Although EU intended to hold a new round of technical dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina this week in Brussels, Pristina delegation refused so, Tanjug news agency learnt in Brussels.

A possible meeting between Kosovo’s and Serbia’s presidents under the European Union’s auspices by June 25 could help Belgrade open new chapters in its accession talks with Brussels, a daily reported on Friday.

Serbia’s Minister for European Integration, Jadranka Joksimovic, told Danas daily she would present the country’s activities thus far regarding the chapters 23 and 24 related to the rule of law, next week.

EULEX Mission stated it has received a request from the Serbian authorities in November last year to arrest Radomir Laban, who has been appointed by the Kosovo Assembly as a Constitutional Court judge, but the Mission given its current mandate cannot undertake such action, Serbian media reported.

EULEX added they have informed Basic Court in Kraljevo, which requested their assistance about this fact.

President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, met today the head of EU Rule of Law Mission (EULEX), Alexandra Papadopoulou. A statement issued by Thaci’s office after the meeting, notes that the two officials discussed the ending of the EU mission. Thaci and Papadopoulou agreed that the letter exchange between Kosovo and EU institutions has been finalized and that it foresees EU concluding its mission this year. Thaci also thanked Papadopoulou for constructive approach and cooperation.

President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci will not decree the newly-elected Constitutional Court judge, Radomir Laban, until a full verification process is carried out by judicial authorities. In a response to the paper, the office of President Thaci said that Laban’s decreeing will not take place at this time due to raised concerns about his past. Laban’s appointment, put forward by the Serbian List, was approved by the Assembly of Kosovo last week.

The work on the Statute of the Community/Association of Serb Municipalities (ZSO) runs smoothly, and as for the Management Team, the Statute can be completed as planned, until August, says the Minister of Local Self-Government in the Pristina's Institutions Ivan Todosijevic for Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti.

He notes that although he is the responsible minister, the Brussels agreements do not leave space for him to insist on seeing the text of the statute before it is presented in a high-level dialogue.

In his remarks at the EU-Western Balkans summit in Sofia, President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci said the event is an extraordinary success as it lies on the efforts for an inclusive and equal approach to all and supports the principle of European perspective for the entire Western Balkans region. “It is my pleasure to also personally confirm Kosovo’s support for the content of this summit’s declaration and of Sofia’s priority agenda.

President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, has been meeting European officials at the sidelines of the EU-Western Balkans summit underway in Sofia, Bulgaria. In a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Thaci said he spoke of the need for strengthening bilateral ties and asked for Greece’s support for visa liberalisation and EU integration. In meeting Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, Thaci also asked for Italy’s support for Kosovo’s Euro-Atlantic integration. He also thanked Gentiloni for the support Italy has given to Kosovo in different stages.

Deputy Chair of Medvedja Municipal Assembly, Florim Sahiti told FoNet news agency that as it was the case last year, presidents of Albania and Kosovo, Ilir Meta and Hashim Thaci are invited to a cultural-sport event in the village of Tupale, near by Medvedja.

In addition to them, we have invited mayors of municipalities in Kosovo, e.g. Kamenica, Pristina and Kosovo Polje.

President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, said in an interview with Croatian daily paper Vecernji List that Kosovo’s European perspective will depend on the success of the dialogue for normalisation of relations with Serbia and that the time of conflicts is gone. However, Thaci said the issue of Kosovo status has been solved “once and for all” through the process led by President Martti Ahtisaari. “Kosovo is an independent country.