Constitutions of Spain and Serbia do not recognize possibility of independence referendum (Politika)
Brussels did not provide convincing explanation, and I do not see how membership to the EU could influence international assessment of the declaration of independence, stated Serbian Academic and International Law Professor, Tibor Vardi to Politika daily. The parallel between Catalonia and Kosovo is not simple, but it is also not without grounds, said Vardi, […]
Read More →“Serbia will not accept any unilateral acts by Catalonia” (RTV, Tanjug, B92)
Serbia supports the territorial integrity of Spain and will not accept any unilateral acts by Catalonia, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Thursday. “We do not want what has been applied to Kosovo to be applied in the case of Catalonia,” Dacic told the RTV after a meeting with the Spanish ambassador to Serbia, […]
Read More →There is no right to separatism (Deutche Welle)
The Catalan regional government is planning to declare independence soon. However, it will not be able to refer to either international or the European law. The same thing as Kosovo did not become independent legally, but politically, Deutche Welle (DW) reported today. The right of the people to self-determination is an important principle of international […]
Read More →Why isn’t NATO bombing Madrid for 78 days? – fmr British diplomat (Russia Today)
It is a little bit late for the EU to remember international law on its Western border when it was ignoring it on its Eastern border, Marko Gasic, an international affairs commentator, told RT. Catalonia’s leader has vowed to declare the region’s independence from Spain in the coming days. Carles Puigdemont, the breakaway region’s president, […]
Read More →EU: It is not about double standards, Kosovo is “unique” (Tanjug, RTS)
The EU spokesperson, Maja Kocijancic, rejected allegations that different standards apply to Spain and Catalonia than those applied to Serbia, in case of Kosovo, adding that the international law is universal and the EU fully respects it, Tanjug news agency reported. “Kosovo is sui generis case,” she told Tanjug. “As the European Council confirmed Kosovo […]
Read More →Joining the EU is a marathon, says Serbian PM (Euractive)
EXCLUSIVE / Serbia and Montenegro are seen as the two Western Balkan frontrunners to join the EU but Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić told EURACTIV.com in a wide-ranging interview that joining the soon-to-be 27-country bloc is a matter of endurance and not a competition. “For Serbia, joining the EU is like a marathon,” Brnabić told […]
Read More →Dačić: Hypocrites, they supported Kosovo because they wanted a weak Serbia – they will not succeed (RTS)
In the case of Kosovo was told that “unilateral moves are possible, and then you will depend on the affection of great powers” – there is no international law, this is the policy of force, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić told RTS. Reactions of the EU and the member states to the referendum in Catalonia […]
Read More →There is no alibi for snatching the territory (Večernje Novosti)
Tough to defend ‘rhetorical mimicry’ and an attempt to cover up EU’s participation in the Kosovo’s secession by double standards – this is how experts of international law and analysts estimate the EC’s view that the Catalan case cannot be compared to Kosovo, since Serbia, unlike Spain, is not a member EU, writes daily Večernje […]
Read More →Serbia supports Spain’s territorial integrity – FM (Tanjug, B92)
Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Sunday that Serbia firmly supports the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Spain, as well as its unity. He added that Spain is one of Serbia’s greatest friends. “I would ask all political factors not to play with this issue,” Dacic said after the opening of an exhibition marking 70 […]
Read More →Catalan Clashes Expose Usual Splits in Balkans (Balkan Insight)
The heavy-handed attempts of the Spanish police to stop a Catalan referendum on independence on Sunday from taking place exposed predictable divisions in the Balkans. While some politicians who support regional autonomy in the Balkans have come out in support of the Catalan referendum, most national governments – wary of separatism in their own countries […]
Read More →Headlines 20 February
• Thaci: Kosovo fulfills conditions for Interpol membership (Epoka e Re)
• Thaci urges Spain to recognise independence of Kosovo (Kosova Sot)
• Mustafa: Border is defined by argument, not teargas (Epoka e Re)
• U.S. requests unity on the matters of national interest (Epoka e Re)
• Albania calls for a “reevaluation” of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Koha Ditore)
• Serbia keeps hostage €2 billion of Kosovo pensioners (dailies)
• Hoxhaj informed Zannier about the achievements in Kosovo (dailies)
UNMIK Headlines 8 February
19 new judges appointed to Specialist Chambers (dailies)
Thaci, Veseli, Mustafa coordinate to fulfill international obligations (Epoka)
Serb media: Association could be established on Kosovo Independence Day
Apostolova, Bahtiri: Problems to be resolved through dialogue (Bota Sot)
NATO refutes reports in Serbian paper (Koha Ditore)
Thaci and Mustafa appoint new intelligence chief (media)
Spain will not change its position on Kosovo (Zeri)
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