that a planned visit by Russia’s foreign minister to the Balkan country will not take place
The Independent UK · May 31, 2022 Serb president pledges EU course, hints Russia sanctions Aleksandar Vucic has been sworn in for his second 5-yar term as Serbia’s president, pledging to keep the Balkan country on its European Union membership path and hinting that a new government might consider joining Western sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine
The Independent UK · May 29, 2022 Serbia ignores EU sanctions, secures gas deal with Putin The Serbian populist president has announced that he has secured an “extremely favorable” gas deal with Russia
Reuters · May 29, 2022 Serbia's Vucic says agreed 3-year gas supply contract with Putin Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday he had agreed a new three-year gas supply contract in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Reuters · May 29, 2022 Russia, Serbian presidents agree on further gas supplies - Kremlin Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic agreed in a phone call on Sunday that Russia will continue supplying natural gas to Serbia and the two countries will bolster their partnership, the Kremlin said.