“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 →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 →Report: Vucic to decide on elections after Berlin and China (Blic, Tanjug, B92)
Blic daily writes that Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) leader and President Aleksandar Vucic will decide on the date of parliamentary elections in Serbia after important meetings abroad. According to the article, Vucic has spoken with his closest associates to tell them he would not accept any ultimatums of the opposition. The newspaper added that Vucic […]
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 →German Foreign Minister to visit Serbia soon (BETA, TV N1)
Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic and his German counterpart Heiko Mass discussed on Friday bilateral relations between the two countries, situation in the region and possibilities for resumption of Belgrade – Pristina dialogue, BETA news agency reported quoting the statement of the Serbian Foreign Affairs Ministry. The two officials met on the sidelines of […]
Read More →Juratovic for KoSSev: Belgrade and Pristina doing everything to avoid the implementation of the Brussels Agreement
”Political stakeholders from Serbia and Kosovo do not have the courage to implement the Brussels Agreement because they are rightfully scared of their own people. They have to look for a way to establish citizens’ equality and to offer solutions to facilitate their everyday life, rather than locking them up in national corrals. They have […]
Read More →German envoy: Berlin meeting proves Western Balkans has high priority (N1)
The German ambassador to Serbia Thomas Schieb told N1 morning programme on Thursday that the meeting of the Western Balkans leaders in Berlin was planned at the initiative by Germany and France for quite some time, proving the region had a high priority. The meeting is scheduled for April 29. Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic, Prime […]
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 […]
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