European Commission officials consider EU's reaction to Albanian PM Edi Rama's statements to be "very clear and unambiguous."

This is what the Beta news agency was told on Thursday in Brussels when it asked for comment on Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic's assessment that EU's reaction was lukewarm.

Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Hashim Thaci, on the second day of his to Croatia, met with the leader of the opposition party, the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), Tomislav Karamarko. The meeting focused on the good cooperation between Kosovo and Croatia as well as opportunities to expand cooperation in the area of economy and the process of Kosovo’s Euro-Atlantic integration. Thaci informed his interlocutor about the achievements of Kosovo in the consolidation of rule of law and focus on economic development.

In an interview with daily Politika Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said ‘if a resolution on the alleged genocide committed by Serbia in Kosovo and Metohija will be adopted than the further dialogue with Pristina is impossible.’

The government of Kosovo has issued a press release which informs that Minister for dialogue, Edita Tahiri, met during her visit in Brussels with the officials of the European Union. The focus of their discussions was acceleration on implementing all the agreements reached in the Brussels dialogue. She met with Anna-Maria Eleni Boura, Special adviser for the dialogue from the Office of the EU High Representative, Frederica Mogherini, as well as with Nicholas Cendrowics and Alexis Hupin, facilitators of different fields of the dialogue.

Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, participated on Tuesday in a joint conference on socio-economic development of Kosovo, organized by the government of Kosovo, the European Union Office in Kosovo and the World Bank. At this meeting, Prime Minister Mustafa has expressed the need for a greater assistance in Kosovo from the European Union and other European institutions such as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, the German Development Bank.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini dismissed claims that the EU "is turning a blind eye" to Serbia's internal reforms, all because of Belgrade's readiness to resolve the Kosovo issue.

Economic, social and political reforms have to be achieved and implemented without any delay. So, there is no turning a blind eye, Mogherini said in an interview for Belgrade-based daily Danas.

The EU official arrived Friday in Belgrade, where she first met with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic.

The establishment of direct contact between Aleksandar Vucic and Isa Mustafa was a “positive step," said EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini

Mogherini told a joint press conference with Kosovo Prime Minister Mustafa in Pristina that the agreements reached in the Brussels-based dialogue had to be implemented.

She also said she expected the Kosovo assembly to adopt a decision to set up a special court for war crimes.

Asked whether the EU would condition Serbia with "recognizing Kosovo" at the end of the dialogue process, Mogherini said:

The front-page editorial writes that the European Union has spent millions of euros, together with the Kosovo government, to build a facility with proper working conditions for all employees of the judiciary. The paper writes that the inauguration of the Palace of Justice yesterday was a modest step forward, but the main challenge are still there. “The judicial and prosecution systems in Kosovo are not independent. There is a heavy violation of human rights, abuses, massive corruption and organized crime in state institutions.

High Representative of the European Union, Federica Mogherini on Thursday will be in Pristina and on Friday in Belgrade. She will encourage dialogue between the two sides in a meeting with the heads of government of Serbia and Kosovo, and see how to overcome the stalemate over the statute of the Association/Community of Serbian municipalities.

Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hashim Thaci, writes in his opinion piece today about the priorities of the Ministry that he leads, starting from Kosovo’s integration in the European Union and NATO to signing of the Stabilization Association Agreement, liberalization of visas for Kosovo population, application for membership at the Council of Europe, and gaining of the guidelines for Partnership for Peace with NATO.