Thaci promises new Kosovo government will abolish tariffs (Vecernje Novosti)
Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti claims that Kosovo President Hashim Thaci ”publicly promised in New York” that the new government, once it is formed after the elections, will abolish 100% tariffs on goods from central Serbia. ”As Novosti unofficially finds out, Thaci said this on Sunday at a traditional informal dinner organised for the leaders […]
Read More →Serbian FM Dacic: Pristina has no place in Helsinki (RTS, Tanjug)
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic believes that EU Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini, by inviting Pristina to attend Helsinki meeting, where EU candidate countries are invited, is trying to create a presidency that Belgrade should accept, but which, he adds, certainly won’t happen. Dacic says that the name of another brave country that has withdrawn its […]
Read More →Mogherini and Pompeo about the Western Balkans (RFE, RTK2)
EU High Representative Federica Mogherini spoke with US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on the situation in the Western Balkan. “Mogherini and Pompeo have confirmed their commitment to a strong strategic-transatlantic partnership. They discussed key areas of bilateral cooperation and a number of important international and regional developments, including the Western Balkans, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Libya, […]
Read More →EU’s Hahn: Political compromise in Western Balkans must be rewarded (N1, FoNet)
Political agreement in the Western Balkans should be rewarded, the European Commissioner for Enlargement Johannes Hahn said on Monday and called on the bloc’s foreign ministers to start accession talks with North Macedonia, the FoNet news agency reported. Hahn added the move would be an essential signal to the whole region. “If the Belgrade – […]
Read More →Mogherini on the developments in Kosovo, Hahn on the “attempt to unblock the dialogue” (B92, Beta)
EU High Representative Federica Mogherini says in Brussels that yesterday’s events show that the status quo between Serbia and Kosovo is not sustainable, reports portal B92, quoting Beta news agency. At a press conference on the occasion of the presenting the annual EU package on the progress of the countries of the Western Balkans, Mogherini […]
Read More →Help in Kosovo dialogue is welcome – “but Mogherini stays” (B92, Tanjug, Vecernje Novosti)
Federica Mogherini remains the only mediator in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, a spokesperson for the EU foreign policy chief has said. Speaking for Belgrade’s Vecernje Novosti daily, Maja Kocijancic made the comment after it has been hinted that Germany, and France, in particular, could assume an active role in the process. Kocijancic said […]
Read More →Mogherini: Pressure on media increases, bloc ready to defend freedoms (N1)
On World Press Freedom Day, we celebrate the essential role of a free press not only as a conveyor of reliable and accurate news but as a pillar of democracy, Federica Mogherini, the EU High Representative, said on Thursday. The UN General Assembly declared May 3 to be World Press Freedom Day to raise awareness […]
Read More →Initiative to include the Presevo Valley in the dialogue (KIM radio, RTS)
The President of the National Council of Albanians Ragmi Mustafa, Bujanovac Mayor Shaip Kamberi and a member of the Serbian Parliament Fatmir Hasani, sent an initiative for the inclusion of the Presevo Valley into the final phase of the dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade, reports KIM radio, quoting Radio Television of Serbia (RTS). The initiative […]
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 →DW: The last battle of Angela Merkel will be Kosovo (B92)
The Angela Merkel’s foreign policy legacy is also in the play in the Kosovo-Serbia conflict and the stability of Europe and the future of the Western ally, believes Bodo Weber. A senior associate of the Democratization Policy Council, a transatlantic research center based in Berlin, reminds Deutsche Welle (DW) that the negotiations between Kosovo and […]
Read More →Kocijancic: First the abolition of tariffs, then dialogue (Tanjug, Radio Mitrovica Sever)
Brussels is informed about the elections in the north of Kosovo, EU spokesperson Maja Kocijancic says, but also once again urged a quicker continuation of Belgrade and Pristina dialogue as the best way to resolve all open issues in the region, reports Radio Mitrovica Sever, quoting Belgrade based agency Tanjug. On that occasion, she emphasized […]
Read More →KoSSev: Thaci wanted amnesty, Mogherini faked the process to keep her job – Weber to KTV
”The exchange of territories is being discussed because Federica Mogherini faked the process and progress in order to keep her job, while HashimThaci wants an amnesty from the Special Court,” German political analyst and expert on the Balkans, Bodo Weber said during his guest appearance on the KTV Rubikon show. According to Weber, the narrative […]
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