PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo is signing a stabilization and association agreement with the European Union, a historic milestone that will help the economic growth of one of Europe's poorest countries.

Special Advisor to the EU High Representative Federica Mogherini for dialogue Ana-Maria Bura, otherwise staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece, advocates the prolongation of the agreement on the Community of Serbian municipalities, Vecernje Novosti writes.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic at a working dinner, which was recently organized by Mogherini in Brussels for him and Isa Mustafa, said that Belgrade was "quite disappointed in Bura's engagement" in the dialogue with Pristina.

The EU Office in Kosovo has issued a press statement expressing concern with recent developments at the University of Pristina (UP) regarding the dismissal of Rector Ramadan Zejnullahu. “We express full support for the attempts of the Rector of the University of Pristina to protect the quality of higher education and introduce principles of good governance by putting clear academic criteria in place, in order for the students to acquire the knowledge and the skills they need to be competitive at the labour market and to find high skill jobs,” the statement reads.

Serbia has launched a diplomatic initiative to change counts in the draft platform of the so called Kosovo Chapter 35, which was proposed by Germany in the EU accession process. In next couple days Serbia will make efforts aimed at having better text of the platform of Chapter 35, through friendly states in the Working Party on Enlargement and Countries Negotiating Accession to the EU (COELA), which is practically the last step before European leaders adopt the final platform.

There are no new conditions for the continuation of Serbia's EU integration nor demands to recognize Kosovo, says German Ambassador Axel Dittmann.

In addition, he stressed that Germany "supports the opening of chapters 35 and 32 in Serbia's EU membership talks next year." "The normalization process, the process of accession should go in parallel," said Dittmann during a conference dedicated to EU accession negotiations and normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina.

Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric said yesterday that Association/Community of Serbian Municipalities (ZSO) was a central element of political struggle and that it will be formed.

The European Union Office in Kosovo, through a press release said that the President’s call for political dialogue is the right step towards resolving the political situation created in Kosovo. “President of Kosovo Atifete Jahjaga’s call for political dialogue in Kosovo is the right step towards resolving the current situation. We urge the political parties to show responsibility and find a solution through the dialogue for the sake of Kosovo’s future,” read the press release.

The French Ambassador to Serbia Christine Moro said that Chapter 35 does not have anything that was not included in the Brussels agreement, and that they want Belgrade and Pristina to normalise relations.

Moro said that it would be good now to open Chapter 35 as it would prove that the dialogue has produced results and that Serbia was making progress in the accession talks.

The political representatives of the Kosovo Serbs, not counting officials of the ruling coalition in Serbia, say that no one in the field was too surprised by what is happening now in connection with the Brussels dialogue and European integration.

The issue of Serbia's EU accession and its relation to Kosovo will be addressed thorough a certain formula which will be devised by diplomats, believes Erhard Busek, former vice chancellor of Austria.