Spain says Kosovo can only join EU as region of Serbia (Vecernje Novosti)
Madrid is not backing down on blocking the EU integration of Kosovo, the Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti writes on Thursday. However, the article continues, Spain will agree to Kosovo in the EU – but only as a region of Serbia. The position of Madrid, Vecernje Novosti said it learned, is that Kosovo can become a […]
Read More →Drecun: Spanish stance on Kosovo favorable to Serbia (Tanjug, TV Pink)
Chairperson of the Serbian Assembly Committee for Kosovo and Metohija, Milovan Drecun told Tanjug news agency Spain insists on stance of non-recognizing Kosovo. Commenting on a non-paper, Spain has sent to the European Commission, saying that Kosovo is not a part of the Western Balkans enlargement process, Drecun said Spain does not accept stance that […]
Read More →Spain produces non-paper aimed at blocking Kosovo’s EU bid (BETA)
Spain has submitted a letter in the form of a non-paper ahead of the adoption of EU’s enlargement strategy for the Western Balkans. According to reports, the goal of the document is to block Kosovo. Only one week before the adoption of the EU enlargement strategy, Spain has challenged not only the strategy but also […]
Read More →Kosovo and Catalonia Have Little in Common (Balkan Insight)
By: Chema Arraiza Catalonia’s recent declaration of independence has prompted many to draw comparisons with events in Kosovo – but closer analysis shows the two cases are very different. The Spanish government has taken direct control of Catalonia in the past few days in order to quell its bid for independence. Serbia’s government made a […]
Read More →Party urges inclusion of Spain in Kosovo negotiations (BETA, B92)
The United Pensioners’ Party (PUPS) has proposed that Spain be included, within the team of EU mediators, in the Brussels dialogue of Belgrade and Pristina, Serbian media reported. In a statement reported by Beta today, the party, which participates in Serbia’s government coalition, suggested proposing to the state leadership to extend “the same diplomatic and […]
Read More →Vucic: Kosovo twice worse case than Catalonia (FoNet, Danas)
Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic said Serbia takes the side of Spain, and that despite important differences in declarations of independence of Catalonia and Kosovo, Serbia has to face reality and look into future, FoNet news agency reported. Vucic also said Kosovo is twice worse case than Catalonia. “There are two important differences, one is that […]
Read More →“Catalonia, same as Kosovo; but no big powers are behind it” (B92)
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Friday evening that Catalonia’s unilateral declaration of independence had no legal effect, as far as Serbia was concerned, B92 reported. “Serbia supports Spain’s territorial integrity, and that act is not in line with the Spanish constitutional system,” Dacic said. In addition, the Serbian foreign minister and first deputy […]
Read More →“Serbian delegation disputed Jensen’s candidacy” (RTS)
A new rapporteur for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, a Catalan, a member of the Spanish delegation, Jordi Roca was elected as the new rapporteur for Kosovo, after the Serbian delegation managed to challenge the candidacy of Mogens Jensen (Denmark), says the head of the Serbian delegation, Marija Obradović. “The Serbian delegation […]
Read More →Spanish Ambassador: Madrid and Belgrade – friends and allies (Tanjug, RTS)
Spanish Ambassador to Serbia, Miguel Fuertes Suarez, on the occasion of the Day of the Kingdom of Spain marked yesterday, said that Spain goes through “complex moments” but is certain that Spain would overcome them with the support of friends, in particular Serbia, Tanjug news agency reported. The Ambassador also expressed gratitude to Serbia due […]
Read More →Spanish Ambassador: Grateful to Serbia because it did not send letter (Politika, Novosti)
“Spain is grateful to the Government of Serbia because it did not bring up that issue, as the President Aleksandar Vucic already explained,” stated Spanish Ambassador to Serbia, Miguel Fuertes Suarez. The Spanish Ambassador made these remarks while commenting the information that Belgrade, following the plea of his country, postponed sending the letter to Brussels, […]
Read More →“Spain is our great friend, we listened to its request” (Tanjug, B92)
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic confirmed on Monday that she would not take Belgrade’s letter to the EU to Brussels with her, when she travels there on Tuesday. The letter regards the European Commission’ stance on the recent independence referendum in Catalonia, and on Kosovo. “We had a request from Spain not to send the […]
Read More →Letter to EU on Catalonia-Kosovo cases postponed (RTS, TV Most)
Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic, said to RTS today that the letter on Catalonian referendum is prepared, he has signed it, however the PM Brnabic would not take it to Brussels tomorrow, but it would, as per request of Spain, be delivered at a later stage, in order not to deteriorate the situation in this country. […]
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