Vučić and Thaçi “agree to work on new phase of dialogue” (B92)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić on Monday spoke with Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi during an informal meeting in Brussels, hosted by EU’s Federica Mogherini, reported B92. According to the EU, Vučić and Thaçi agreed “work on starting a new phase of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina for normalization of relations and reconciliation.” The presidents “decided […]
Read More →Janjić: Normalization of relations does not lead to recognition of Kosovo (RTK2, Blic, Dnevnik)
Political analyst Dušan Janjić told RTK2 that a meeting at the presidential level in Brussels is of great importance for the normalization of relations. In a statement for RTK2, Janjić estimated that no concrete decisions will be made at a meeting Thaçi- Vučić. He said that several months of “serious adaptation to this new format” […]
Read More →Wolfgang Petritsch – To establish Community of Serb Municipalities as soon as possible (Tanjug, Blic)
Former the EU Envoy for Kosovo, Wolfgang Petritsch considers Kosovo, at the moment, goes through difficult phase and it is necessary to continue the dialogue of Belgrade and Pristina at the highest level. Petritsch stated to Tanjug that Kosovo economically does not progress much, it faces huge unemployment rate in particular among young population, and […]
Read More →Brnabic’s keynote – Urgently to establish Community of Serb Municipalities (B92, KIM Radio)
As B92 reported yesterday Ana Brnabic Prime Minister-designate presented her keynote and also spoke about “the urgency of establishing a Community of Serb Municipalities in the province of Kosovo and Metohija, saying that the goal is to maintain stability in Kosovo, continue negotiations with representatives of the interim administration in Pristina, economically strengthen Serbs there, […]
Read More →Kurti: Dialogue with Serbs, not Serbia (Danas, Blic)
Our priority will be dialogue with the Serbs from Kosovo, we have an economic and social plan for the northern municipalities of Kosovo and we are not against the Serbs, but Serbia is against us, said leader of the Self-Determination Movement Albin Kurti. Belgrade based daily Danas published a summary of Blic newspaper interview with […]
Read More →Serwer: Albin Kurti should not be Prime Minister (VOA)
After the recent elections, Vetevendosje movement appears to be the party with the biggest number of seats at the parliament. Its candidate for Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, has started to call on the Democratic League of Kosovo to create the next government. However to the experienced analyst on the developments in Kosovo, perspective of an […]
Read More →Kurti: Parliamentary commission to consider Brussels agreements (Vranjske,RTK)
The candidate for Prime Minister from the Vetevendosje movement, Albin Kurti, told Serbian weekly “Vranjske” that if he becomes the new Prime Minister of Kosovo, he would propose creation of a parliamentary commission which would consider the Brussels agreements reached between Pristina and Belgrade. Kurti said that an internal dialogue in Kosovo and in Serbia […]
Read More →Belgrade-Pristina dialogue to be led by the presidents? (Večernje Novosti)
Belgrade and Pristina negotiating teams to be led by the presidents in the future, if both sides agree, Večernje Novosti learns in Brussels. The Cabinet of the High Representative, Federica Mogherini so far several times has repeated that it depends from the participants of the dialogue who will sit in their teams, when it comes […]
Read More →Haradinaj: Mutual recognition a condition for the dialogue; Dačić: You know what Serbia thinks of Haradinaj (media)
Most online media in Kosovo and Serbia reported on an interview of Tirana based Top Chanel with Ramush Haradinaj, candidate for Prime Minister, saying that when it comes to Kosovo-Serbia talks there is one condition and that is Belgrade’s recognition of Kosovo’s independence. He further argued that the framework of talks was wrong because it […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 3 June
• Haradinaj: No dialogue with Serbia without America (Klan Kosova)
• Lunacek: PDK, LDK should tell coalitions that they accepted demarcation agreement (DW)
• Petrele: Elections, opportunity to demonstrate democratic maturity (Koha)
• Jahjaga: Serbia breeched Brussels agreement (RTK)
• Eliot Engel writes to Mogherini: Serbia is not ready for EU (media)
UNMIK Headlines 30 May
• President Thaci calls for fair and democratic elections (Epoka e Re)
• Fragile situation in the north involves OSCE in 11 June elections (Koha)
• German Embassy calls for peaceful election campaign (Koha)
• 14,000 outside voters for June elections (Kosova Sot/Zeri)
• Tahiri: Brussels dialogue to take on the Vienna format (Epoka e Re)
• “Citizens paying €8 million for north’s energy consumption” (Indeksonline)