Berlin summit – pompous, and hollow (N1)
Journalist and sociologist Zoran Panovic told N1, referring to yesterday’s Brussels summit, that it turned out pompous, and hollow – with a lot of phrases. Obviously, the pressure was there, Panovic said. Panovic estimates that there is a paradox concerning the relations between Serbia and Germany – personal, Vucic’s and other links are best with […]
Read More →“No progress, no failure; new talks in Paris in July” (Beta, B92)
President Aleksandar Vucic says he does not think there was “any failure” at Monday’s meeting in Berlin – adding that it’s better to talk than not to talk. Responding to question from journalists after the summit ended in Berlin, Vucic said that Angela Merkel’s and Emmanuel Macron’s engagement was very important and showed their determination […]
Read More →“Great powers focused on Western Balkans” (B92, Kurier)
“Great” powers want to deal with the Western Balkans now, according to a South East Europe expert from the University of Graz. “Both German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, who have not always been united in their policy towards the Balkans, now want to be on same side of the rope and […]
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 →Serbia allocates EUR one million for Notre-Dame reconstruction (Serbian Government, B92)
The Serbian Government has sent financial aid in the amount of one million euros to France for the reconstruction of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, that was badly damaged in a catastrophic fire in the night of April 15, B92 reported quoting the statement of the government. The government said that this decision “confirms centuries […]
Read More →Albanian media made up “dual sovereignty” story – president Vucic (B92, Tanjug)
President Aleksandar Vucic says Serbia has been offered nothing resembling “dual sovereignty” over the north of Kosovo. Therefore, nothing of the kind will happen in Berlin, Vucic told a news conference on Thursday. The meeting will take place at the end of April, dedicated to Kosovo and organized by Germany and France. “Shared sovereignty is […]
Read More →Blagojevic: The Kosovo problem and the elections as joint vessels (N1)
Correspondent of the Belgrade based news agency Beta from Brussels, Dragan Blagojevic told N1 that the international dimension of the Kosovo problem is reflected in the internal plan – elections. “Obviously, this is double-tied, as merged vessels. I see the postponement of the decision on elections in function, among other things, not only of internal […]
Read More →Belgrade to consider countermeasures against Pristina (Tanjug, B92)
The Serbian President and leader of the ruling SNS party told a party gathering in Belgrade that he would face a request to recognize a full independence of Kosovo, without divisions and “full and integral territory of an independent Kosovo,” Serbian media reported. He said he would speak with the presidents of China and Russia […]
Read More →Covic: Realistic danger for Serbs in north of Kosovo, prudent in Berlin (RTS)
Former head of the Coordination Center for Kosovo and Metohija, Nebojsa Covic told RTS he thinks there is a realistic danger of new conflicts because “Kosovo attempts to roundup its sovereignty.” According to him, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emanuel Macron want to overcome the problems in Kosovo and continue the dialogue, however […]
Read More →Vucic, Thaci expect nothing; meeting may have different goal (Vecernje Novosti, Srpski Telegraf, B92, Tanjug)
Another motive may be hiding behind the German-French invitation to Serb and Albanian leaders to gather in Berlin under the slogan of cooperation in the region. This motive could be, according to media reports, to exert pressure on Belgrade to agree to continue the dialogue with Pristina, without Pristina abolishing its tariffs on Serbian products […]
Read More →Vucic confirmed: I go to Berlin to meet Thaci and Haradinaj (Tanjug, B92)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has confirmed he would respond to the invitation by Germany and France and meet with Pristina representatives in Berlin on April 29. Speaking in a press conference, after the meeting with Kosovo Serb political representatives Vucic said he has been invited to visit Berlin along with the Prime Minister Ana Brnabic, […]
Read More →EU might lose Serbia because of Russia and China – diplomats (Danas)
Sooner or later the EU must accept Serbia and other Western Balkans states as its members, since it is the only way to “preserve” these countries from the influence of other stakeholders, foremost Russia and China, diplomatic sources unofficially told Belgrade-based daily Danas. They noted “the enlargement is the only tool at the Union’s disposal […]
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