“Cases of Kosovo and Catalonia are not comparable” (BETA, B92)
Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said on Wednesday in Belgrade that the cases of Kosovo and Catalonia are not comparable. These two situations, he said, have nothing to do with one another. “Such comparisons fall on deaf ears. They have no weight, although advocates of Catalonia’s independence like them,” Borrell said in response to questions […]
Read More →Czech president vows not to send ambassador in Pristina (B92)
The President of the Czech Republic, Milos Zeman has spoken decisively against Catalonia’s independence, as it would “open Pandora’s box and start a chain reaction,” Serbian media reported. “Today Catalonia, tomorrow northern Italy, the day after Scotland, after that the Basque Country, because ETA would also want it. The following week Moravia; in Slovakia, the […]
Read More →Kosovo and Catalonia Have Little in Common (Balkan Insight)
By: Chema Arraiza Catalonia’s recent declaration of independence has prompted many to draw comparisons with events in Kosovo – but closer analysis shows the two cases are very different. The Spanish government has taken direct control of Catalonia in the past few days in order to quell its bid for independence. Serbia’s government made a […]
Read More →Party urges inclusion of Spain in Kosovo negotiations (BETA, B92)
The United Pensioners’ Party (PUPS) has proposed that Spain be included, within the team of EU mediators, in the Brussels dialogue of Belgrade and Pristina, Serbian media reported. In a statement reported by Beta today, the party, which participates in Serbia’s government coalition, suggested proposing to the state leadership to extend “the same diplomatic and […]
Read More →Dacic: May to those that recognized Kosovo happen same (Tanjug, B92)
Chief of the Serbian diplomacy, Ivica Dacic said that Kosovo and Catalonia are linked with the fact it is about unilateral secession without a dialogue with the state they are seceding from, Serbian media reported. Dacic, who was a guest speaker on the RTS programme “Oko” said that Catalonia does not follow the example of […]
Read More →Kosovo led to Catalonia. But West won’t admit it (RT)
By: Nebojsa Malic The same countries that cheered when Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union broke up and insisted on ‘independent Kosovo’ now say Catalonia’s declaration of independence is unacceptable. But they wrote the rules the Catalans are now following. On Friday, the Catalan parliament declared independence from Spain. Madrid has refused to recognize the declaration. […]
Read More →Vucic: Kosovo twice worse case than Catalonia (FoNet, Danas)
Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic said Serbia takes the side of Spain, and that despite important differences in declarations of independence of Catalonia and Kosovo, Serbia has to face reality and look into future, FoNet news agency reported. Vucic also said Kosovo is twice worse case than Catalonia. “There are two important differences, one is that […]
Read More →“Catalonia, same as Kosovo; but no big powers are behind it” (B92)
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Friday evening that Catalonia’s unilateral declaration of independence had no legal effect, as far as Serbia was concerned, B92 reported. “Serbia supports Spain’s territorial integrity, and that act is not in line with the Spanish constitutional system,” Dacic said. In addition, the Serbian foreign minister and first deputy […]
Read More →“Serbian delegation disputed Jensen’s candidacy” (RTS)
A new rapporteur for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, a Catalan, a member of the Spanish delegation, Jordi Roca was elected as the new rapporteur for Kosovo, after the Serbian delegation managed to challenge the candidacy of Mogens Jensen (Denmark), says the head of the Serbian delegation, Marija Obradović. “The Serbian delegation […]
Read More →Spanish Ambassador: Grateful to Serbia because it did not send letter (Politika, Novosti)
“Spain is grateful to the Government of Serbia because it did not bring up that issue, as the President Aleksandar Vucic already explained,” stated Spanish Ambassador to Serbia, Miguel Fuertes Suarez. The Spanish Ambassador made these remarks while commenting the information that Belgrade, following the plea of his country, postponed sending the letter to Brussels, […]
Read More →”Catalonia and Kosovo – different contexts and power relations” (RTS, Tanjug)
Executive Director of the European Fund for the Balkans Hedvig Morvai believes that in the case of Kosovo and Catalonia there may be parallels and similarities, but that the context and power relations are different, reports today Radio Television of Serbia (RTS). “The case of Catalonia is taking place in one EU member state, and […]
Read More →“Spain is our great friend, we listened to its request” (Tanjug, B92)
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic confirmed on Monday that she would not take Belgrade’s letter to the EU to Brussels with her, when she travels there on Tuesday. The letter regards the European Commission’ stance on the recent independence referendum in Catalonia, and on Kosovo. “We had a request from Spain not to send the […]
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