Spanish PM decides to snub EU-Balkans summit over Kosovo (Tanjug, B92)
Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy will definitely not participate in the EU-Western Balkans summit in Sofia, due to his country’s position on Kosovo. Spain does not recognize the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo. “It was clear from the beginning that Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy does not want to attend due to Spain’s position on Kosovo’s status,” […]
Read More →Still uncertain whether Spanish PM will attend Sofia summit (Tanjug, B92, 24 Chasa)
Bulgarian newspaper 24 Chasa is reporting that Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy will attend an informal meeting of the European Council on May 16 in Sofia. However, it is not yet certain whether Rajoy will also participate in the EU-Western Balkans summit on May 17, BTA agency quoted the daily. The report also stated that “Romania, […]
Read More →Spain “made it clear Kosovo has no EU perspective” (BETA, B92)
Deputy Chairman at the European Stability Initiative (ESI) Kristof Bender thinks that in existing circumstances, Kosovo has no EU membership perspective. Beta agency is reporting this on Wednesday, citing Bender’s interview for the European Western Balkans website. “For Kosovo the formal accession process has hit a wall. Formally there is no way to move forward […]
Read More →Bulgaria denies Madrid: “No veto to Kosovo, or signatures from the Balkans” (Blic)
Ambassadors of all 28 EU member states, including Spain, approved a draft declaration that should be accepted at the summit EU – Western Balkans in Sofia, Tanjug learns in Brussels. “The draft of the Declaration was approved by the ambassador of Spain to the EU, and it is up to the member states to accept it,” […]
Read More →Spanish veto for Kosovo at the summit in Sofia (Serbian media)
Spain has vetoed the draft text of a joint declaration planned for publication during the summit in Sofia, writes Spanish El Pais, Serbian media reports. As stated, the reason is “not an EU foreign policy”, rather the aim is that “the name and signature of Mariano Rajoy not to be found in the same document, […]
Read More →Spanish Ambassador: EU should clearly support establishment of ZSO (Tanjug, RTS)
Serbia should insist on the establishment of the Association/Community of Serb-Majority Municipalities, and European institutions under whose auspices Belgrade-Pristina dialogue is held, should clearly support this legitimate request, Ambassador of Spain to Serbia, Miguel Fuertes Suarez told Tanjug news agency. “Spain supports dialogue in Brussels. It is logical that crucial element in this dialogue is […]
Read More →“Bulgaria will fully respect Kosovo’s status neutrality” (RTS, Vecernje Novosti, Tanjug, B92)
Spokesman for the Bulgarian EU presidency Genoveva Chervenakova says to Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti that Bulgaria will fully respect the status neutrality of Kosovo at the EU-Western Balkans summit to be organized in May. Daily writes that Bulgarians currently are trying to persuade all EU members that it will not be interfered with status […]
Read More →Spain’s stance on Kosovo remains (Politika, N1)
Spain’s stance that Kosovo cannot be part of the Western Balkans enlargement process remains, the Embassy of Spain to Serbia told Politika daily. Asked, if it means that the EU enlargement strategy for the Western Balkans would be adopted without consent from Madrid, the daily was told that Spain does not take part in adopting […]
Read More →EU set to unveil enlargement strategy for Western Balkans (B92, Tanjug, BETA)
The EU will on Tuesday officially unveil its enlargement strategy for the Western Balkans, which has been speculated about for days. It will be heard today whether any dates will be mentioned. As the day approached, the number of reported versions of the EU document was increasing, with some media describing it as “Day D” […]
Read More →EU to discuss Spain’s blockade of Kosovo on 23 February? (Vecernje Novosti, B92)
Madrid’s concerns regarding the EU integration of the Western Balkans will soon be in front of EU leaders, Vecernje Novosti daily reports. The European Council will also consider a new enlargement strategy. The remarks of Spain, which strongly opposes to any kind of indication of statehood in reference to Kosovo on its European path, are […]
Read More →Embassy of Spain: Strong support to Serbia, stance on Kosovo in non-paper (Tanjug, RTS)
Spain strongly support European integration of Serbia, and when it comes to the stance on Kosovo, it is crystal clear based on what was presented in the non-paper, Tanjug news agency was told by the Embassy of Spain in Belgrade. In general this is the replay to Tanjug’s question sent to the Embassy to comment […]
Read More →Vucic: Stance of Spain logical (Tanjug, KIM Radio)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, considers the decision of the Spanish Government to exclude Kosovo from the EU enlargement process as logical, adding that according to the European Parliament President, Antonio Tajani, legally binding agreement with Kosovo “does not include recognition,” Tanjug news agency reported. “There are proposals that our disputes with Albanians are resolved prior […]
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