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EU "reiterates urgency" of Pristina revoking trade barriers (Tanjug, B92)

Eu foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini met on Tuesday in Brussels with the delegation for dialogue appointed by the Kosovo Assembly on December 15.

"The meeting was an opportunity for an exchange with the Kosovo representatives on the (Belgrade-Pristina) dialogue," the EU announced, adding that in this context, Mogherini "reiterated the urgency to revoke the customs tariffs (taxes on goods from central Serbia), announced by the Kosovo government at the end of last year."

Vucic and Thaci from New York straight to Brussels (B92, Tanjug)

Vucic and Thaci from New York, where they spoke at a session of the UN Security Council on Kosovo, will departure to Brussels, reports portal B92 this morning.

German Ambassador to Serbia Thomas Schieb expects the dialogue to get a new impetus.

"Both of them (on Tuesday) are going to Brussels, I hope that the process will get some kind of incentive again," Schieb told said at a meeting of the Association of Corporate Directors of Serbia.

Mogherini critical about tariffs and transformation of KSF (RTS, Tanjug)

During the meeting of EU leaders in Brussels, Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and EU High Representative Federica Mogherini talked about problems in the Belgrade - Pristina dialogue, tariffs on Serbian goods posed by Pristina's authorities and the transformation of the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF) and of which they said were not welcomed, learns Belgrade based news agency Tanjug in the Council.

Reaction of Abbott Sava Janjic to the ''Belgrade's glorious plan'' on protection of the shrines in Kosovo (FB)

Abbott Sava Janjic today on FB reacted to the Belgrade's plan for the protection of sacred sites in Kosovo saying that there is nothing new in this plan.

Janjic wrote that ''Belgrade's glorious plan on protection of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) holy shrines in KiM, published today in the media, is nothing new, but a repetition of what Kostunica's government with the SOC in 2007 agreed with Albanians and Ahtisaari, and which already is included in Kosovo law on protected zones.''

Kocijancic: An asterix next to Kosovo in all EU documents (RTS, Tanjug)

EU Spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic says that the policy of Brussels has not changed and that the asterix, which denotes status neutrality is used in all official documents referring to Kosovo.

"Our policy on this matter has not changed," Kocijancic told Belgrade-based news agency Tanjug.

Vucic-Thaci meeting in September uncertain (RTS, Tanjug)

EU High Representative Federica Mogherini announced on Friday that another meeting of the presidents, Aleksandar Vucic and Hashim Thaci during the Brussels dialogue will be held in September, prior to the start of the ministerial week of the UN Security Council in New York. However, diplomatic sources of Tanjug in the EU say it is uncertain whether there will the meeting, reports Radio Television of Serbia (RTS).

Diplomatic sources state that the problem can be a timeframe, but also a justification for the meeting.

Vucic: "Merkel already did delimitation between us – by separating the whole of Kosovo from Serbia" (Serbian media)

Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday that "the whole western world, with exceptions, considers Kosovo as a whole, sovereign, and indivisible territory," Serbian media reports today.

This was the Serbian president's reaction to German Chancellor Angela Merkel saying a day earlier she was "against changing borders in the Balkans."

"She already did delimitation between us -  by separating the whole of Kosovo from Serbia," Vucic said, and the concept of "delimitation" with the Albanians that he has been advocating for recently.

Serbia, Kosovo Presidents to meet Mogherini on July 18 (Serbian media)

The Presidents of Serbia and Kosovo will meet with European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini in Brussels on July 18, European Commission spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic tweeted on Thursday.

A statement on the European External Action Service web site said Mogherini would meet with Presidents Aleksandar Vucic and Hashim Thaçi as part of the EU-facilitated dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, reports Serbian media.

"I'm off to somewhere - let Pacolli try to figure out where" (RTS, B92)

Pristina should stop provoking the Serb people and Serbia, as Albanians in Kosovo are no longer in a position to threaten anyone, says Ivica Dacic.

The Serbian foreign minister and first deputy PM told RTS on Wednesday that yesterday's arrest of five Serbs in Kosovo was a hostile act that does not contribute creating a positive atmosphere for dialogue.