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Mogherini critical about tariffs and transformation of KSF (RTS, Tanjug)

During the meeting of EU leaders in Brussels, Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and EU High Representative Federica Mogherini talked about problems in the Belgrade - Pristina dialogue, tariffs on Serbian goods posed by Pristina's authorities and the transformation of the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF) and of which they said were not welcomed, learns Belgrade based news agency Tanjug in the Council.

EU: Belgrade and Pristina should both refrain (B92)

Federica Mogherini on Thursday in Brussels hosted a meeting of the High Level Dialogue with the President Thaci of Kosovo and President Vucic of Serbia. This has been announced in a press release posed on the EEAS wesbite.

It added that "the European Union expects Serbia and Kosovo to swiftly deliver on their commitment to the dialogue given the direct link between comprehensive normalization of relations between them and the concrete prospects for their EU aspirations."

Capussela’s 4 points on Thaci and Mogherini: Why didn’t the Special Court issue an indictment? (Kossev)

“1) The EU set up a special war-crimes court; 2) Thaci is an obvious suspect; 3) Federica Mogherini and Johannes Hahn want the land swap that Thaci advocated; 4) Federica Mogherini chose the court’s judges and prosecutors. Can 1-4 contribute to explaining why the court hasn’t yet indicted anyone?” – the former head of the economics unit in the International Civilian Office in Kosovo, Andrea Lorenzo Capussela, posted on his Facebook page last night.

Kocijancic: An asterix next to Kosovo in all EU documents (RTS, Tanjug)

EU Spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic says that the policy of Brussels has not changed and that the asterix, which denotes status neutrality is used in all official documents referring to Kosovo.

"Our policy on this matter has not changed," Kocijancic told Belgrade-based news agency Tanjug.

Vucic-Thaci meeting in September uncertain (RTS, Tanjug)

EU High Representative Federica Mogherini announced on Friday that another meeting of the presidents, Aleksandar Vucic and Hashim Thaci during the Brussels dialogue will be held in September, prior to the start of the ministerial week of the UN Security Council in New York. However, diplomatic sources of Tanjug in the EU say it is uncertain whether there will the meeting, reports Radio Television of Serbia (RTS).

Diplomatic sources state that the problem can be a timeframe, but also a justification for the meeting.

Kocijancic: Negotiations must be continued (N1, Tanjug, Kontakt plus radio)

Negotiations in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue must continue in order to achieve "a comprehensive normalization of relations, based on mutual consent and international law, which will be realistic and sustainable," spokeswoman for the European Commission Maja Kocijancic said in Brussels to reporters.

Spokeswoman of the EU High Representative Federica Mogherini added that there was a series of contacts with the presidents of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, on all open issues.

Letter to Scott and Mogherini: Why there are no Albanians in Brussels who did not commit crimes? (Blic)

The Association of Families Kidnapped and Killed in Kosovo and Metohija today, in a letter to US Ambassador to Serbia Kyle Scott and EU High Representative Federika Mogherini, questions why there are no Albanians who did not commit crimes in the negotiations in Brussels, reports Belgrade based daily Blic.

"Can honest Albanians, who did not commit crimes and whose hands are not bloodied, go to Brussels to the negotiations? Only with them an agreement and reconciliation would be possible," the letter reads.

"Kosovo round was not easy, we agreed two things" (Tanjug, B92)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says Wednesday's Belgrade-Pristina talks in Brussels were "very complex."

He said that it was agreed they would continue to seek a common denominator of a compromise solution, and to preserve peace and stability in relations between Belgrade and Pristina.

In a brief statement to the press after the meeting, Vucic said that the talks were "certainly not easy and there were two things we agreed on."

Serbia, Kosovo Presidents to meet Mogherini on July 18 (Serbian media)

The Presidents of Serbia and Kosovo will meet with European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini in Brussels on July 18, European Commission spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic tweeted on Thursday.

A statement on the European External Action Service web site said Mogherini would meet with Presidents Aleksandar Vucic and Hashim Thaçi as part of the EU-facilitated dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, reports Serbian media.