Serbia and Kosovo leaders engage in EU-mediated talks for normalization of relations.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti met in Brussels to discuss the implementation of a European peace plan to normalize ties. Serbia demands the establishment of an Association of Serb Majority Municipalities that would have autonomy within Kosovo, but Kosovo instead proposed a framework governing minority rights for Serbs. Both countries aim at joining the European Union, which requires them to maintain friendly relations and resolve conflicts. Ethnic tensions last year between the former war foes over a license plate dispute put the focus back on the countries.