Kosovo

Serbia's mission to UN has protested over the presence of a Kosovo delegation at a counter-terrorism meeting at UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday.

UN representatives called it "a private meeting organized by the US, which is why Kosovo was treated as an independent state," Serbia's public broadcaster, RTS, reported on Wednesday.

Kosovo and Serbia agreed on Tuesday on the mutual recognition of university diplomas, which Kosovo hopes will improve the job prospects of ethnic Albanians in Serbia.

Serbia will open Chapters 23 and 24, concerning the rule of law, in the early phase of its EU accession negotiations, most likely early next year.

"Kosovo has NATO's approval to establish the Armed Forces of Kosovo," the website Kossev has said, quoting a statement from the Foreign Ministry in Pristina.

According to this, Kosovo Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci and Minister for European Integration Bekim Colak met with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Political and Military Affairs Todd Chapman

Office for EU Integration Director Ksenija Milenkovic expects Chapters 35 and 32 to be opened as part of Serbia's EU membership talks by the end of this year.

These chapters relate to Kosovo and Metohija and financial control.

A new World Bank report on the economies of the six Balkan countries, published on Monday, warns that the region is losing a vital part of its young and educated population and urges governments to take action to deal with the consequences.

Rita Ora is a talented musician and an even more stunning beauty, this new photoshoot proves the latter. As you can see, she has a unique combination of genetics and was born in Kosovo, explaining her sexy, exotic look. The singer and model who was named after the stunning Rita Hayworth carries on the tradition of breathtaking beauty.

Within the framework of his participation in Ministerial Week of the 70th UN General Assembly, and beyond the meetings to which he will accompany Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias will have a bilateral meeting, on Monday, 28 September, with the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa and Hashim Thaçi.

Ivica Dacic addressed a UN gathering in New York on Sunday and spoke about the destruction of monuments of cultural and historical heritage in Kosovo

He asked that "Kosovo not be rewarded for such activity" by allowing Pristina to join UNESCO.

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, accompanying Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, will participate in the proceedings of the 70th General Assembly of the United Nations Organization, which will take place from 25 September to 2 October 2015, in New York City.