Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reacted today on Pristina’s decision to increase taxes by 100 percent for the goods from central Serbia, Tanjug news agency reported. The Ministry said, that the EU should influence the Kosovo authorities. “It is about Pristina starting a trade war, in line with ethnic cleansing policy, given that the Serb population in the Province depends very much on goods from the central part of Serbia,” the Ministry said in a press statement. “It is also noticeable Pristina does not hide it is an act of retaliation for its failure to join Interpol.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic commenting on the burning of Serbian goods in Kosovo, said that the worst kind of Nazism is in place, B92 reports.   He made these remarks in a meeting with the Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija in Belgrade today, saying nowhere else but in Kacanik could be seen burning of the goods and organizing a pyre. “It is the same as burning Jewish books in Nazi Germany.

EU High Representative Federica Mogherini said on Wednesday that the Kosovo government must immediately abolish the decisions on imposing duties on Serbian and Bosnian goods. According to the Beta news agency, the EU foreign policy chief said in a statement on Nov.

A stormy night has passed in Belgrade after Pristina decided to impose 100 percent taxes goods coming from central Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, B92 reports today. The Council for National Security met, while before that, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic separately spoke with the ambassadors of Russia and China posted in Belgrade, and then with those from the EU and the US, and their "Quint" allies.

The European Union still does not have a precise time for the next round of Belgrade – Pristina dialogue on normalization of relations, either at technical or political level, EU High Representative Spokesperson Maja Kocijancic told Radio Free Europe (RFE). She said that “the work on (organizing) the technical, but also the high political level talks continue, and the date should be confirmed." Pristina chief negotiator Avni Arifi blamed Belgrade for ceasing all activities concerning so far reached agreements, adding Pristina was ready to continue the dialogue, however, Serbia is rejecting i

The European Union has wrapped up three investigations into a British judge and the chairman of the EULEX judicial council from 2014 to 2018, Malcolm Simmons, but will not make public the conclusions of the probes, KoSSev portal reports. The EU spokesperson confirmed yesterday that the disciplinary board had finalized three investigations into Simmons, Beta reported, citing the Associated Press. They would not comment on the board’s conclusions or detail the allegations.

Aleksandar Vucic said late on Monday that he is listening “on a daily basis to the wishes of westerners for Serbia to continue the dialogue with Kosovo." Vucic reiterated that there will be no continuation of the dialogue until Pristina withdraws its measures, referring to an additional tax of 10 percent that Pritina has imposed on goods from central Serbia and from Bosnia-Herzegovina. "We are ready to talk at any moment. But how to talk when someone after 12 years (since the signing of the regional free trade CEFTA agreement) will not implement something they signed.

Serbian Prime Minster Ana Brnabic said in Vienna that Pristina with additional taxes on goods from Serbia, discriminates everything that is Serbian, KIM Radio reports today. Speaking at a press conference, following the working breakfast of the EU chair, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurtz with prime ministers from the Western Balkans, Brnabic noted that Serbia is focused on the future, but unfortunately the region is going backwards. She noted it is particularly noticeable over the last two weeks, adding Pristina has violated CEFTA agreement by the decision to increase taxes on goods from c

A group of EU member states have expressed "great skepticism" regarding the approval of visa liberalization for Kosovo. Only two countries supported the entry of Kosovo into the Schengen area, B92 reports. This is written in a report by the Kosovo Foreign Ministry which daily Koha Ditore said it had seen.

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic met on 16 November with the Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Sem Fabrizi and ambassadors of the EU, B92 reports. According to the government, during the meeting Brnabic expressed her concern over the increasingly complex situation in Kosovo and Metohija, bearing in mind that the interim institutions in Pristina do not respect dialogue and the agreements reached. Speaking at a press conference after the meeting, Brnabic recalled that the last report of the European Commission praised Pristina regarding the establishment of a group for drafting the statute for the