Vucic for TV Prva: An agreement with Pristina can be reached in 5 months, 50 years or never (Serbian media)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stressed after visiting New York that situation regarding Kosovo is very difficult, complicated and complex But, he added, in tactical terms, ”we should try to do everything we can to create a more favorable position for our people and country”. Vucic told Belgrade based TV Prva, summarizing talks in New York […]
Read More →Vucic: I’m happy that Bozovic joined the Serbian List, we need unity (FoNet, N1, TV Prva)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told Belgrade based TV Prva that he was extremely happy that Ksenija Bozovic (CI SDP) had decided to join the Serbian List. “I am very happy because of Ksenija Bozovic and others who have joined the Serbian List and the most important is the unity which opposes the attempts of Albanians […]
Read More →Brnabic: CEFTA suspended because of Pristina, Serbia makes bilateral agreements (N1, BETA)
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said during the opening of an integrated border crossing point Tabanovce-Presevo that Serbia “would enter bilateral agreements”, as long as CEFTA remains suspended because of irresponsible Pristina’s behaviour, BETA news agency reported. She opened the border crossing point together with the North Macedonia Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. Brnabic further underlined […]
Read More →Lazanski: Pristina has good mentors and supporters, Europe showed infirmity (RTS)
Foreign policy commentator of Belgrade-based daily Politika and military analyst Miroslav Lazanski told RTS if Washington pressures Pristina to move towards compromise solution then a way out of the current situation is possible. According to him Europe showed infirmity regarding Kosovo. Lazanski added that Americans publicly say one thing, while the other thing is being […]
Read More →Media: Pristina representatives throw bottle on Serbia’s delegation in CEFTA meeting (N1, Beta)
Regional meeting within the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA), held in Albanian coastal town of Vlore on Friday, was interrupted after an incident involving Kosovo’s representatives, which Serbia’s officials assessed as ”chauvinistic”, according to Serbian media. Reportedly, the meeting was going as usual until Pristina representatives accused Serbia of introducing non-customs barriers towards Kosovo, […]
Read More →N1: EU calls Belgrade and Pristina to implement all agreements (Serbian media)
European Union foreign ministers on Tuesday called the Kosovo government to immediately revoke the 100 percent tariffs imposed on goods from Serbia and Bosnia Herzegovina, adding that Belgrade and Pristina have to implement all agreements reached in the EU-facilitated dialogue. “The Council deeply regrets the decisions by the government to impose unilateral tariff increases of […]
Read More →Residents of North Mitrovica believe that the tariffs will be abolished (RTK2)
RTK2 reported on Saturday that the decision on tariffs imposed by the Government of Kosovo on products from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in November last year was still in force. In the meantime, many international officials have called on authorities in Pristina to revoke this decision, and recently Head of the EU Office in […]
Read More →Apostolova: “The best solution for continuing dialogue is to abolish the tax” (RTS, RTK2)
Kosovo’s progress report confirms its European perspective, but it also shows that there are no shortcuts on the way to the EU, said Nataliya Apostolova, Head of the EU office in Kosovo, adding a glass is half full, and that the continuation of the reforms requires a strong political will of the Assembly and Government. […]
Read More →No countermeasures by Belgrade to Pristina’s taxes? (KoSSev)
The Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced in mid-April that Belgrade’s first countermeasures to Pristina’s taxes would arrive ‘around St. George’s Day.’ The decision on the countermeasures, however, has not been made yet. The Serbian Chamber of Commerce stated that the reciprocity to this measure would not have a big effect due to the small size […]
Read More →“Region has not made good use of CEFTA” (Tanjug, B92)
The region has not made good use of CEFTA, aimed at making the Western Balkans a single economy and preparing the market for the EU, says Mirsad Jasarspahic. Political decisions such as (Pristina’s) introduction of taxes are among the reasons for this, the vice president of the Chamber of Economy of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina […]
Read More →PM Brnabic: Work on regional connectivity continues, despite all the challenges (B92, Srbija.gov.rs)
Prime Minister Ana Brnabic spoke on Thursday in Belgrade at the opening of the Second Digital Summit of the Western Balkans. Brnabic said that her government has set digitization and education as their absolute priorities in order to take advantage of all the chances that are being offered to us today. “The digital summit is […]
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