East-West dispute shakes Serb coalition
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Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica&#39;s  party told President Boris Tadic on Sunday to keep out of  foreign policy, as a split in their coalition deepened over  whether Serbia&#39;s future lies with the West or with Moscow.
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Serbia's pro-European President Boris Tadic and nationalist Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica clashed Wednesday over EU plans for Belgrade and its breakaway Kosovo province.
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VIENNA  - Kosovo sees no way forward in talks with Serbia and will move towards independence by the end of the year, the prime minister of the breakaway province said after another inconclusive round of negotiations here.All Serbia is talking about is the past Mediators from the United States, Russia and the European Union have until December 10 to try to bridge the chasm between Serbia's offer of autonomy for Kosovo and the 90-percent Albanian majority's demand for independence. "We are really looking for a way forward, but after this meeting we must conclude that we haven't found it," Agim Ceku told Austrian daily Der Standard Tuesday.  "All Serbia is talking about is the past," he said.
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Serbia faces a showdown next month between a nationalist who leans towards Russia and a liberal favoring the West in a presidential election run-off.
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Serbia's president and party leaders were to meet Monday to map out their strategy concerning the UN plan for Kosovo, which most Serbs see as granting independence to the contested province.Comment
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Coalition talks are going nowhere following Serbia's inconclusive election on January 21 and there may have to be a re-run of the ballot this summer, as the issue of breakaway Kosovo province dominates political life.
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Albanians and Serbs united in uncertainty as province prepares to go it alone
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Re-election of Boris Tadic as president of Serbia muddies waters for Kosovo's quest for independence
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Serbia is heading for a showdown next month between a nationalist who leans towards Russia and a liberal favoring the West following the first round of a presidential election.
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"Ask anybody the name of a Russian film director, composer or even rock group and they will struggle, but they can name five or six American directors"  BELGRADE, Serbia - As the dispute over Kosovo 's future nears a climax, the Serbian government has enlisted the support of some the world's best known statesmen - all of them dead. via New York Times
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Serbia was politically paralyzed on Wednesday over an invitation from the European Union to sign a pact that nationalists say is simply a trap to get the government to concede the independence of Kosovo.
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The Group of Eight failed to break the deadlock between Russia and the West on the vexed issue of the future status of Kosovo on the final day of their three-day summit here on Friday.
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A U.S. research group says the political situation in Serbia remains confused as the Balkan country is led by a weak minority government with no clear commitment either to economic reform or cooperating with ...
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The rejection sets up a possible showdown between Russia and the West over the disputed territoryâs final status.
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The EU says a political dispute in Serbia has prompted a delay in signing a co-operation deal.
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PRISTINA, Serbia and Montenegro, Oct. 23 -- Members of Kosovo's Serb minority boycotted parliamentary elections in high numbers Saturday, striking a blow at international efforts to promote multiethnic cooperation in advance of talks designed to determine the status of the province.
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New talks to decide the future of Serbia's breakaway province of Kosovo got under way on Thursday with a conciliatory tone from both sides, but no breakthrough on their fundamental disagreement over its independence.