Serbia's government has approved a Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the European Union, which is seen as a key step towards membership of the bloc.
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Czech troops in Kosovo reinforce local police to fend off Serbian rally ... pro-European Democratic Party approved the deal after ministers from Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica's Democratic Party of Serbia walked out of the cabinet meeting. His party returned to approve a Russian energy deal, which is to include Serbia in the South Stream gas pipeline and give Russia's Gazprom a major stake in Serbian oil firm NIS. Both agreements need parliamentary approval before they can come into force. Voters go to the polls to elect a new parliament on Sunday. The last one fell apart two months ago after most EU countries recognised the unilateral independence of the former Serbian province of Kosovo.
(Deutsche Welle)
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