Europe’s foreign policy supremo, Federica Mogherini, is off on a mission even more difficult than getting Iran and the US to agree their nuclear deal, writes Denis MacShane.

Denis MacShane is the UK’s former Minister for Europe and the Balkans who visits the region regularly.

Mogherini is in the Western Balkans which still more than 20 years after the worst post-war mass murder of innocent citizens at Srebrenica remains Europe’s most problematic region.

Despite the Kosovo Albanian politicians claims, Federica Mogherini will not attend the opening of the main bridge on the Ibar in Kosovska Mitrovica on March 4.

The reason, according to Beta, that is quoting the daily Vecernje Novosti, is that the bridge will not be opened then.

Mayor of Northern Mitrovica Goran Rakic told the newspaper that according to the Brussels agreement, the bridge will be opened once the works in the pedestrian zone in Kralja Petra Street have been completed.

On Jan. 28, High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini invited the Serbian and Kosovo prime ministers to attend a new round of talks in Brussels, on Feb. 1. The meeting to be attended by Prime Ministers Aleksandar Vucic and Isa Mustafa is the follow-up to a Jan. 24 meeting in Brussels, attended by Vucic and Mustafa, as well as the Serbian and Kosovo presidents, resulting in an agreement to lower tensions.

During the press conference on additional measures for managing migration along the Central Mediterranean route, ahead of the Malta Summit, the EU High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini, answered also on the questions how she sees the follow-up of Tuesday’s talks between Pristina and Belgrade, if there are some concrete plans for follow-up and why did she issue an additional statement the next morning regretting that not everybody respected the spirit of the agreement to refrain from comments and leave the tensions behind.

Brussels - High Representative the European Union Federica Mogherini expressed "regret that all sides in the dialogue" did not respect the last night's agreement in Brussels.

As noted, the deal was to overcome the tension and not to comment in public about discussion in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Thursday spoke with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the phone, and met with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg in Davos.
B92's Filip Cukanovic said these conversations regarded the situation in Kosovo and relations in the region, as well as "ways to solve the problems that have piled up."

Vucic today announced "a meeting with the Albanian side with the mediation of Brussels (EU) as early as next week."

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić in Davos today will have an emergency meeting with EU High Representative Federica Mogherini, reports RTS.

The topics expected relate to the latest events between Belgrade and Pristina, reports correspondent of RTS in Davos.

The meeting was not planned, but this morning was urgently scheduled for 15.30.

The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, spoke to Kosovo President Hashim Thaci about the recent events regarding the Serbian train that was bound for Kosovo’s north. Koha Ditore contacted Mogherini’s spokesperson, Maja Kocijancic, to get more on the conversation. “She [Mogherini] stressed the importance of the calming of the situation and the need to continue dialogue for the needs of the people.

EU foreign policy Chief Federica Mogherini was "extremely worried" as the situation with the Belgrade-Mitrovica train "could have escalated."

Mogherini said this on Monday afternoon while addressing reporters after a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.

Kosovo’s Foreign Minister, Enver Hoxhaj and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, signed in Brussels today agreement enabling Kosovo access to EU programmes, a press release issued by the Kosovo’s Foreign Ministry states. This is the second contractual agreement Kosovo signs with the EU, following Stabilisation and Association Agreement.