Continuation of political negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina was announced for 25 August and talks could be completed by signing four new agreements, claim the EU sources. As stated, the prime ministers of Serbia and Kosovo, Aleksandar Vucic and Isa Mustafa should sign agreements on energy, telecommunications, Community/ Association of Serbian municipalities (ZSO) and the document related to the principle of normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina (it is still unknown whether it will be second Brussels agreement).

There is no serious dialogue on the establishment of the Community / Association of Serb municipalities (ZSO) between Serbs and Albanians in the Kosovo government, and Kosovo Albanians do not have a united position which competencies the ZSO should have, said Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Branimir Stojanovic. “If there would be a serious dialogue, maybe agreements in Brussels would be reached faster.

In case Pristina do not agree to the proposed text on the Community / Association of the Serb municipalities (ZSO), on the next round of Brussels talks, the representatives of the Serbs in Kosovo institutions could consider the option of “freezing” participation in the Assembly and Government. Minister of Local Government Administration Ljubomir Maric said that such a move would be logical, because representatives of the Serbian List will not participate in the Government which doesn’t want to form ZSO (which was the main reason for joining the Kosovo government).

In regards to the today’s talks which are held in the Brussels and agreements that should be signed, political analysts believe that the time has come for concrete decisions on specific topics that are of importance for both Serbs and Albanians. Nexhmedin Spahiu, a political analyst, said that although there has been a compromise, implementation has been very slow. "The dialogue, or compromise, considers loosening in attitudes, but I must say that time is precious. The implementation of what was agreed is minor and the dynamics of the implementation is very slow.

Director of the Office of Media Relations, Milivoje Mihajlovic told RTS that Pristina should not delay the formation of the Community/Association of Serbian municipalities. He adds that only the essential solution could lead to peace. "The community was supposed to be formed before the local election, then before the parliamentary elections ... All the time Pristina has managed to delay it.

Minister of Local Government Administration in Kosovo Ljubomir Maric announced that businessmen from Serbia and others who will invest in Kosovo and Metohija will be offered a sustainable development strategy. Maric said that the strategy will contain the details of the potentials for investment in 10 municipalities.

Interview: Ambassador of Great Britain in Belgrade, Denis Keefe Brussels agreement is not implemented at a pace that was expected. Who do you think is to be blamed for it, Belgrade or Pristina?  It is an agreement between Belgrade and Pristina, mediated by the EU, and both Belgrade and Pristina have a responsibility for implementation of the agreement and for achieving results.

Harmonization of the legal framework in Kosovo with the Brussels agreement remains the main prerequisite for establishment of the community of Serb municipalities (ZSO), Ljubomir Maric, the coordinator of the steering team for the ZSO establishment and Kosovo Minister of Administration and Local Self-Government, said late Tuesday. After a meeting with officials of the European External Action Service, Maric pointed out that he has filed a report at the invitation of the EU on what has been done in terms of ZSO since the steering team was formed in 2013. "Harmonization of the legal framework

The long awaited technical negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina about the Association /Community of Serbian municipalities (ZSO) in Kosovo and Metohija should begin in Brussels today, with the discussions on the draft of the ZSO. In Belgrade's negotiating team, led by head of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric will be, among others, the mayor of Gracanica, Vladeta Kostic, while Pristina's negotiators should be led by a minister without portfolio Edita Tahiri.

German Ambassador to Serbia, Heinz Wilhelm said that Germany has no new conditions for the opening of chapters in Serbia's EU accession negotiations, but added that more needs to be done on the implementation of the Brussels agreement. The Brussels agreement is crucial for the opening of Chapter 35 and that Germany insists on opening of this chapter among first, Wilhelm said for Radio and Television of Vojvodina. We believe that Chapter 35 on Kosovo needs to be one of the first chapters to be opened together with chapters 21 and 23.