Hahn warns EU member states (Kosovo online, B92)
Johannes Hahn warned EU member states that negative decision on the date of accession negotiations for North Macedonia and Albania affects opportunities in the region, B92 reports referring to Pristina-based Gazeta Blic. European Commissioner for Enlargement Negotiations Hahb believes that this would most affect the relations between Kosovo and Serbia. “If all the efforts North […]
Read More →Hahn: Revoking the tariffs is crucial (RTS)
EU Commissioner for Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn said in Helsinki that the positive outcome of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue is of crucial importance for the European perspective of an entire Western Balkan region, RTS reports. He urged Pristina authorities once again to revoke the tariffs on the goods from Serbia. “It is crucial that the tariffs […]
Read More →“We hope for initiative that would enable continuation of dialogue with Pristina” (Radio kontakt plus, FoNet, TV N1)
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said the importance of continuing Belgrade-Pristina dialogue was discussed today during her meeting with EU Enlargement and Neighbourly Policy Commissioner Johannes Hahn, Radio kontakt plus reported. She also expressed a hope an initiative that would enable Pristina to reconsider its stances and turn towards the regional cooperation would emerge. “We […]
Read More →EU’s Hahn: Political compromise in Western Balkans must be rewarded (N1, FoNet)
Political agreement in the Western Balkans should be rewarded, the European Commissioner for Enlargement Johannes Hahn said on Monday and called on the bloc’s foreign ministers to start accession talks with North Macedonia, the FoNet news agency reported. Hahn added the move would be an essential signal to the whole region. “If the Belgrade – […]
Read More →Mogherini on the developments in Kosovo, Hahn on the “attempt to unblock the dialogue” (B92, Beta)
EU High Representative Federica Mogherini says in Brussels that yesterday’s events show that the status quo between Serbia and Kosovo is not sustainable, reports portal B92, quoting Beta news agency. At a press conference on the occasion of the presenting the annual EU package on the progress of the countries of the Western Balkans, Mogherini […]
Read More →EU Commissioner Hahn to present Western Balkans report (TV N1, BETA, Radio Free Europe)
European Commissioner Johannes Hahn will present his report on the Western Balkans to the European Parliament on Wednesday, May 29. Hahn will address the European Parliament Foreign Policy Committee (AFET) to present the report on progress achieved by the region and the European Commission view on Bosnia-Herzegovina’s candidate status. The annual report is the last […]
Read More →Hahn: Goal is to unblock Kosovo dialogue (N1, Beta)
The goal of the Western Balkans summit in Berlin is get the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue moving, European Commissioner Johannes Hahn told the German DPA news agency. The April 29 summit of top Serbia and Kosovo officials has been called at the initiative of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron. Hahn welcomed the initiative […]
Read More →FM Dacic comments on Hahn’s statement (Blic, Tanjug, B92)
Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister and first deputy PM Ivica Dacic is cautious while commenting on EU Commissioner for Enlargement Johannes Hahn’s statement about the possibility of “a land swap” as part of a future Belgrade-Pristina agreement. Dacic told Belgrade-based daily Blic that Pristina – who last November introduced 100 percent tariffs on goods from central […]
Read More →Hahn says US, EU want Western Balkans in Union (Beta, N1)
European Commissioner Johannes Hahn said in Washington on Wednesday that the United States and European Union want to bring the Western Balkans into the EU. Our shared goal on both sides of the Atlantic is to stabilize the region and bring all six Western Balkan countries into the EU based on established conditions. That’s in […]
Read More →Will Mogherini sit down again between Vucic and Thaci? (Vecernje Novosti)
Although European Commissioner Johannes Hahn yesterday said that he hopes for the soon continuation of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, analysts from Belgrade do not share his optimism, writes Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti. Analysts ask whether the dialogue will be continued at all until the end of the mandate of the current EU […]
Read More →Vucic gets extra time from Hahn to be cooperative about Kosovo, expert says (FoNet, TV N1)
There is a hidden agenda behind the announcement of a snap election in Serbia, political and marketing affairs expert Cvijetin Milivojevic stated, adding that this news is made public for some different goals. Speaking for Fonet news agency, Milivojevic said the recent talks with European Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn proved that Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic […]
Read More →EU official “extremely sorry” about Kosovo dialogue deadlock (BETA, B92)
EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn says the deadlock in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue is not a reason to halt the process of EU integration. “I am extremely sorry that the dialogue has been stopped, that is not good. There is no reason and it would be a mistake to stop everything just because the dialogue is in […]
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