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The Biden administration’s approach to a backsliding Serbia needs a change of tack.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The leaders of France, Germany and Italy called on Serbia on Friday to "deliver on de-facto recognition" of Kosovo, which declared independence in 2008 but which Belgrade has continued to regard as its province. In a statement the day after holding talks with both sides, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said it was time for the Balkan neighbours to deliver on previous commitments. Much of the tension has focused on northern Kosovo, where ethnic Serbs form a majority.

Leaders of the European Union on Friday welcomed dialogue efforts between Serbia and Kosovo and urged them to normalise relations after last month's violence at a village in northern Kosovo. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti met a European delegation which included the leaders of France, Italy and Germany, along with top EU officials, the statement said. Tensions between Belgrade and Pristina have run high since Sept. 24, when around 30 armed Serbs storme

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Kosovo Govt said the European agreement of February 27 and the Ohrid implementation annex of March 18, 2023 must be implemented in their entirety.