“Balkans in strategic region for Europe,” says EU official (B92)
EU foreign ministers are meeting on Monday in Luxembourg, with the Western Balkans among the items on their agenda. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini addressed reporters ahead of the EU Foreign Affairs Council to announce that this will be “a chance with to exchange views on how to better work with our partners in […]
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 →Jeremic: Serbia does not have to choose between Kosovo and EU (Serbian media)
Leader of People’s Party Vuk Jeremic said Serbia does not have to choose between Kosovo and EU, as Serbia’s membership to the EU is not feasible in near future, Serbian media reported Jeremic made these remarks for the Chinese state TV CGTN adding “it is difficult to imagine that Serbia would be admitted to the […]
Read More →Kuburovic: ”I’m afraid the court for the KLA crimes will remain a ‘dead letter”'(KIM radio, Vecernje Novosti)
Read More →Kuburovic: ”I’m afraid the court for the KLA crimes will remain a ‘dead letter”'(KIM radio, Vecernje Novosti)
Serbian Justice Minister Nela Kuburovic expressed her fear that the KLA Special War Crimes Tribunal, on which the EU insists, would remain “a dead letter on paper”, reports Serbian media. “I am not sure how much that court will come to life at all, because for so long the indictments have been announced, but nothing […]
Read More →Vucic: Mrs. Merkel wants things kept under control (B92)
A permanent Kosovo solution requires agreement from Germany, France, the EU, the US, Turkey, and Russia, President Aleksandar Vucic said in Berlin on Friday. “We are ready for a compromise, I told that to Mrs. Merkel, but for that, two sides are needed,” Vucic said after his meeting with the German chancellor. He added that […]
Read More →Kukan: Kosovo should not expect positive report from European Commission (RTK)
Eduard Kukan, member of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee and chairman of the Committee for Cooperation with the Western Balkans, said today that Kosovo, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, should not expect positive reports from the European Commission this year. Kukan pointed to the lack of progress in the rule of law and economic development […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 16 April
• Kosovo Progress Report: Reforms have slowed down (Koha Ditore)
• Government to submit draft law on Kosovo army by late April (Koha)
• LDK seeks agreement on extraordinary elections (Epoka)
• Pacolli urges Israel to reconsider decision on Kosovo’s independence (Bota Sot)
• Djuric’s arrest clashes Veseli with his Serbian counterpart (Epoka)
• “NATO commends Kosovo Police on Djuric’s arrest” (Bota Sot)
• Dacic: Kosovo at UN only with Serbia’s acceptance (Zeri)
• Lunacek: Association should not have an executive mandate (Zeri)
• WB: Stability and decrease of corruption, key for tackling unemployment (Koha)