“Vucic made brave move – before, Kosovo was Serbia, period” (B92, DW)
Serbia will never recognize Kosovo’s independence, PM Ana Brnabic has said, and stressed that this would not be a compromise – something Belgrade favors. She stressed that a compromise would also not be possible if Serbia continued to insist that Kosovo belongs to it, Tanjug cited Germany’s broadcaster Deutsche Welle, which quoted Brnabic’s statement made […]
Read More →Serwer: UNMIK cannot block anything, Resolution 1244 is not a problem (media)
Daniel Serwer, professor of the Practice of Conflict Management, director of the Conflict Management Program and a Senior Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations, at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, in an interview to Deutsche Welle, said that the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) cannot block anything in Kosovo and […]
Read More →DW about Merkel-Vucic meeting: The same messages, the tone different maybe (N1, DW)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is holding a regular pace of meetings with Europe’s most powerful politician Angela Merkel, and although at first glance it seems that the German chancellor will not have much to say, today’s meeting could be more interesting, especially behind closed doors, assesses Deutsche Welle (DW). DW recalled that Merkel received Vucic […]
Read More →Sigmar Gabriel tells Serbia it must recognize Kosovo’s independence to join EU (DW)
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel has voiced his support for Serbia’s membership to the European Union, but not before it accepts Kosovo’s independence. Five EU member states have also yet to recognize Kosovo. http://bit.ly/2GhnsT3
Read More →Jevtic: We did not join the government to block it (RTK2, DW)
Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Dalibor Jevtic says for DW that the Serbian List has excellent cooperation with Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj and that more important are everyday life issues from the issues of the status of Kosovo, reports RTK2. The current Kosovo government has included the issue of the Community/Association of Serb municipalities (ZSO) in […]
Read More →Haradinaj: Border games in the Balkans are dangerous (Lajmi/DW)
In an interview to Deutsche Welle in Serbian, Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj commented on the statements of certain politicians in Serbia about the possibility of Kosovo’s partition saying that border games in the Balkans are extremely dangerous. “Tragic consequences would be huge and it is not wise to discuss this now,” Haradinaj said. […]
Read More →“Serbia does not want unification with RS” – Vucic’s cabinet (B92, Danas, N1)
Serbia does not want to unify with the Republika Srpska (RS), the Belgrade-based daily Danas says was told by President Aleksandar Vucic’s cabinet. Vucic’s cabinet said this when asked about RS President Milorad Dodik’s map, drawn during his interview for DW, which showed his vision of the map of the Western Balkans. In it, the Serb […]
Read More →Dodik: If Serbia accepted the separation of Kosovo and we would be separated (DW, RTS, Blic, N1, Dnevnik, TV Most)
Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik said that the policy of preserving territorial integrity, represented by Serbia, is an obstacle to the separation of Republika Srpska. “If Serbia, in that moment, has said that it was OK, when Kosovo seceded, we would have been already separated,” Dodik said in an interview with Deutsche Welle. If Belgrade […]
Read More →EU officials warn of ‘underestimating’ Russian propaganda in Balkans (DW)
Some EU officials worry that Brussels is no match for Russia when it comes to influence in the Balkans. Amid attempts by “external actors” to discredit the EU, officials are blaming Mogherini for inadequate efforts. http://www.dw.com/en/eu-officials-warn-of-underestimating-russian-propaganda-in-balkans/a-41371020
Read More →Hahn: One billion euro for the Western Balkans (DW)
In an interview for Deutsche Welle, the European Union Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, said the ongoing Trieste summit for the Western Balkans is aimed at providing as many concrete results as possible. He mentioned in this respect a number of projects the EU plans to fund in the field […]
Read More →Balkan states sit in endless EU waiting room as Trieste summit approaches (DW)
All talk, no action? Cooperative economic projects have been the hot topic ahead of a conference between leaders from the EU and Western Balkan countries. But EU expansion in the region remains as elusive as ever. “The future of the Balkans is within the European Union.” European Union (EU) leaders made this declaration during the […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 13 June
• LDK, crucial for new government (Zeri)
• Big parties lose support in their traditional strongholds (Zeri/Koha)
• PAN enters post-election silence period (Koha Ditore)
• LDK-AKR-Alternativa vow not to cooperate with PAN (Koha)
• U.S. Embassy: Work on forming new government must begin (Zeri)
• Hahn: Hope it will not take months to establish new government (Epoka)
• Lunacek urges Kosovo to form new government swiftly (Kosova Sot)
• Serwer: LDK the biggest loser of elections (Lajmi)
• Deutsche Welle’s op-ed: Nationalism wins in Kosovo elections (Lajmi)
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