Serbia is angry after Kosovo gets closer to joining Council of Europe

Top EU diplomats put Serbia against the wall with Kosovo. Brussels has handed Belgrade a dilemma: Either stop obstructing Kosovo's entry into key international organisations or its own EU aspirations will be frozen. Belgrade has been told that its own aspirations will also be frozen in the EU.

Kosovo's parliamentary assembly overwhelmingly passed a report recommending membership of the Council of Europe. Even representatives from non-recognising states voted in support. Kosovo is a member of the pan-European human rights body, which is based in the Middle East. The CoE is a pan-EU human rights organisation and is based on the European Union.

Kosovo took another step towards becoming a member of the CoE as its members passed a report recommending approval. Serbians angry after Kosovo gets closer to joining Council of Europe. Kosovo has been in talks with the European Union to become part of the EU since 2001. Serbia is angry that Kosovo is getting closer to becoming part of Europe than Serbia.