Michael Roth

BELGRADE - Members of the Serbian parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs met on Thursday in Belgrade with the head of the German Bundestag's foreign affairs committee, Michael Roth, at his initiative.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Thursday he had received Michael Roth, head of the foreign affairs committee of the German Bundestag.

"A very open and difficult discussion with Michael Roth," Vucic wrote in an Instagram post that also included photos from the meeting.

Cerstin Gammelin, spokeswoman for the German president, conveyed that Frank-Walter Steinmeier will abstain from extending congratulations to Russian President Vladimir Putin for his victory in the perceived fraudulent elections.

BELGRADE - In a reaction to a statement by the chairman of the German Bundestag's foreign affairs committee Michael Roth, Movement of Socialists founder Aleksandar Vulin said on Thursday Roth would like to have an "occupation commander" in Serbia who would determine the outcome of elections.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said on Tuesday a letter a group of politicians had sent to top US, EU and UK officials, as well as tweets by Alicia Kearns, Michael Roth and Bob Menendez, were more than welcome as they provided "living proof that (Pristina's PM Albin) Kurti does indeed enjoy full support and encouragement for undermining peace and stability in the Balkans" while avoiding impl

Germany's Minister for Europe, Michael Roth, said on a visit to Skopje that there is a chance of a breakthrough between Bulgaria and North Macedonia that would allow the start of North Macedonia's much-delayed EU accession talks on June 22 in the EU Council.

Germany and Slovakia have called for the EU to stick to the original plan of Albania and North Macedonia progressing towards eventual mem bership as part of one package.

Germany is extending strict checks on its borders with the Czech Republic and Austria's Tyrol province until March 3.

After the yellow card came the red card.

That was the message of Berlin, delivered in advance of today's EU summit, to Hungary and Poland, which donned the mantle of the rebels  of Europe.

A meeting of EU countries' European affairs ministers on Tuesday once more failed to signal a green light for the much-awaited start of North Macedonia and Albania's EU membership negotiations.