RFE: EU envoy for Belgrade-Pristina dialogue a certainty (Beta, N1)
The appointment of a European Union special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue is a sure thing and the decision will probably be announced after the EU’s future top diplomat Josep Borrell adresses the European Parliament on October 7, Radio Free Europe said on Thursday quoting unnamed diplomatic sources in Brussels. Those sources said that Borrell, […]
Read More →Danas: Talks on Kosovo in the future in ‘troika’ form
Negotiations on Kosovo in the future “likely to be in troika form” in Brussels, diplomats from EU headquarters told Belgrade based daily Danas. As they explain, this implies that “in addition to representatives of Belgrade and Pristina, the United States Special Envoy for the Western Balkans, Matthew Palmer, the EU Special Envoy for those negotiations, […]
Read More →Media: Hot autumn awaits Balkan region; Foreign embassies in fear of Kosovo scenario (B92, Jutarnji.hr)
Croatian ‘Jutarnji list’ portal analyses political scene of both Belgrade and Pristina, announcing possible “boiling political fall”, quotes Serbian media. This paper reminds that Kosovo will face general election in a month, in the same time, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced government reconstruction, while media speculate on a possible new election. Jutarnji.hr assesses that the […]
Read More →“If the Balkan doesn’t join EU soon, we will regret it” (Tanjug, B92)
Outgoing EU High Representative Federica Mogherini urged the EU to maintain a strong presence in the Western Balkans achieving a clear interest of the region’s EU accession, Tanjug news agency reports. In her address at the annual conference of EU Ambassadors in Brussels, she assessed that the accession of the Western Balkans in the EU […]
Read More →Blagojevic: The Kosovo problem and the elections as joint vessels (N1)
Correspondent of the Belgrade based news agency Beta from Brussels, Dragan Blagojevic told N1 that the international dimension of the Kosovo problem is reflected in the internal plan – elections. “Obviously, this is double-tied, as merged vessels. I see the postponement of the decision on elections in function, among other things, not only of internal […]
Read More →DW: The last battle of Angela Merkel will be Kosovo (B92)
The Angela Merkel’s foreign policy legacy is also in the play in the Kosovo-Serbia conflict and the stability of Europe and the future of the Western ally, believes Bodo Weber. A senior associate of the Democratization Policy Council, a transatlantic research center based in Berlin, reminds Deutsche Welle (DW) that the negotiations between Kosovo and […]
Read More →PM to attend marking of Serbian Statehood Day in Brussels (Serbian Government, B92)
Prime Minister Ana Brnabic will visit Brussels on Wednesday, the Serbian Government has announced. In Brussels, Brnabic will address an official reception marking the Statehood Day of the Republic of Serbia. The holiday was celebrated on February 15. According to the government, during the visit, the prime minister will meet with First Vice President of […]
Read More →Brussels loses patience with Pristina (Danas)
All twenty-eight EU member-states conveyed a message to Pristina authorities there would be no continuation of the Brussels dialogue until Pristina revokes its decision on 100 percent tariffs on goods from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Danas daily reports referring to diplomatic sources. The sources also confirmed to Danas, this was made clear to the […]
Read More →Kozarev: Role of international organizations crucial for human rights protection in Kosovo (Danas)
Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Deputy Director Dusan Kozarev met with the Head of OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jan Braathu yesterday, and informed him about everyday problems Serbs in Kosovo are facing, in particular about the difficulties caused by the trade blockade on goods from central Serbia, Danas daily reports. Kozarev noted […]
Read More →Tanjug: EU demands Pristina’s unique position (RTS)
Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) reports, quoting Serbian state news agency Tanjug, that the European Union, as mediator in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, at this moment, has no answer to the question when the process of comprehensive normalization of relations could continue. In addition to tariffs on goods from central Serbia, the big […]
Read More →EU “reiterates urgency” of Pristina revoking trade barriers (Tanjug, B92)
Eu foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini met on Tuesday in Brussels with the delegation for dialogue appointed by the Kosovo Assembly on December 15. “The meeting was an opportunity for an exchange with the Kosovo representatives on the (Belgrade-Pristina) dialogue,” the EU announced, adding that in this context, Mogherini “reiterated the urgency to revoke the […]
Read More →Vucic and Thaci from New York straight to Brussels (B92, Tanjug)
Vucic and Thaci from New York, where they spoke at a session of the UN Security Council on Kosovo, will departure to Brussels, reports portal B92 this morning. German Ambassador to Serbia Thomas Schieb expects the dialogue to get a new impetus. “Both of them (on Tuesday) are going to Brussels, I hope that the […]
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