Mass protests across Serbia have exposed the cracks in the more than decade-long rule of President Aleksandar Vucic.

By Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade On the morning of January 27, students of the Belgrade faculties began assembling at Autokomanda, a busy junction in the Serbian capital, for a 24-hour blockade they hoped would force the government to heed their demands.

They packed up food, water and extra clothes and set off. Hundreds of Serbian university students on Thursday started an 80-kilometer, or 50 mile, march toward the northern city of Novi Sad.

Thanks to the Hungarian EU presidency's determined efforts, Serbia's accession talks have recently gained momentum.

Serbia's ruling coalition began talks to form a new government on Wednesday, after Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigned amid protests and President Aleksandar Vucic floated the possibility of a snap election in April.

The European Union has appointed Danish diplomat Peter Sorensen as its new special envoy for the stalled Serbia-Kosovo dialogue, starting in February.

The European Parliament on Tuesday ratified an agreement allowing the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) to deploy personnel across all of Serbia’s territory, including borders with non-EU countries,

The war in Ukraine has reshaped the EU's enlargement and neighborhood policy, emphasizing the geopolitical importance of engaging with its neighbors and bringing new momentum to enlargement. At her confirmation hearing for the role of the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission (HRVP) Kaja Kallas stated “our neighbors’ problems today,

Ukraine has better chances of becoming a member than Serbia for ?political reasons,? the former Yugoslav country?s president has said Ukra

European Union observers will monitor Kosovo’s parliamentary election on Feb. 9, which is expected to be a key test for Prime Minister Albin Kurti.

Russia relies on the “Kosovo Precedent” set by Serbia, one that suggests that separatist movements are to be honored, as a way to justify the capture of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. Should Ukraine recognize Kosovo now,