Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini today in Strasbourg signed the Stabilization/Association Agreement (SAA) between Kosovo and the EU. Mustafa, after signing the accord said that this is one of the most important days for Kosovo. “Today, my country officially entered into contractual relations with the European Union. This agreement confirms Kosovo’s path towards the EU.

Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, met in New York the European Union’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and spoke about Kosovo’s European integration process. PM Mustafa briefed EUHR Mogherini of the progress in Kosovo and the government’s commitment to continue reforms. He also called on the EU to sign with Kosovo the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) as soon as possible and pave way for the visa liberalization process. “We are convinced that we meet all the technical conditions and only a political decision remains to be taken,” said Mustafa.

A new round of Belgrade-Pristina talks will be held under the auspices of EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini in Brussels on Tuesday.

The talks will be launched in the evening hours, and the delegations will be headed by Prime Ministers of Serbia and Kosovo, Aleksandar Vucic and Isa Mustafa respectively.

The officials will table progress made in the implementation of the agreements reached to date and exchange opinion about further normalization of relations, reads a statement issued by Mogherini's office.

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said in Belgrade on Friday that the organization she represents "sees Serbia's European future."

She stated that she was "ready for the first negotiating chapters to be opened this year."

"And my main message here is not only that Serbia is firmly on the path towards the European Union, but also that the Union is ready for the opening of negotiating chapters this year. It is of mutual importance," she during a joint news conference with Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini dismissed claims that the EU "is turning a blind eye" to Serbia's internal reforms, all because of Belgrade's readiness to resolve the Kosovo issue.

Economic, social and political reforms have to be achieved and implemented without any delay. So, there is no turning a blind eye, Mogherini said in an interview for Belgrade-based daily Danas.

The EU official arrived Friday in Belgrade, where she first met with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic.

Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Hashim Thaci, on Thursday met with European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini. Thaci and Mogherini discussed Kosovo’s progress on the European Union journey. “We discussed the need to continue with the Pristina – Belgrade dialogue and implementation of the agreements reached so far, the establishment of the special court and Kosovo’s success in organizing the Conference of the Western Balkans,” Thaci wrote on his Facebook page.

High Representative of the European Union, Federica Mogherini on Thursday will be in Pristina and on Friday in Belgrade. She will encourage dialogue between the two sides in a meeting with the heads of government of Serbia and Kosovo, and see how to overcome the stalemate over the statute of the Association/Community of Serbian municipalities.

“Status quo concerning the Brussels Agreement postpones the opening of the first negotiating chapters in the accession negotiations between Serbia and the EU. I believe that the visit to Belgrade and Pristina will contribute to faster solving of the existing problems. I do not believe that Federica Mogerini have a concrete answer to the question that mostly interest our public - when the negotiations will be opened,” said Sena Maric, a researcher of the Centre for European Policy, concerning the announced Mogherini’s visit to Belgrade. 

Kosovo Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, said in the Assembly today that in his recent meeting with the European Union High Representative, Federica Mogherini, he raised a number of issues that have to be included in dialogue with Serbia. Mustafa said that talks should include the freedom of movement in the northern part of Kosovo, the implementation of agreements reached in Brussels, the dissolution of illegal and parallel structures in the north, the energy, vehicle insurances, the telephone code, the border demarcation and the issue of missing persons.

Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa, has described the agreement reached yesterday in Brussels between Pristina and Belgrade, as very important. “Today in the morning we concluded a very important agreement, which ensures the functioning of the judiciary in the entire territory of Kosovo. I thank the EU High Representative, Ms. Federica Mogherini and members of the delegation, Deputy Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, Minister of Justice Hajredin Kuci, Minister Edita Tahiri, Minister of European Integration Bekim Collaku, Mr. Blerim Shala and Mr.