Hahn: Goal is to unblock Kosovo dialogue (N1, Beta)
The goal of the Western Balkans summit in Berlin is get the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue moving, European Commissioner Johannes Hahn told the German DPA news agency. The April 29 summit of top Serbia and Kosovo officials has been called at the initiative of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron. Hahn welcomed the initiative […]
Read More →DW: The last battle of Angela Merkel will be Kosovo (B92)
The Angela Merkel’s foreign policy legacy is also in the play in the Kosovo-Serbia conflict and the stability of Europe and the future of the Western ally, believes Bodo Weber. A senior associate of the Democratization Policy Council, a transatlantic research center based in Berlin, reminds Deutsche Welle (DW) that the negotiations between Kosovo and […]
Read More →Juratovic for KoSSev: Belgrade and Pristina doing everything to avoid the implementation of the Brussels Agreement
”Political stakeholders from Serbia and Kosovo do not have the courage to implement the Brussels Agreement because they are rightfully scared of their own people. They have to look for a way to establish citizens’ equality and to offer solutions to facilitate their everyday life, rather than locking them up in national corrals. They have […]
Read More →Hahn says US, EU want Western Balkans in Union (Beta, N1)
European Commissioner Johannes Hahn said in Washington on Wednesday that the United States and European Union want to bring the Western Balkans into the EU. Our shared goal on both sides of the Atlantic is to stabilize the region and bring all six Western Balkan countries into the EU based on established conditions. That’s in […]
Read More →EU has not abandoned Western Balkans, diplomats say (N1, Beta)
The European Union is not investing strong efforts to resolve the Kosovo-Serbia problem and stimulate reforms in the Western Balkans, but it still wants to stabilize the region, the Beta news agency was told at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg. Diplomatic sources told the news agency that the EU’s strategic goal is […]
Read More →The Balkans Impact Austria Directly (CorD)
Any solution (for Kosovo) needs to have support of the mayor powers, particularly the permanent members of the Security Council. We have an interest in being in close partnership with the United States regarding the Western Balkans and to have their support in encouraging in this important process – Sebastian Kurz. See the interview at: […]
Read More →Mogherini unveiled mural dedicated to Western Balkans people in Brussels (BETA, TV N1)
European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini unveiled a mural by Bosnian artist Rikardo Druskic which he dedicated to the peoples of the Western Balkans, BETA news agency reported. The EU along with the Balkan Trafik Festival and the City of Brussels supported Druskic’s work. It will become a part of the popular Brussels’ Street Art […]
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 →Pentagon worried about Russia’s meddling (B92, Beta, Pobjeda)
Pentagon spokesman Eric Pahon says the US is worried about “Russia’s meddling in the Euro-Atlantic aspirations of the Western Balkans.” “Russia seeks to derail Euro-Atlantic perspective of the countries such as North Macedonia and Montenegro through the aggressive approach and deterrence,” Pahon told Podgorica-based daily Pobjeda. He added that the US “see North Macedonia and […]
Read More →Report ahead of Munich Security Conference published, mentions China as new player in Balkans (Tanjug, B92)
“The most recent addition to the regional power game is China; and the EU suspects that it may exploit its economic heft for political gains.” This is stated in a report published ahead of this year’s Munich Security Conference, dubbed, “The Great Puzzle: Who will pick up the pieces?” The segment of the report dedicated […]
Read More →“Russia trying to meddle in Balkan countries joining NATO” (Tanjug, B92)
Russia has tried to meddle and influence whether Balkan countries join NATO, the organization’s Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, has told Euronews. He was speaking on the day the newly-named Republic of North Macedonia signed a pact that will pave the way for the country to join NATO, Euronews said in its report, cited by Tanjug […]
Read More →“Only America interested in Kosovo, Merkel is dropping out” (VoA, B92)
Donald Trump’s administration does not have much time for the Balkans. This is according to Daniel Hamilton, an expert at the School for Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. According to Voice of America, this prominent connoisseur of European circumstances, is also not convinced that Washington, and even the European capitals will make enough […]
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