Coalition Freedom, Rasic: Those not being loyal to Serb List fired daily; two arrests (RFE, Beta, N1)
Nenad Rasic, Kosovo Serb opposition politician and the Coalition Freedom candidate for Prime Ministers in the elections on Sunday, told Radio Free Europe (RFE) that the campaign was conducted in “abnormal conditions,” the Beta news agency reported on Wednesday. He said that “everyday someone gets fired because they are not loyal to Serbian List. There […]
Read More →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 →KoSSev: Djuric in the north (Serbian media, RFE)
Kossev porta reports that a visit of the director of the KiM Office, Marko Djuric, has been announced for today. Djuric previously himself announced to the Serbian media the opening of the water supply system in the North Kosovo. Kossev reports as the latest news that Djuric is in Zubin Potok. According to KiM Office […]
Read More →US: Serbia progresses in fighting human trafficking, Bosnia still on watch list (Beta, N1, RFE)
The US State Department report on human trafficking which covered 187 states, commended Serbia for sentencing several human traffickers, creating a working group for dealing with the crime and consolidating the investigative jurisdiction over the cases of human trafficking, the Beta news agency reported on Friday. The report said Serbia’s Government increased efforts in protecting […]
Read More →Mogherini and Pompeo about the Western Balkans (RFE, RTK2)
EU High Representative Federica Mogherini spoke with US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on the situation in the Western Balkan. “Mogherini and Pompeo have confirmed their commitment to a strong strategic-transatlantic partnership. They discussed key areas of bilateral cooperation and a number of important international and regional developments, including the Western Balkans, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Libya, […]
Read More →RFE: Thirteen EU members demand expansion to Western Balkans (N1, Blic)
The European Union countries consider a non-paper regarding the bloc’s enlargement to include the Western Balkans as still a credible option, with 13 member states supporting the idea, Radio Free Europe (RFE) reported on Thursday. RFE had insight into the document which, among other things, said that EU should confirm its explicit dedication to the […]
Read More →Thousands leave Kosovo, ministry report says (N1, Beta, RFE)
More than 170,000 people left Kosovo between 2013 and 2017, the Internal Affairs Ministry in Pristina said in its latest report, adding that the figure includes both legal and illegal immigrants, Radio Free Europe reported. The ministry report said that most people from Kosovo move to EU member states but added that a percentage go […]
Read More →The opposite views of the US and Germany over Kosovo (RFE, B92)
Radio Free Europe estimates that Germany and the US have found themselves on the opposite sides when it comes to resolving the Kosovo issue. The process of seeking a solution to the issue of normalizing relations between Serbia and Kosovo has long been internationalized, but the last year, the US has made a turn, after […]
Read More →Brussels To Host Serbia-Kosovo Talks Amid Tensions Over Tariffs (RFE)
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says she is planning to host a new round of normalization talks between the presidents of Kosovo and Serbia in Brussels on November 8, two days after Pristina announced its decision to impose tariffs on Serbian goods. Kosovo’s move prompted anger in Serbia, where Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic accused […]
Read More →“I’m neither interested in nor affected by US decision” (B92, RFE)
Goran “Guri” Radosavljevic has told Radio Free Europe (RFE) that he is “neither interested in nor affected by the decision of the US State Department.” The decision in question banns the former commander of the Serbian Gendarmerie from entering the United States. It was previously announced that the decision was made because of Radosavljevic’s (alleged) […]
Read More →Pristina denies allegation of Interpol warrants, RFE reports (N1)
Kosovo’s authorities expect to join Interpol during the forthcoming organisation’s yearly General Assembly meeting and rejected statements from Belgrade that if that happened, thousands of Serbs would be on international warrants, Radio Free Europe (RFE) reported on Wednesday. Kosovo Foreign Minister Behgjet Pacolli’s chief-of-staff Jetlir Zyberaj told the RSF that “we won’t look for vengeance […]
Read More →“It’s all part of a political Kosovo pot” (Serbian media, International media)
Serbian media covers and today the issue of the disclosure of the letter of the US ambassador to the UN, Nikki R. Haley, proposing the departure of UNMIK from Kosovo. After yesterday’s reports on the indignation of Serbian officials, today the media covers comments and opinions of people familiar with the Kosovo situation as well […]
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