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“Internal dialogue without Serbs from Kosovo makes no sense” (KIM Radio)

Internal dialogue on Kosovo without Serbs from Kosovo makes no sense, concluded participants at the roundtable organized by the Serb National Forum, representatives of different political parties and non-governmental organizations in Gracanica yesterday, KIM Radio reported.

EU membership is Serbia's top foreign policy goal, PM says (B92)

Membership in the EU is the most important foreign policy goal of Serbia, Serbia's PM Brnabic has told a visiting British official.

However, she added during her meeting in Belgrade with Permanent Undersecretary at the Foreign Office Simon McDonald, "it is equally important how we will implement reforms on the path to membership."

Brnabic: Government will take part in dialogue (European Western Balkans portal)

Serbian Prime Minister, Ana Brnabic stated today in Podgorica that the Serbian Government will take part in internal dialogue on Kosovo.

She made this remark while talking to the media representatives in Podgorica, adding her strongest impression is the dialogue on Kosovo has already started and this initiative of the President Vucic is very successful.

Slobodan Petrovic: All Serbia’s Kosovo politics are party-driven (Blic)

Depending on circumstances and momentum of the Serbian Government attitude towards Kosovo, Slobodan Petrovic, founder of the Autonomous Liberal Party (SLS) sometimes is depicted as a patriot and sometimes as a traitor, Blic daily reports today.

In any case, Petrovic was a politician who realized on time that concrete things for the Serb community could be done through Kosovo institutions.

At the last elections in Kosovo, Srpska Lista won 9 MP seats, while the only party who won 1 seat was SLS.

"War of humanitarian statuses": Government must decide on RSHC (Novosti, B92)

The Serbian government will soon discuss the Russian-Serbian Humanitarian Center (RSHC) and the status of its staff.

"It's really no longer either normal, nor do I understand why they (the US) are opposed to giving immunity to Russian humanitarian workers in the Nis Center," First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has told Vecernje Novosti.

Marko Djuric appointed as acting director of the Office for Kosovo (RTS)

The Government of Serbia has decided to reappoint Marko Djuric as Acting Director of the Government Office for Kosovo, in duration of three months, RTS reported quoting the Official Gazette.

At the same session held on 6th July 2017, the Serbian Government also appointed 3 Acting Deputy Directors and 4 acting director’s assistants for the same period of the three months.

Acting Deputy Directors are Zoran Jovic, Zeljko Jovic and Dusan Kozarev.

“Kosovo authorities clearly say they do not want to integrate us” (KIM Radio, Kontakt plus radio)

Non-governmental organization Activ from Mitrovica North organized yesterday a conference dedicated to difficult procedure and obstacles to obtain Kosovo citizenship, document that is a prerequisite to have Kosovo identification documents.

In a wider context this issue was identified as the main obstacle to integration, in particular northern part of Kosovo into Kosovo society.

Vucic denies he's "under huge US pressure because of Vulin"

Vecernje Novosti is reporting that Aleksandar Vucic is under tremendous pressure from the US not to have Aleksandar Vulin become Serbia's defense minister.

However, continues the Belgrade-based newspaper, the Serbian president and leader of the ruling SNS party is determined to entrust him with that duty.

"No hero"

Aleksandar Vucic on Tuesday denied that he was under pressure because of the decision to appoint Aleksandar Vulin as Serbia's new defense minister.

Đurić: Elections of fateful importance for the future of the Serbian people (Danas, N1)

In Kosovo on June 11 are scheduled elections of fateful importance for the Serbian people in Kosovo and only the Serbian list can guarantee that an army of Kosovo will not be formed, this was said at a press conference after a meeting of representatives of the Serbian List and Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić, writes Danas daily.

Serbia delivers non-paper to EU with four requests (Večernje Novosti)

Minister without Portfolio in charge of EU integration Jadranka Joksimović and Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Đurić met with ambassadors of EU member-states in Belgrade on Thursday. The ambassadors were informed about the current situation in the region, positions of Belgrade regarding the open threats and negative reactions towards Serbia as well as the concerns of the Serbian government that the EU and its members turn a blind eye on all that.