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U.N. Security Council to Discuss Kosovo on Feb. 8

7.2.2012. 20:38:46 +0100

NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2012 (Beta) - On Feb. 8, the U.N. Security Council will discuss the situation in Kosovo, which, according to Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, is tense and significantly affecting the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, as well as talks on the region's European prospects.

Besides Ban Ki-moon's report, a report covering the results of an investigation into trafficking in human organs in Kosovo will be presented at ..

Around 70,000 Snowed in Throughout Serbia

6.2.2012. 22:5:16 +0100

BELGRADE, Feb. 6, 2012 (BETA) - On Feb. 6, around 70,000 people throughout Serbia remained snowed in at their homes in rural areas, where roads are impassable due to high snow banks and low temperatures.

After a state of emergency was declared on Feb. 5, additional machinery was being mobilized to clear the roads in the most vulnerable areas, primarily in Sjenica.

Ten people have been found dead in the snow drifts to date, while plow crews are yet to fin..

Government Declares State of Emergency

5.2.2012. 22:48:40 +0100

BELGRADE, Feb. 5, 2012 (BETA) - Late on Feb. 5, the Serbian government called a national state of emergency because of heavy snow and extremely low temperatures.

The State Team for Emergency Situations said that the state of emergency could remain in effect for the next seven to ten days considering the sheer amount of snow that had fallen and expectations of even more to come.

In Serbia, nine people have frozen to death in the big freeze, while one pers..

Degert: I Hope Serbia Will Get Candidate Status in Weeks

2.2.2012. 22:15:36 +0100

BELGRADE, Feb. 2, 2012 (BETA) - Vincent Degert, the head of the European Union Delegation to Serbia, said on Feb. 2 that he expected Serbia to be granted EU candidate status in the next few weeks.

In a statement to journalists in the Serbian Parliament, Degert said that Serbia had to work quickly and decisively on meeting the conditions of the European Council in order to gain candidate status in March.

He said that the European Council had set three clea..

Ban Ki-Moon: Tension Affects dialog, EU Integration

1.2.2012. 20:27:46 +0100

NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2012 (Beta) - The tense situation in northern Kosovo is greatly affecting the dialog between Belgrade and Pristina, and the talks on the region's European prospects, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in the Feb. 1 report on the situation in Kosovo.

In the report, which BETA had access to, Ban Ki-moon expressed satisfaction because of the resumption of the dialog between Belgrade and Pristina and the reached ag..