“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 →Serbia is ready – but it’s not up to us, says President Vucic (B92, Tanjug)
Serbian President met on Monday afternoon with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in Berlin. Vucic told Mogherini that Serbia was ready to, “as soon as tomorrow” to continue the dialogue, if Pristina lifted their taxes on Serbian products. “Whether that will happen is not in our hands,” Vucic told reporters in Berlin. He pointed […]
Read More →PM Brnabic: Work on regional connectivity continues, despite all the challenges (B92, Srbija.gov.rs)
Prime Minister Ana Brnabic spoke on Thursday in Belgrade at the opening of the Second Digital Summit of the Western Balkans. Brnabic said that her government has set digitization and education as their absolute priorities in order to take advantage of all the chances that are being offered to us today. “The digital summit is […]
Read More →The model ‘Two Germanys’ impossible to implement, says Serbian FM Dacic (Serbian media)
Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic rejects the possibility of resolving the Kosovo issue by the “two Germany” model that was recently mentioned, and in 2007 proposed by German diplomat Wolfgang Ischinger, reports Serbian media. Dacic says that the plan, which was recently talked about, cannot be applied because the two Germanys were internationally […]
Read More →Italian PM: Pristina should drop taxes and enable dialogue (B92, Tanjug)
Pristina should withdraw taxes (on goods from central Serbia) and enable dialogue with Belgrade to continue. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said this in Belgrade on Wednesday. Speaking at a joint press conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Conte was asked by Tanjug how Italy looks at the Pristina’s current policy, “which is not ready […]
Read More →Vulin: Haradinaj “trying to provoke conflict with Serbs” (B92, RTS, Beta, Tanjug)
“The provisional Pristina institutions PM saying that the so-called ‘Kosovo Army’ could enter the north of Kosovo is a threat to the entire region’s peace,” stated Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin. He told the public broadcaster, RTS, that the Serbian Army was “confident, strong and capable of preserving peace and stability throughout the country.” Vulin […]
Read More →US Diplomat from Delphi Forum: The goal of negotiations is recognition of Kosovo’s independence (N1, Beta, Danas)
Serbia should recognise Kosovo as an independent, sovereign country and Kosovo should do the same, said Matthew Palmer, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State. “The talks between Belgrade and Pristina are not about the border change, but about recognition. Serbia should recognise Kosovo as an independent, sovereign country, and Kosovo should do the same,” Palmer […]
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 →Grubjesic: Kosovo issue overshadows Serbia’s internal reforms (N1)
On Monday, Nathalie Loiseau, French Minister for European Affairs said ahead of her visit to Belgrade that the current situation in the EU did not allow enlargement under the satisfactory conditions. The European Movement in Serbia Secretary-general Suzana Grubjesic told N1 on Wednesday that the European Union showed fatigue with the enlargement but added Serbia […]
Read More →Vucic: Serbs from Kosovo requested a permission to leave all Kosovo institutions (N1, Serbian media)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that the representatives of the Kosovo Serbs, both from the south and from the north, asked from him to leave all the Kosovo institutions and added that he asked them to wait for an answer for a maximum of 45 days, in order to have the opportunity to speak with […]
Read More →French Minister: EU not ready for enlargement (Politika, Beta, N1, Blic)
The current situation in the European Union does not allow enlargement under the satisfactory condition, Nathalie Loiseau, French Minister for European Affairs said ahead of her visit to Belgrade, the Beta news agency reported on Monday. She said the May election would be crucial for the future of the EU. French Minister added her country […]
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