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Countermeasures against Pristina "on hold" (Danas, TV Pink)

Although the Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said earlier if Pristina does not revoke the tariffs on goods from Serbia by May 6, a special session of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Main Board would take place, after which Belgrade would present countermeasures against Pristina, there are yet no announcements as when this session might happen, Danas daily reports. The daily further writes that according to unofficial information from the SNS ranks, the session might take place next weekend, after Vucic’s meeting with Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini in Rome on May 8, and hi

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Dacic: North Macedonia recognized Kosovo to get closer to West (TV Pink, Tanjug)

Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic said North Macedonia recognized unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo in order to get closer to the West, adding the argumentation of newly elected Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski who said it was done because of Albanians living in the country “does not stand.” Dacic commented for TV Pink on Pendarovski’s statement that “North Macedonia recognized Kosovo in line with its strategic orientation, but also taking into consideration the stance of the Albanian citizens which make the second largest community in the country,” and noted the N

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Simic: Pristina’s draft resolution act against dialogue (RTS)

Srpska Lista member, Slavko Simic told RTS that the draft resolution proposal by which Pristina accuses Serbia of genocide is an act against the dialogue and normalization of relations. The absence of reaction from the international community, Simic perceives as a sort of support to Pristina, adding no one wishes to build better relations between Serbs and Albanians. “Their plan is rather clear. After Kosovo Assembly approves the draft resolution, MPs would most probably launch an initiative to adopt a certain law in order to enable mechanisms that would make this resolution alive.

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Will Serbian state leadership be banned to enter Kosovo? (KoSSev)

After Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj dismissed Deputy Minister of Justice Vesna Mikic, and Minister of Administration and Local Government Ivan Todosijevic because – as it was interpreted in Pristina – they “insulted the Racak victims“ and referred to the 1999 bombing of the-then Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as “NATO aggression,“ Kosovo Foreign Minister Behgjet Pacolli decided to declare anyone who “denies war crimes in Kosovo persona non grata in Kosovo,“ KoSSev portal reports. In addition, requests for visits by officials who made such statements, which includes a large part of th

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Veseli: Serbia will be responsible for all victims (B92, RTK2)

Belgrade based portal B92 reports, quoting Radio Television of Kosovo in Serbian language (RTK2), that the president of the Kosovo Assembly, Kadri Veseli claimed that on Monday formally started formation of an international tribunal for crimes committed by Serbia in Kosovo.

The portal reports that Veseli at the same time threatened with arrest of "cowards that are now free in Serbia".

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Dacic: KLA leaders now want to put somebody else on trial (Vecernje Novosti, Tanjug, B92)

Serbian Foreign Affairs Minster Ivica Dacic said he doesn't believe an initiative to establish a court for crimes allegedly committed by Serbs in Kosovo will receive international support. Dacic added that Pristina's announcements of the initiative to form such a tribunal is viewed in light of the attempts to find a balance with the work of a specialist court dealing with the KLA crimes. The KLA is a former armed formation of ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, considered by Serbia to be a terrorist organization. Dacic spoke for the Belgrade daily Vecernje Novosti after Kosovo Assembly Speaker Kadr

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Dacic: Pressure to be fiercer than ever in next two months (Srpski Telegraf, Tanjug, B92)

Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic has warned that in the two months after the summit in Berlin, pressure on Serbia will be fiercer than ever before. "The Berlin summit did not bring a solution, but a step has been made, given that Germany and France insist on the unblocking of the dialogue and the resumption of talks between Belgrade and Pristina," Dacic said in op-ed published by Srpski Telegraf. "On the other hand, this does not mean that pressure on Belgrade will weaken.

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Regimes in Western Balkans say want firmer relations with West, but act contra, panel concludes (VoA, FoNet, N1)

The Washington John Hopkins University’s panel “Western Balkans (WB): Managing the Challenges” dealt with the regional leaders’ real readiness to get closer to the West, adding it should more clearly criticise the WB’s regimes, the Voice of America (VOA) reported on Thursday, as carried by the FoNet news agency.

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