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Albanian media made up "dual sovereignty" story – president Vucic (B92, Tanjug)

President Aleksandar Vucic says Serbia has been offered nothing resembling "dual sovereignty" over the north of Kosovo. Therefore, nothing of the kind will happen in Berlin, Vucic told a news conference on Thursday. The meeting will take place at the end of April, dedicated to Kosovo and organized by Germany and France. "Shared sovereignty is always something that is a problematic legal category, while the so-called dual sovereignty - I don't know what that means.

Dacic: Vucic will be pressured in Berlin, meeting organized without knowledge of EU (TV Pink, Tanjug, B92)

President Aleksandar Vucic would face pressure in Berlin over Kosovo and Metohija, therefore the meetings he would have in Beijing with Chinese and Russian presidents are very important, Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic told TV Pink. Dacic noted he does not expect pressure related to making some new framework of the content of the agreement with Pristina, but “there would certainly be the culmination of pressure on Serbia to continue the dialogue regardless of Pristina tariffs.” Dacic also said the meeting in Berlin, organized by the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the French

The abolition of tariff is ''a minimum of the minimum'' for continuation of talks with Pristina, Serbian PM Brnabic says (Serbian media)

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said in Belgrade yesterday that the abolition of Kosovo's tariffs on goods from Serbia was “a minimum of the minimum" for continuing talks with Pristina.

She added that she did not expect much from the upcoming meeting in Berlin.

Vucic worried over situation in Kosovo, forthcoming meeting in Berlin (Tanjug, B92)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he is very worried because of everything in Kosovo and Metohija and the forthcoming meeting in Berlin, Tanjug news agency reported. “I am worried about everything and the meeting in Berlin. Not because I am afraid of any pressure, nor I think there would be any, but I do not see how to move on and what to do with the people so irresponsible as the Albanian leaders are today.

Vucic: I told the Serbs to wait for the end of the talks in Berlin (Serbian media)

A meeting of President Aleksandar Vucic with representatives of the Kosovo Serbs was held in the Palace of Serbia. After the meeting, Vucic said in a press conference that he advised them to wait for talks in Berlin, where he will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, reports Belgrade based news agency Beta.

"Apart from everything else, Pristina is doing some other things. They want to revoke the right of Serbs to an opinion," Vucic said.

Germany has "special plan for Western Balkans" (B92, Vecernje Novosti)

Germany has prepared "a special program for the Western Balkans" - as compensation for the long wait of the region's countries to join the EU, writes a daily.

Citing diplomatic sources, Vecernje Novosti is reporting that Berlin has prepared a "mini Marshall Plan" for the Balkans, which should over the next few years boost the economies in the region.

U.S. to suggest to Germany to allow opening of chapters (RTS, B92)

It can be expected that the U.S. will suggest to Germany and other EU members to let up, and give Serbia a chance to open chapters in membership negotiations. This is according to Faculty of of Political Sciences professor Ivo Viskovic, who added that the visit of Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic to Washington is "very important." "It's difficult to say that this would mean pressure on Berlin, Berlin would never accept that, but an influence on Berlin, yes," he told the Serbian state broadcaster RTS, and added: "It is certain that the U.S.

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Dacic end of March in Pristina (Danas)

Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and the economy from the region, in the framework of the Berlin Process, will be held in Pristina, last week of March, Danas has learned from sources in Pristina. Then, according to our source, is expected the first visit of the Head of the Serbian Diplomacy, Ivica Dacic to Kosovo, and the Economy Minister Zeljko Sertic. The meeting, like the previous two in Berlin and Belgrade, will be organized by the Gymnich formula, i.e.