Leaders from Serbia and Kosovo failed to make any progress during Emergency Talks hosted by the European Union aimed at defusing tensions around their border. The EU's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said the two sides agreed on the need for early elections amid fears of a return to open conflict. The two sides have been at odds for decades, with Serbia refusing to recognise Kosovo's 2008 declaration of independence. Tensions flared recently after Kosovo police seized local municipality buildings in northern Kosovo, where Serbs represent a majority, to install ethnic Albanian mayors.

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