Angela envoy’s message: No recognition of Kosovo, no EU (B92, Tanjug)
German parliamentarian Peter Beyer thinks Kosovo is “factually independent and Serbia should recognize de jure the sovereign state of the Republic of Kosovo.” Otherwise, Beyer continued, Serbia will not join the European Union, and that is, among other things, the message with which he came to Belgrade. “It is important that everyone understands that it […]
Read More →Brussels agreement on normalization of relations chance to establish trust (Danas)
Brussels agreement on normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina is a chance to establish the trust between Serbs and Albanians, concluded participants of a roundtable “Is Brussels Agreement Clinically Dead,” organized by the National Convent on European Union yesterday, Danas daily reports. Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister, Dalibor Jevic said that the Brussels agreement would […]
Read More →German analyst: Border change bears unforeseeable effect (N1, Kossev)
There will not be border corrections or the territory swap between Kosovo and Serbia because that would leave the unforeseen consequences, Bodo Weber, a German analyst, has said, the KoSSev website reported. Weber, an expert on the Balkans – European Union relations, also said late on Monday that both Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic and his […]
Read More →EU gives Pristina “extra time” on ZSO – and what that means (Tanjug, B92)
EC spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic says the EU expects all agreements reached within the Kosovo dialogue to be implemented “without delay.” “Kosovo gave the mandate to the Steering Team to draft the statute of the Community, that is, the Association (of Serb Municipalities, ZSO), which is in progress and will take time,” Kocijancic told Tanjug on […]
Read More →Rakic: Srpska Lista asks for consultations with President Vucic (Tanjug, RTS)
Chairperson of Srpska Lista, Goran Rakic said due to the stances of Albanians in Kosovo and Metohija, who are violating Brussels agreements and dialogue, as well as silence from Brussels, Srpska Lista addressed Belgrade and requested consultations with President Vucic in order to define forthcoming steps ahead, RTS reported. Rakic noted that frequent attacks against […]
Read More →Djuric: Pristina’s refusal dangerous and irresponsible (RTS)
Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director, Marko Djuric told RTS that Pristina’s refusal to continue dialogue is dangerous and irresponsible as well as negation of accepted obligations. The stances of Kosovo politicians that can be heard over the last days are contrary to the dialogue idea and lead towards a stalemate, Djuric added. […]
Read More →Management Team met education system representatives (Radio kontakt plus)
Members of the Management Team for establishment of Association/Community of Serb-Majority Municipalities met today with representatives of the education system and discussed ways how this area should be treated within ZSO draft Statute, Radio kontakt plus reported. Management Team said that in line with relevant Brussels agreements, the ZSO would have authority over the area […]
Read More →“Whenever EU talks about something else, they mean Kosovo” (Vecernje Novosti, Tanjug, B92)
A broad consensus and the will of a majority in our society must exist for a legally binding agreement with Pristina to be reached. President Aleksandar Vucic said this in an interview published on Wednesday by Belgrade daily Vecernje Novosti. Asked whether Serbia could sign a legally-binding agreement with the so-called “Kosovo” – and still […]
Read More →Vucic on Kosovo: I will seek to convince people (B92)
We will be ready to talk to Albanians at any time, but we expect the Brussels agreement to be fulfilled, says President Aleksandar Vucic. According to him, Albanians say that they have no intention of fulfilling the obligations from the Brussels agreement, “which says they have courage and daring, but also someone’s support.” “And what […]
Read More →Management Team met with health institutions’ directors, discussed healthcare improvements (Radio Kosovska Mitrovica)
Management Team for the establishment of Association/Community of Serb-Majority Municipalities met today with directors of the largest healthcare institutions active in Serb-majority municipalities, who provided a number of useful suggestions regarding the future situation and health needs of communities, Radio Kosovska Mitrovica reported. During the meeting it was noted that a quality health care system […]
Read More →Kocijancic: EU for urgent implementation of agreement on ZSO (Tanjug, KIM Radio)
Belgrade and Pristina conduct a dialogue on normalization of relations, and within it an agreement on forming the Association/Community of Serb-Majority Municipalities should be implemented without further delays, EU Commission Spokesperson Maja Kocijancic told Tanjug news agency, adding that the work on a new phase of a dialogue, necessary for a legally binding agreement commenced […]
Read More →Dacic: Government shall never sign Kosovo membership in UN (Danas)
“This Government, this President of Serbia, this ruling coalition shall never recognize unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said, Danas daily. Speaking about legally binding agreement, Dacic said those who are legal professionals they know, and he is not a one, however, he knows that such a thing does not exist, […]
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