Belgrade–Pristina negotiations

The first round of dialogue took place on 8–9 March 2011 and covered economic co-operation between the two parties.[8] Other issues on the agenda during the first round of dialogue were telecommunications, air traffic, customs seals, land books and civil records.[9]

The second round of negotiations was delayed until 28 March 2011. Issues discussed in the second round of talks were electricity and possibly Freedom of Movement, as well as first round topics such as Kosovo's customs seal, air traffic and Kosovo's participation in regional initiatives.[9][10] On 28 March, the representative discussed land books and registries of births, deaths and marriages, as well as power supply issues. Stefanović stated that "Certain progress has been achieved on land books, birth registries and electric energy supply; we laid out our proposal and hope that there will finally be a positive wrap-up of these topics at the next meeting".[11]

The third round of dialogue took place on 15 April 2011. The issues discussed were freedom of movement, registration plates for vehicles and the recognition of educationaldiplomas.[12][13]

The fourth round of dialogue was held on 17 and 18 May 2011. Agreement was almost reached on the cadaster and freedom of movement; the European Union proposed to also tackle the issues of missing people and cultural heritage.[14]

The fifth round of dialogue was set to take place on 14 and 15 June 2011, but was delayed a few days before.[15] It was assumed that the meeting would instead be held in late June,[16] but it was pushed back to 2 July 2011.[17] It was expected that solutions would be reached on the cadaster, freedom of movement and vital records. Electricity and telecommunications issues may also have been resolved in that round.[18] Agreement was reached on freedom of movement across the border (both persons and cars), exchange of information regarding Serbia's civil registries to help Kosovo establish its own civil registry, and recognising each other's educational diplomas.[19]

The sixth round of dialogue was set to take place on 20 and 21 July 2011.[20] They were postponed to September on 19 July, allegedly because Kosovo's representative wanted to have Kosovo's state symbols shown, which the Serbian representative rejected.[21] They were later set for 2 September 2011.[22] Agreement was reached on the customs issue (the stamp will only feature the words "Customs of Kosovo") and on the cadaster; while telecommunications and university degrees were also discussed, no agreement was reached on these issues.[23]

The seventh round dialogue was scheduled for 28 September 2011 (it was initially scheduled for 27 September, but was postponed shortly before due to a flare-up in violence).[24][25] The Serb delegation refused to continue with the talks whilst Kosovo police and customs officials controlled border posts, which were not previously agreed upon, resulting in violence.[26] The talks were then set for 14 October 2011, though only technical issues were planned to be discussed.[27]

• Kosovo representatives agreed on freedom of movement across the administrative border, both for persons and cars.[19]
• Belgrade has agreed to give Pristina copies of land registries and documents on births, deaths and marriages in Kosovo.[11]
• Mutual recognition of each other's university diplomas.[19]
• Belgrade has agreed to accept Kosovo Customs stamps stating "Customs of Kosovo".[23]
• End of the trade embargo, restoring trade between the two entities.[28]
• Integrated operations at North Kosovo crossing points.[29]
• Representation of Pristina authorities at regional organizations.[30]
• Liaison officers would be exchanged between Belgrade and Pristina – to be stationed in EU missions.[31]

Additional agreements:

• energy cooperation issues – electricity transmission, implementation of the Energy Community treaty[32]
• telecommunications issues – landline and mobile phone services in North Kosovo, roaming[32]

On 7 September 2020, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Kosovo Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti met for talks in Brussels, hosted by Josep Borrell under the auspices of the European Union.[33] At a press conference after the talks, EU Special Representative for the Serbia-Kosovo dialogue Miroslav Lajcak stated that "full progress" had been made in the areas of economic cooperation, missing persons and displaced people.[34][35] Vučić and Hoti met again in Brussels on 28 September 2020[36] where they discussed arrangements for minority communities, the settlement of mutual financial claims and property and attempted to make progress towards a more comprehensive agreement.[37]