Serbs to say "No" to EU over Kosovo independence
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The Serb parliament is expected to adopt a resolution on Wednesday implicitly rejecting membership of the European Union and NATO if the West recognizes the independence of Kosovo.
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BRUSSELS/BELGRADE  - Serbia warned the EU on Wednesday it would not accept any decision on Kosovo taken outside the United Nations, and its ally Russia told the United States to stop backing Kosovo independence while talks continue.
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Serbia will reject every element of a  U.N. plan for Kosovo that points to the creation of "another  Albanian state" during final talks beginning on Wednesday in  Vienna, a senior Serbian official said.
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The European Union said on Wednesday  it will not sign a pact on ties with Serbia this week as  planned, after Belgrade's nationalist prime minister blocked  the move.
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Serbia's prime minister denounced plans on Tuesday to sign a political accord with the European Union as a trick intended to trap the former Yugoslav republic into accepting the independence of breakaway Kosovo.
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Serbian President Boris Tadic warned the European Union on Friday against "cutting corners" on Kosovo, urging further dialogue on the future of the province which is set to declare its independence from Belgrade.
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"Everything else is a sort of violation of international law."  By David Brunnstrom and Douglas HamiltonBRUSSELS/BELGRADE  - Serbia warned the EU on Wednesday it would not accept any decision on Kosovo taken outside the United Nations and its ally Russia told the United States to stop backing Kosovo independence while talks continue.Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko, Russia's envoy in a troika supervising the Serb-Kosovo Albanian talks that started two weeks ago, accused the United States of bad faith for its declaration of support for Kosovo independence later this year. Read more
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Kosovo's prime minister on Wednesday dismissed Serbia's fierce opposition to the province's drive for independence, insisting that decades of bloodshed in the Balkans are over and Serbs will never dare to invade Kosovo again because they have "no courage."
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Kosovo Prime Minister Agim Ceku urged European leaders Wednesday to sidestep the United Nations and recognise the independence of the Serbian province despite Russian and Serbian objections.
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European Union  foreign ministers warned on Friday against a partition of the  breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo, arguing it could reignite  conflicts across the Balkans.
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PRISTINA, Kosovo   Serbia rejected a U.N. proposal on Friday that paves the way for an independent Kosovo, setting up a possible showdown between its supporter, Russia, and the West over the disputed ...Comment
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The Serb parliament is expected to  adopt a resolution on Wednesday implicitly rejecting membership  of the European Union and NATO if the West recognizes the  independence of Kosovo.
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BELGRADE - Serbia is ready to use force to prevent Western states from recognizing Kosovo as an independent state, a senior Serbian official warned yesterday.
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UNITED NATIONS -- The United States and Europeans discarded a UN resolution on the future status of Kosovo yesterday because of Russian opposition, prompting Kosovo to propose independence from Serbia for Nov. 28.
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Serbian President Boris Tadic declares that he will never accept an independent Kosovo, during a visit to the province.
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The European Union will not sign a pact on ties with Serbia this week as planned after its nationalist prime minister blocked the move, a top EU official said on Wednesday.
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The European Union will try to avert a  damaging split over Kosovo on Friday when foreign ministers  debate how to respond to a possible unilateral declaration of  independence by the breakaway Serbian province.