Ljajic: Serbian goods arrive to Kosovo through alternative routes (Danas, RTS)
Serbian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajic says to Radio Television of Serbia that throughout Kosovo there are Serbian goods, which arrive there through alternative roads, reported Belgrade based daily Danas. Ljajic recalled that Serbian officials promptly warned of the development of the black market immediately after the introduction of a tax. “You […]
Read More →Schieb: Pristina to revoke tariffs urgently (FoNet, TV N1)
German Ambassador to Belgrade Thomas Schieb told Serbian Trade and Telecommunications Minister Rasim Ljajic his country pressured Pristina to urgently lift the 100 percent import tariffs on goods from Serbia, FoNet news agency reported. Schieb added the taxes should be abolished to normalize the trade cooperation in the region and enable the resumption of the […]
Read More →EU on Trepca, tariffs, dialogue (Tanjug, B92)
European Commission Spokesperson Maja Kocijancic told Tanjug news agency the issue of Trepca status should be resolved through legally binding agreement on normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina. She added, “that all open issues between the two sides should be resolved through finalization of the dialogue.” “EU as a mediator in dialogue aims to […]
Read More →If there would be elections in Serbia, campaign to start after Statehood Day? (Prva TV)
If Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic decides that extraordinary elections would be held on 31 March, they would be called for on 30 January, latest by 14 February, one day prior to Serbia’s Statehood Day, Prva TV reports this morning. However, if a decision is to have an election by mid-April, then they should be called […]
Read More →Taxes declined by half export of goods from CEFTA states to Kosovo (RTS)
Decision of the Kosovo Government to introduce 100 percent taxes on the goods from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina influenced a rapid decline in the distribution of these products to the market in Kosovo, while there was an increase in distribution of goods from Macedonia and Albania, RTS reports today. According to Kosovo Statistics Office […]
Read More →Serbian President Vucic: “Pristina will withdraw taxes, but we paid high price” (B92, Beta, Tanjug)
Pristina will withdraw taxes on goods from central Serbia sooner or later, President Aleksandar Vucic said, but also stressed that this cost Serbia a lot. Asked by journalists in Davos to comment on Avni Arifi, the head of the Ramush Haradinaj’s cabinet, who said that the government in Pristina could temporarily suspend taxes (pending a […]
Read More →Drecun: Taxes will be lifted, Haradinaj looks for way to avoid embarrassment (Tanjug)
Serbian Assembly Committee for Kosovo and Metohija Chairperson Milovan Drecun thinks taxes on goods from central Serbia will be abolished, Tanjug news agency reported. Drecun added that Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj now tries to act in line with USA wishes, but at the same time “avoid the embarrassment.” Asked if Ramush Haradinaj is that […]
Read More →Dacic to TV Prva: “When Vucic presented principles – Kosovo dialogue stalled” (TV Prva, B92, Blic)
Ivica Dacic spoke for Belgrade based Prva TV on Wednesday – without confirming that he is one of those who know what the Serbian plan to solve the Kosovo problem is. The foreign minister and first deputy PM also pointed out that he “could say in detail what that plan may look like.” “There should […]
Read More →Zecevic: Germany is interested to resolve Kosovo issue (RTS)
Institute for European Studies Professor, Slobodan Zecevic told RTS Germany is interested that Serbia joins the EU, but also to resolve the Kosovo issue, since Serbia cannot enter the EU with unresolved relations with Albanians. He also assessed that Pristina by refusing to lift taxes, despite requests from USA and EU, became some sort of […]
Read More →Djuric: They think we’re stupid, but we’re not (B92, TV Prva)
Marko Djuric told Belgrade based TV Prva that he would like the US ambassador to Pristina “to give a lecture” to the Kosovo’s leaders – but does not believe that this will happen. Already on Monday, the provincial government in Pristina discussed the proposal of the Pristina-Tirana agreement on the gradual abolition of border control. […]
Read More →Vucic for RTS: I am ready for difficult decisions, but those must be difficult and for Pristina not only for Belgrade (RTS)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told morning RTS News that he is not optimistic that a final solution for Kosovo will be reached, but that he is ready for difficult decisions. He says that it must be a compromise. The Republic of Palau is the 13th country that has withdrawn the recognition of Kosovo’s independence. The […]
Read More →Dacic: Mogherini confirmed Kosovo agreement must be ratified by UN (Beta, N1)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov asked the EU’s Federica Mogherini on the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue and she said any potential agreement between the two sides would have to be ratified by the UN Security Council, Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said. “This is evidence that Russia is monitoring the situation and that they won’t just be […]
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