Zeman: It would be tough, but Prague could withdraw recognition of Kosovo (Beta, N1)
Milos Zeman, the Czech Republic’s President, said on Friday he did not exclude the possibility of Prague’s withdrawal of the recognition of Kosovo’s independence, adding “it would be difficult, but still one day” not impossible, the Beta news agency reported. In an interview with Parlamentnji Listi, a pro-Russian website, Zeman, whose administrative role is more […]
Read More →Brnabic met with Borrell (Tanjug, B92)
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic pays one-day visit to Spain where she met with the Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister and newly appointed EU High Representative Josep Borrell, Tanjug news agency reports. The main topics of the meeting included bilateral relations, Serbia’s EU integration and Belgrade-Pristina dialogue. Particular attention would be given to Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, given […]
Read More →Financial Times: Borrell to face five challenges, Kosovo among others (Tanjug, B92)
Future EU Foreign Affairs Chief Josep Borrell to face five challenges on his new post, the issue of Belgrade – Pristina relations, among others, FT reports. Federica Mogherini’s successor, Josep Borrell, will face with the open issues of Iran, Venezuela, China and relations with USA. “Spanish veteran will face with numerous challenges, starting from Venezuela […]
Read More →Vucic: Bulgaria and Serbia have temporary misunderstanding, but good relations (BETA, Serbian media)
Serbia and Bulgaria have excellent relations while the latest developments and statements are only a temporary misunderstanding, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday commenting on the exchange of statements between Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic, BETA news agency reported. “Bulgaria has recognized Kosovo independence, Serbia does not, […]
Read More →Dacic in Panama, Pristina’s lobbying centre (RTS)
Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic who participated in the inauguration ceremony of the new President Laurentino Cortizo Cohen in Panama said his visit to this country, first after many years, was very important given that he spoke with officials there about important topics, including Kosovo issue, RTS reports. Dacic also spoke with the Vice-President […]
Read More →Spain supports Serbia on Kosovo, and on EU integration (B92, Srbija.gov.rs)
Prime Minister Ana Brnabic received on Wednesday on a farewell visit Spanish Ambassador Miguel Fuertes. Brnabic expressed her gratitude to the diplomat for his personal engagement in improving relations between the two countries. Fuertes underlined Spain’s strong support for Serbia’s further progress on the road to the European Union and stressed that this support will […]
Read More →Spanish FM: Spain does not recognize Kosovo, supports compromise solution (BETA, B92)
Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister Josep Borrell during the visit to Belgrade said his country is against the unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo, but it supports a compromise solution, BETA news agency reported. He spoke in Belgrade with the Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. President Vucic thanked Spain for its principled stance on Kosovo and an […]
Read More →“Cases of Kosovo and Catalonia are not comparable” (BETA, B92)
Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said on Wednesday in Belgrade that the cases of Kosovo and Catalonia are not comparable. These two situations, he said, have nothing to do with one another. “Such comparisons fall on deaf ears. They have no weight, although advocates of Catalonia’s independence like them,” Borrell said in response to questions […]
Read More →Kosovo flag saga continues: Spain allows, but India bans (B92)
After Spain “changed its mind” and allowed athletes from Kosovo to compete on its soil using their symbols, India has announced a ban on such a practice. Both countries do not recognize the unilateral declaration of independence made by ethnic Albanians in 2008, while Serbia considers Kosovo its province and the proclamation a violation of […]
Read More →Serbian and Spanish delegations walked out of conference over Kosovo (Tanjug, B92)
A delegation of the Serbian Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs on Thursday walked out of a conference held in Vienna. The inter-parliamentary conference was dedicated to EU’s common foreign and security policy. The Serbian delegation, headed by committee chairman Zarko Obradovic, left the conference alongside the Spanish parliamentary delegation because of the way Kosovo was […]
Read More →Thaci: Serbia has committed genocide in Kosovo; Djuric’s case a provocation of the Serbian authorities (Blic)
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci says in an interview with the Vienna daily Presse that the ”case” of Marko Djuric was unnecessary and that something like this should not be repeated, and that he agreed with the President of Serbia about necessity of the agreement between Belgrade and Pristina, reports Belgrade based daily Blic. – Djuric’s case […]
Read More →Spain asks to join Belgrade – Pristina dialogue (N1, Blic)
Spain, one of the five European Union member states that have not recognised Kosovo independence, asked to take part in the EU mediated dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina aiming at normalization of relations between the two capitals, reports today Belgrade based daily Blic. Madrid was not alone in requesting the participation, and some other states, […]
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