"Double standards triple our suffering" - Serbian President (TV Prva, B92)
Aleksandar Vucic says that the suffering of Serbia has been tripled because of the double standards employed by "those whose part our country wants to become."
Belgrade prepares a letter: EU to reconsider decision on Kosovo (Večernje Novosti)
Belgrade is preparing a letter which will be forwarded to 22 countries of the European Union after the Catalonia case.
Belgrade will invite 22 EU member states to reconsider the decision to recognize Kosovo's unilaterally declared independence, as Catalonia is an obvious example of their mistake, Večernje Novosti writes today.
EU: It is not about double standards, Kosovo is “unique” (Tanjug, RTS)
The EU spokesperson, Maja Kocijancic, rejected allegations that different standards apply to Spain and Catalonia than those applied to Serbia, in case of Kosovo, adding that the international law is universal and the EU fully respects it, Tanjug news agency reported.
Djuric: Are there different rules for Serbia in everything (RTS)
Statement from Brussels about Kosovo as “a sui generis case” are in frontal clashes with simple logic and truths, and insulting to the Serbian people, Serbian Government Office for Kosovo Director Marko Djuric said to RTS.
Catalonia Won’t Get Much Help From the Balkans (Balkan Insight)
By Marcus Tanner
A number of Balkan states may have been rebellious provinces within recent memory – but don’t expect them to stick up for anyone else’s fight for self-determination.
The EU has been taken widely to task for its silence over the violence in Catalonia.
Serbia Accuses World of Double Standards Over Catalonia and Kosovo (U.S. News)
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia' foreign minister accused world powers on Tuesday of using double standards by refusing to accept the Catalan independence referendum while largely welcoming a separate Kosovo.
Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008 - an announcement accepted by Washington and most EU states but rejected by Belgrade and its allies.
Almost a decade later on Sunday, voters in Catalonia backed independence from Spain in a referendum declared unconstitutional b
Dačić: Hypocrites, they supported Kosovo because they wanted a weak Serbia - they will not succeed (RTS)
In the case of Kosovo was told that "unilateral moves are possible, and then you will depend on the affection of great powers" - there is no international law, this is the policy of force, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić told RTS.
Reactions of the EU and the member states to the referendum in Catalonia are unanimous - they are for the constitutional unity of Spain, as French President Emanuel Macron said. The EC spokesman points out that Kosovo and Catalonia cannot be compared, reports RTS.
Serbia to address a letter to EC due to the statement on Catalonia-Kosovo (B92)
The president and the government of Serbia will address the European Commission (EC) in a letter, looking for answers to a range of questions.
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić announced this late on Monday.
There is no alibi for snatching the territory (Večernje Novosti)
Tough to defend ‘rhetorical mimicry’ and an attempt to cover up EU's participation in the Kosovo's secession by double standards - this is how experts of international law and analysts estimate the EC's view that the Catalan case cannot be compared to Kosovo, since Serbia, unlike Spain, is not a member EU, writes daily Večernje Novosti.
Urgent consultations convened due to the EC announcement on Kosovo and Catalonia (Večernje Novosti, Blic, B92, Tanjug)
After the Catalan referendum and the European Commission's position that this referendum is illegal, it is probably clear how difficult it is to safeguard the independence of Serbia, says President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić, daily Večernje Novosti writes.