EU Presses Serbia and Kosovo to Normalize Ties as Tensions Flare
- EU to discuss normalization plan separately with both sides
- Tensions with Serbs in north Kosovo must be resolved first
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and Prime Minister of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on Nov. 10.
Photographer: Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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The European Union is pressing wartime foes Serbia and Kosovo to discuss a new plan to normalize ties but must first ease a flare-up in tensions that’s blocking progress.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti traveled to Paris for two days of negotiations on Thursday to discuss a proposal that an EU official described as the latest push by the bloc to resolve a dispute that has simmered since Yugoslavia’s bloody breakup.