“For 20 years German governments have worked to dismember Yugoslavia, the attitude about Kosovo is hypocritical” (B92, Vecernje Novosti)
Germany’s stance that Kosovo’s independence is a done thing, as well as opposition to border adjustments or division, are hypocritical and arrogant, the Left MP said. “These messages about the ‘finished thing’ are hypocritical. For 20 years, the German governments have worked one after the other to split Yugoslavia along ethnic lines, despite EU and […]
Read More →Message to Kurtz: Stop “inflaming” Balkan region (Tanjug, B92)
Leader of Austrian People’s Party (OVP) Sebastian Kurtz should stop “inflaming” Balkans, Steffi Krisper and Douglas Hoyos from Austrian party NEOS underlined He reacted to the interview that former Austrian Chancellor had given to Tanjug News Agency. “With its irresponsible attitude, Austrian People’s Party jeopardize the safety of Western Balkans and Austria”, they believe, based […]
Read More →Opposition leader Rada Trajkovic: I expect from Kosovo Serbs not to vote for Radoicic and Rakic (Danas, N1)
The newly formed coalition of Kosovo’s Serbs will go to the polls on 6 October and participate in an unequal and difficult battle, writes Belgrade based daily Danas. President of the European Movement of Serbs from Kosovo and member of the newly formed coalition, Rada Trajkovic, told Danas that the Serbian List has already begun […]
Read More →Dacic: Very important meeting with Pompeo for the Kosovo issue (Danas)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is very significant – both for relations between our two countries and the Kosovo issue, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic tells Belgrade based daily Danas, commenting on the meeting between Vucic and Pompeo, happening in New York today, at the margins of the […]
Read More →Alexander Botsan – Kharchenko to TV Prva: Russia supports Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Serbian media)
Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko told Belgrade based TV Prva this morning that Kosovo is an issue that needs additional international community activity and that Russia is ready to assist in establishing or renewing Belgrade-Pristina dialogue. Botsan-Kharchenko says that Russia is ready to help the dialogue if Belgrade seeks help, primarily at the UN […]
Read More →Kosovo’s analyst: Vucic and Thaci discuss territory swap all the time (N1)
Fisnik Halimi, an analyst from Pristina, said on Thursday no one from Washington ever said that US National Security Advisor John Bolton would visit Serbia or Kosovo, and added that America was entering its election phase and that Pristina – Belgrade problem should be solved until the beginning of 2020 at the latest, N1 reported. […]
Read More →Carpenter for VoA: Elections stop Serbia-Kosovo agreement, what is plan B if the exchange of territories plan fail (Serbian media)
American Balkans experts Michael Carpenter told the Voice of America that the coming elections in Kosovo and Serbia could slow down the process of reaching an agreement to normalize Belgrade-Pristina relations. Carpenter, formerly a senior Department of Defense official for Russia, the Balkans Eurasia, said that election season is a very bad time to reach […]
Read More →Vienna daily: Angela Merkel invited Vucic and Thaci to bury the exchange of territory plan? (B92)
Vienna based daily Der Standard argues that the goal of the upcoming regional conference in Berlin on the Western Balkans is to “bury” a plan on the exchange of territory, the portal B92 reports. “The Chancellor intends to suggest that North of Kosovo receive a special status – this is also based and in the […]
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 →PM Brnabic reacts to “Kosovo taking 3 central Serbia municipalities” (B92, Tanjug)
Ana Brnabic says Pristina authorities’ statements about Kosovo getting three municipalities in central Serbia have nothing to do with reality and sense. The Serbian prime minister on Wednesday recommended them to try to get back into reality and to understand the rules of behaviour in the 21st century. “Let’s go to the dialogue and cooperation, […]
Read More →McAllister concentrates on how to get Brussels dialogue back on track, EU took a note of a debate on the exchange of territories (N1, RFE)
David McAllister, the European Parliament (EP) Rapporteur for Serbia told Radio Free Europe (RFE) in an interview his delegation called on Pristina authorities to revoke the decision on the 100 percent import taxes on goods from Serbia to enable the Belgrade – Pristina dialogue to resume, the Beta news agency reported on Wednesday. He said […]
Read More →Norwegian envoy to Serbia: I would be surprised with Belgrade–Pristina deal in June (Beta, N1)
The Norwegian ambassador to Serbia Arne Sannes Bjørnstad said on Wednesday that Oslo would support any agreement between Serbia and Kosovo which would secure the respect of human rights and would be good for the regional stability, the Beta news agency reported. Commenting on the media report that a deal between Belgrade and Pristina would […]
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