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Belgrade-Pristina dialogue one of topics (Vecernje Novosti)

Relations in the region and continuation of the European integrations would be the main topics at the working dinner of the Western Balkans heads of governments, organized by EU High Representative for Foreign Policy, Federica Mogherini in Brussels this evening, Vecernje Novosti writes today. Serbian Prime Minister, Ana Brnabic would take part at this informal gathering where bilateral meetings are also planned. Belgrade-Pristina dialogue would be one of the topics.

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Peoples Party: Negotiation process with EU slow (FoNet, Danas)

Peoples Party, headed by Vuk Jeremic, said the negotiation process with the EU is rather slow, despite concessions made in negotiations with Kosovo, Serbian media reported. The European integrations are slow because of corruption and catastrophic situation in the judiciary, which has been confirmed by the statements of the highest EU officials on Monday, the party further said.

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"Russia sanctions, Kosovo recognition would make us champs" (B92, RTS)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is in Paris this Tuesday for the climate change summit.

Speaking for RTS, he commented on Monday's opening of two new two chapters in Serbia's EU membership negotiations.

Vucic sees participation in the summit as an opportunity to meet with the French president who is at the moment one of the two most important political figures in Europe and is influential in the world.

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Albin Kurti trump card of great powers? (Vecernje Novosti)

The rhetoric used by Self-determination MP, Albin Kurti on the unification of Kosovo and Albania, although not new has specific significance at this moment not only because of the movement’s ascent, but also of the splice of great powers’ interests, whose trump card he could be, Serbian daily Vecenje Novosti writes today.    According to Stevan Gajic, from the Institute of European Studies, there are indicators that an idea of Kosovo division is no longer that much repellent to the USA, striving that solution to the conflict in Syria is its “parcelling”.

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Hahn: Serbia progressing, to focus on rule of law and dialogue (Tanjug, Dnevnik)

EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn welcomed last night opening of the new chapters in Serbia’s EU accession negotiations, and highlighted that Serbia in the future must focus on the rule of law and normalization of relations with Pristina, Serbian media reported. He assessed the opening of chapters as an indicator of a Serbia’s serious commitment and its realistic and firm European perspective, Serbian media reported further. When it comes to the rule of law and the normalization of relations with Pristina, Hahn noted there was some work this

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 Kosovo without UNMIK acronym during CEFTA presiding (RFE)

Next year Kosovo is expected to chair the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA). Kosovo’s Minister for Trade and Industry, Bajram Hasani, told Radio Free Europe that Kosovo will be presiding only under the name Kosovo, without UNMIK acronym. He added that representatives of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo will not be participating at CEFTA meetings either.

A few weeks ago official Pristina threatened that it would leave CEFTA if presented as UNMIK.

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Ex FM recalls dramatic moments around UN Kosovo resolution (BETA, B92)

Vuk Jeremic says that he still believes that a decision made in 2010 to change Serbia's draft UN General Assembly resolution on Kosovo was "completely wrong." "I was informed from Belgrade that it was decided to change the resolution the evening before the vote, where I had secured a majority for our original text.

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