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Serbian-Albanian relations key to regional stabilization (KIM radio, Tanjug)

Improving Serbia-Albania relations is a key to a stable Western Balkans, said the participants of the panel discussion “Future(s) of Security Normalization among Belgrade-Pristina-Tirana” held on Thursday. Significant progress has been made in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue and in the Belgrade-Tirana relations over the past three years, the participants concluded. Research has shown that citizens in all three societies support the dialogue, said Sonja Stojanovic Gajic, Director of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy. Senior Researcher of the Kosovo Centre for Security Studies in Pristin

Kosovo Likely to Dominate Merkel's Belgrade Visit (Balkan Insight)

Belgrade officials expect relations with Serbia's ex-province to dominate talks with Angela Merkel, while Albania hopes the German Chancellor will bless the country's recent reforms. Relations with Kosovo are expected to dominate meetings between Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, and Serbian officials on her visit to Belgrade on July 8-9. Aleksandra Joksimovic, director of the Centre for Foreign Policy, told BIRN that the fact that Merkel is coming to Serbia during the height of the crisis with Greece is a sign that the EU remains committed to the EU future of the Western Balkan countrie

German Ambassador "fairly certain" there are no new conditions (Blic, B92)

German Ambassador Heinz Wilhelm says it would be a good move if PM Aleksandar Vucic went to Srebrenica, especially because of reconciliation in the region. "I think it's a positive gesture. All peoples here have to be willing to accept responsibility and guilt. Germany took the blame after the Second World War.

Mogherini: Text of two agreements finalized (Tanjug)

The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said early Tuesday after another round of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue that the text of two agreements has been finalised. In a statement released after a meeting with the Belgrade and Pristina delegations, headed by Prime Ministers Aleksandar Vucic and Isa Mustafa, she said that the text of two agreements was finalised - "on principles of the establishment of the Association/Community of Serb majority municipalities in Kosovo and on the implementation arrangements in the fi

Kosovo talks: No agreement after 17 hours of negotiations (B92)

A new round of dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina ended without agreement after 17 hours of talks, a B92 reporter in Brussels has said. Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic told journalists that the two delegations reached no agreement on any of the four issues they discussed. Vucic said that the delegations were very close to reaching an agreement on the future Community Serb municipalities (CSM).

Mihajlovic: Kosovo parliament has no strength (RTS, KIM Radio)

The director of the Serbian Government’s Media Office Milivoje Mihajlovic stated today that decision of the Kosovo parliament to reject the draft proposal on creation of the special court for Kosovo Liberation Army crimes is not the right path, and added that there is bigger possibility now for the court to be set by the United Nations or any other international organization.

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MPs from Serbia and Kosovo to meet in Pristina (RTK2)

Council for Inclusive Governance (CIG) will stage a round table meeting on 27 June in Pristina for MPs from the Serbian and Kosovo parliaments, who will discuss normalization of relations. The round table, supported by the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will offer a chance to MPs to exchange their experiences and ideas with regard to mutual cooperation, aimed at settling open issues and improving general relations between two societies, reads the statement and further adds that participants will discuss and specific contributions which could be made in the

Serbia’s EU accession process not delayed (IRS)

European Parliament representatives appreciate the efforts Serbia is making on the EU accession path and believe that the first chapters could be opened by the end of the year, said Minister for EU Integrations Jadranka Joksimovic in Brussels. Many circumstances have been creating a public impression of our EU course being slowed down, but I have heard from everybody here that Serbia is on a good path, said Joksimovic after meeting with EP officials.

PM Isa Mustafa avoided journalists last night, today he tells what happened in Brussels (Gazeta Blic)

The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, avoided the journalists last night in Brussles, while today, he informed on social network Facebook that that the next meeting will be held on 29 June. This is what he wrote: “Yesterday we closed a very busy day of the dialogue with Serbia in Brussels. Our experts who are covering their fields with full responsibility, worked for a long time on the issues that were treated. There is no schedule here, the work at two o’clock in the morning is done the same as at 10:00 am.

Krasniqi: It is the last moment to interrupt discussions with Serbia (Gazeta Express)

Former Kosovo Assembly Speaker and current head of national council of the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA), Jakup Krasniqi, reacted against the statements of Belgrade senior officials who claimed that Belgrade will not give up Gazivoda Lake. He wrote on his Facebook profile that “according to Serbian media, Vucic told Isa Mustafa in front of the EU officials that “there is no chance to accept your requests.