"EU membership of Balkan states - question of war or peace"
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says the countries of the Western Balkans should have a real prospect of membership in the European Union.
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EBRD Transition Report asks for more reforms in Serbia
Despite substantial fiscal adjustments, significant fiscal risks from large SOEs remain
Lavrov accuses West of dragging Balkan countries into NATO
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the West is unceremoniously pressuring Balkan nations into becoming NATO members in total disregard of their people.
Serbia makes progresses in preventing money laundering
Serbia progresses in preventing money laundering, will remain under supervision, Beta agency is reporting.
Vucic "cares about legacy, not daily politics"
Aleksandar Vucic is motivated by "a higher purpose than day-to-day politics in pursuing a deal with Kosovo that may be unpopular at home."
"Talks morning after Pristina drops taxes, I'll lock us in"
Until Pristina "lifts, suspends, or revokes" taxes on goods from central Serbia, "there are no conditions for continued dialogue" between Belgrade and Pristina.
Tensions around Gibraltar
A Spanish warship has tried to order commercial vessels to leave British waters around Gibraltar, but the British Navy opposed it.
Vucic on Kosovo deal: It'll be worse-than-hell difficult
Two decades into Europe’s biggest unresolved dispute, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says it’s time for a deal on Kosovo, writes Bloomberg.
"Thaci made promise to NATO in 2013 regarding North"
Hashim Thaci promised to NATO in 2013 that the KSF will not go to the north of Kosovo"without the consent of KFOR," Radio Free Europe said it learned.
