Mogherini critical about tariffs and transformation of KSF (RTS, Tanjug)
During the meeting of EU leaders in Brussels, Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and EU High Representative Federica Mogherini talked about problems in the Belgrade – Pristina dialogue, tariffs on Serbian goods posed by Pristina’s authorities and the transformation of the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF) and of which they said were not welcomed, learns Belgrade based […]
Read More →Reaction of Abbott Sava Janjic to the ”Belgrade’s glorious plan” on protection of the shrines in Kosovo (FB)
Abbott Sava Janjic today on FB reacted to the Belgrade’s plan for the protection of sacred sites in Kosovo saying that there is nothing new in this plan. Janjic wrote that ”Belgrade’s glorious plan on protection of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) holy shrines in KiM, published today in the media, is nothing new, but […]
Read More →Kocijancic: An asterix next to Kosovo in all EU documents (RTS, Tanjug)
EU Spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic says that the policy of Brussels has not changed and that the asterix, which denotes status neutrality is used in all official documents referring to Kosovo. “Our policy on this matter has not changed,” Kocijancic told Belgrade-based news agency Tanjug. On the occasion of some Serbian media reports that EU foreign […]
Read More →New term introduced to story of untangling “Kosovo knot” (B92)
A new term has been introduced, via the media, into the process of resolving the situation in Kosovo and Metohija – “drawing it out.” In some interpretations, a synonym was used – “drag out” – all while referring to the deadline for reaching an agreement between Belgrade and Pristina. After assuming the office of president […]
Read More →Vucic-Thaci meeting in September uncertain (RTS, Tanjug)
EU High Representative Federica Mogherini announced on Friday that another meeting of the presidents, Aleksandar Vucic and Hashim Thaci during the Brussels dialogue will be held in September, prior to the start of the ministerial week of the UN Security Council in New York. However, diplomatic sources of Tanjug in the EU say it is […]
Read More →Vucic: “Merkel already did delimitation between us – by separating the whole of Kosovo from Serbia” (Serbian media)
Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday that “the whole western world, with exceptions, considers Kosovo as a whole, sovereign, and indivisible territory,” Serbian media reports today. This was the Serbian president’s reaction to German Chancellor Angela Merkel saying a day earlier she was “against changing borders in the Balkans.” “She already did delimitation between us – […]
Read More →Serbia, Kosovo Presidents to meet Mogherini on July 18 (Serbian media)
The Presidents of Serbia and Kosovo will meet with European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini in Brussels on July 18, European Commission spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic tweeted on Thursday. A statement on the European External Action Service web site said Mogherini would meet with Presidents Aleksandar Vucic and Hashim Thaçi as part of the EU-facilitated dialogue […]
Read More →“I’m off to somewhere – let Pacolli try to figure out where” (RTS, B92)
Pristina should stop provoking the Serb people and Serbia, as Albanians in Kosovo are no longer in a position to threaten anyone, says Ivica Dacic. The Serbian foreign minister and first deputy PM told RTS on Wednesday that yesterday’s arrest of five Serbs in Kosovo was a hostile act that does not contribute creating a […]
Read More →EU: The change of format would take away the dialogue’s power (N1, Beta)
Officials in the European Union believe that changing the format of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue would not speed up the settlement of the normalization of the relations of the two sides and would only take the power away; and instead of dealing with the essence, the engagement of the negotiators, at least for some time, would […]
Read More →Serbia will have to compromise, Kosovo won’t, analyst says (N1)
The 2025 target date for Serbia’s European Union membership is not a reality, but it is not impossible either, Toby Vogel, a Brussels-based analyst told N1 Belgrade. However, Vogel, Research Communications Officer from the Centre for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) added there were considerable obstacles to overcome and that Belgrade would have to make a […]
Read More →New EU chapters if Belgrade – Pristina talks resume in June (N1, Danas)
A possible meeting between Kosovo’s and Serbia’s presidents under the European Union’s auspices by June 25 could help Belgrade open new chapters in its accession talks with Brussels, a daily reported on Friday. Serbia’s Minister for European Integration, Jadranka Joksimovic, told Danas daily she would present the country’s activities thus far regarding the chapters 23 […]
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