EU set to unveil enlargement strategy for Western Balkans (B92, Tanjug, BETA)
The EU will on Tuesday officially unveil its enlargement strategy for the Western Balkans, which has been speculated about for days.
EU to discuss Spain's blockade of Kosovo on 23 February? (Vecernje Novosti, B92)
Madrid's concerns regarding the EU integration of the Western Balkans will soon be in front of EU leaders, Vecernje Novosti daily reports.
The European Council will also consider a new enlargement strategy.
The remarks of Spain, which strongly opposes to any kind of indication of statehood in reference to Kosovo on its European path, are likely to shortly find themselves before the heads of state and government of the European Union, the daily said it learned.
Leaders of European states could discuss them at the next informal gathering in Brussels scheduled for February 23, when a new enlar
Embassy of Spain: Strong support to Serbia, stance on Kosovo in non-paper (Tanjug, RTS)
Spain strongly support European integration of Serbia, and when it comes to the stance on Kosovo, it is crystal clear based on what was presented in the non-paper, Tanjug news agency was told by the Embassy of Spain in Belgrade.
In general this is the replay to Tanjug’s question sent to the Embassy to comment on Spanish non-paper related to Kosovo and EU strategy, as well as on Serbia’s European integration, Tanjug reported.Vucic: Stance of Spain logical (Tanjug, KIM Radio)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, considers the decision of the Spanish Government to exclude Kosovo from the EU enlargement process as logical, adding that according to the European Parliament President, Antonio Tajani, legally binding agreement with Kosovo “does not include recognition,” Tanjug news agency reported.
“There are proposals that our disputes with Albanians are resolved prior to that, I think it is not good to maintain frozen conflict and to leave this issue to our children,” Vucic said, Tanjug reported.Spain says Kosovo can only join EU as region of Serbia (Vecernje Novosti)
Madrid is not backing down on blocking the EU integration of Kosovo, the Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti writes on Thursday.
Drecun: Spanish stance on Kosovo favorable to Serbia (Tanjug, TV Pink)
Chairperson of the Serbian Assembly Committee for Kosovo and Metohija, Milovan Drecun told Tanjug news agency Spain insists on stance of non-recognizing Kosovo.
Spain produces non-paper aimed at blocking Kosovo's EU bid (BETA)
Spain has submitted a letter in the form of a non-paper ahead of the adoption of EU's enlargement strategy for the Western Balkans.
According to reports, the goal of the document is to block Kosovo.
Kosovo and Catalonia Have Little in Common (Balkan Insight)
By: Chema Arraiza
Party urges inclusion of Spain in Kosovo negotiations (BETA, B92)
The United Pensioners' Party (PUPS) has proposed that Spain be included, within the team of EU mediators, in the Brussels dialogue of Belgrade and Pristina, Serbian media reported.
In a statement reported by Beta today, the party, which participates in Serbia's government coalition, suggested proposing to the state leadership to extend "the same diplomatic and friendly invitation" to other EU members that do not recognize Kosovo as independent - i.e., Slovakia, Romania, Cyprus, and Greece.
"Serbia must make use of all international circumstances that currently go in its favor, and in particu
Vucic: Kosovo twice worse case than Catalonia (FoNet, Danas)
Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic said Serbia takes the side of Spain, and that despite important differences in declarations of independence of Catalonia and Kosovo, Serbia has to face reality and look into future, FoNet news agency reported.