The inhabitants of Kosovo with Kosovo passports can travel through border crossings in Serbia to Croatia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Macedonia, including the airport in Nis (Nikola Tesla); and they can use the airport since 22 September, it was announced by the office of Deputy Kosovo Prime Minister, Edita Tahiri. This agreement came into force day after the Kosovo and Serbian delegation in Brussels reached an agreement on visits of Kosovo and Serbian officials to be arranged from December 1 through the liaison officers in Belgrade and Pristina, instead through the intervention of EULEX. The Serbian government, day after adopted a new regulation on recognition of diplomas from Kosovo universities. At the same time, there is no official confirmation or denial from the Serbian side.
From Saturday, the inhabitants of Kosovo with Kosovo passports can travel through the crossing – Sid (between Serbia and Croatia), Kelebija – between Serbia and Hungary, Gradina (between Bulgaria and Serbia), Presevo – between Serbia and Macedonia, including the airport in Nis.
In a statement from the office of Edita Tahiri, however, said that Kosovo citizens with Kosovo passports since 22 September can use the Belgrade airport “Nikola Tesla” as a transit airport for traveling.
In Brussels on 16 September Serbian and Kosovar delegation reached two agreements on freedom of movement and energy. These talks in Brussels, however, have not been previously announced by neither side to the public, with the exception of yesterday’s press release from the office of Kosovo’s Prime Minister that in Brussels on Tuesday Kosovo delegation will have talks about ” the assessment of the implementation of the Brussels Agreement and the collection of customs revenue in two border crossings in northern Kosovo” and that it will hold “bilateral meetings with representatives of the EU in relation to the Brussels Agreement reached on issues of energy and telecommunications.” The announcement did not mention, however, that a meeting with the Serbian side was scheduled, as well as discussions on freedom of movement.
