EU to Advance with Serbia After Suspect Surrenders
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The European Union is set to approve a first step toward closer ties with Serbia and Montenegro Monday after a Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect turned himself in to the U.N. tribunal for former Yugoslavia, ...
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"We have seen what happened in former Yugoslavia when the European Union did not take things in hand."  European Union leaders, worried that Kosovo's push for independence could trigger instability in the Balkans, were set to offer Serbia a fast-track route to joining the bloc at a summit on Friday. via Reuters
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The European Union does not expect Serbia to resort to violence if ethnic Albanians declare independence in its contested province of Kosovo, a senior EU official said on Thursday.
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European Union and NATO  defense chiefs on Thursday mapped out plans for steering the  breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo through a tense period  while ensuring a future exit strategy for their armies.
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EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said Serbia was close Monday to achieving full cooperation with the UN war crimes court and expressed support for signing a trade and aid pact with Belgrade.
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European Union leaders backed away Friday from offering Serbia a fast-track to membership and again cautioned Belgrade that its future entry hinges on full cooperation in handing over war crime suspects for trial.
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The European Union will resume talks with Serbia on closer ties next week after Belgrade boosted cooperation with the U.N. war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the EU's executive said on Thursday.
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Days before presidential polls in  Serbia pitting a pro-EU liberal against a nationalist, the  European Union announced on Friday it would launch discussions  on offering Serbs visa-free access to the bloc.
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European Union leaders are set to offer Serbia a fast track to candidacy for membership in the bloc and pledge to step up preparations for a police mission to stabilize Kosovo, a draft statement for Friday's EU summit said.
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European Union leaders agreed on Friday to send administrators and police to Kosovo ahead of an expected declaration of independence from Serbia.
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The European Union and Serbia on Wednesday resumed talks on closer ties after a 13-month freeze imposed due to Belgrade&#39;s lack of cooperation with the UN war crimes court.
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The European Union (EU) agreed in principle Wednesday to lift an arms embargo on Libya after pressure from Italy, which wants to help Libya close its borders to illegal immigrants, diplomats said.
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EU foreign ministers will debate on Monday whether to sign an interim trade agreement with Serbia -- a move seen as boosting pro-European President Boris Tadic ahead of a February 3 presidential run-off.
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New European Union president Slovenia said on Tuesday it wanted Serbia to take a key step towards future membership this month, but acknowledged some EU states needed to be convinced.
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Serbian army general Vladimir  Lazarevic has surrendered and will go to the United Nations  tribunal in The Hague next week to face charges of war crimes  in Kosovo, the government said Friday.
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European Union leaders are set to  offer Serbia a fast track to candidacy for membership in the  bloc and pledge to step up preparations for a police mission to  stabilize Kosovo, a draft statement for Friday's EU summit  said.
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War crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte is confident that Ratko Mladic will soon be handed over for trial. That's because Serbia's government wants to get on with joining the EU