Germany to stop setting requirements for Serbia

Citing sources in Berlin, the daily said that it may be a pre-Christmas gift to Serbia as Chancellor Angela Merkel and her team are satisfied about the way in which their requirement concerning Kosovo is being met.Regardless of how many reform requirements have remained unfulfilled or even of the fact that those responsible for the 2008 burning the German Embassy during a protest staged in Belgrade against the unilateral declaration of Kosovo independence still have not been properly punished, Belgrade will be able to start its negotiations on December 20, as the European Council will be able to make a positive decision on the exact date on December 19 or 20, a source close to the ruling circles in Berlin has told the Serbia press.The source said that Berlin will not insist on unrealistic demands for the dissolution of all parallel Serbian institutions in northern Kosovo by the end of the year, adding that in this respect, the criteria has eased a little and become more realistic. According to the press, the agreement on good neighborly relations between Serbia and Kosovo, which was set out by German parliamentarians a year ago, is no longer mentioned at all. The press announced that a delegation of the German Bundestag's is coming to Belgrade and Pristina with a positive message next week.