Vucic calls Merkel to help; Dacic says meeting in Paris questionable (FoNet, N1)
Serbia’s President asked German Chancellor Angela Merkel over the phone to help with breaking the deadlock in the dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade, Aleksandar Vucic’s office said on Saturday. Serbia is completely committed to the dialogue which is facilitated by the European Union with the intention to reach a compromise, a solution that is acceptable […]
Read More →Vucic: We have prepared strong measures as response to Pristina (RTS)
President Aleksandar Vucic spoke today with political representatives of Serbs and the most important Serbian institutions in Kosovo and Metohija, RTS reports. We have prepared strong measures of limited character as a response to Pristina’s behavior, however we would wait for the meeting in Paris, Vucic told RTS, after the meeting. “We have prepared the […]
Read More →“Indecent proposal” that Angela refused (Tanjug, B92)
Several EU leaders were trying to persuade Angela Merkel at a summit in Romania on May 9 to accept a leading position in the EU, but she refused. Three people were familiar with the situation who wanted to remain anonymous told this to Bloomberg, after conversations on that topic took place behind closed doors. They […]
Read More →Rama for TV Pink: Serbs and Albanians can do for the Balkans what France and Germany did for Europe!
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama points in an exclusive interview to Belgrade based TV Pink that he strongly advocates a new era in Albanian-Serbian relations and believes that Serbs and Albanians can do for the Balkans what France and Germany did for Europe. – I always thought and I still believe that Serbs and Albanians […]
Read More →FM Dacic thinks Pristina will cross red lines “real soon” (Tanjug, B92)
Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic does not expect significant progress in resolving the Kosovo issue at the Paris summit that will be held on July 1. The meeting will be organized by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron. Dacic expects pressure on Serbia to continue, but says his country has become […]
Read More →Vucic: My Kosovo solution idea failed; that will cost us dearly (B92, Blic, N1, Tanjug)
President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday he regretted that his idea of establishing a final compromise boundary between Serbs and Albanians has failed. As he said, the idea failed because “our people thought differently, and that will cost us dearly in two to three decades.” Vucic also announced today that he will meet with Italy’s […]
Read More →Serbian FM Dacic: Berlin Summit isn’t format for Belgrade – Pristina talks (RTS, Beta, N1)
Ivica Dacic, Serbia’s Foreign Minister, said on Tuesday the mini-summit of the Western Balkans’ leaders held in Berlin was not an adequate format for the Belgrade – Pristina dialogue on normalisation of relations, the Beta news agency reported. He told Serbia’s state RTS television the Berlin meeting had been chosen as a “preparation” for the […]
Read More →Merkel and Macron “must first mediate in Pristina” (The New York Times, B92, Blic)
The New York Times writes that German Chancellor Merkel and French President Macron should first mediate between Thaci and Haradinaj. The daily says that Merkel and Macron are to have “any hope of easing tensions between Kosovo and Serbia, and breaking a deadlock in talks on the normalization of relations” – then “analysts say they […]
Read More →“No progress, no failure; new talks in Paris in July” (Beta, B92)
President Aleksandar Vucic says he does not think there was “any failure” at Monday’s meeting in Berlin – adding that it’s better to talk than not to talk. Responding to question from journalists after the summit ended in Berlin, Vucic said that Angela Merkel’s and Emmanuel Macron’s engagement was very important and showed their determination […]
Read More →Novosti: Both Belgrade and Pristina to come under strong pressure (Vecernje Novosti, B92)
Both Belgrade and Pristina would be under tremendous pressure at the upcoming meeting in Berlin, as the EU has an ambitious plan related to Kosovo daily Vecernje Novosti writes. According to the Belgrade newspaper, pressure on both sides should be expected at the meeting on April 29, that would be attended by Aleksandar Vucic and […]
Read More →What is the double sovereignty? Dacic explains (RTS, B92, Beta)
Ivica Dacic said that it is expected that at the upcoming meeting in Berlin, probably would be additional pressure on Belgrade and Pristina to continue the dialogue. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia told Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) that Pristina must abolish the tariffs for this to happen. “There are additional pressures on […]
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