Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic says he is awaiting the reaction of the EU and those who said that Kosovo is a special case.

Dacic, who also serves as the first deputy PM, asked whether Presevo - a town and area in the southern part of central Serbia inhabited by ethnic Albanians - was now also "a special case."

"When it comes to Serbia, it's about special cases all the way," he remarked.

Dacic called on the EU to make "a concrete statement" on the topics that concern Serbia and the Serb people.

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."

The Serbian president spoke late on Tuesday after his meeting with high-ranking representatives of Romania, Bulgaria and Greece in Varna, Bulgaria, and added that these three countries are "very important" and that they discussed "the injustice that has been inflicted on Serbia."

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.

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.

“Kosovo is sui generis case,” she told Tanjug.

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.

“Instead of cynical and senseless phrases, I expect from the EU clarification of several issues to which Brussels does not provide responses, either because it does not have them or because it considers Serbia is not worth seeking any responses,” Marko Djuric said.

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.

The European Commission Spokesperson,  Maja Kociajncic, said that at the end of the discussions for Serbia’s membership at the European Union, Belgrade and Pristina should completely normalize their relations. This normalization should be described in a binding agreement between the parties.

“Recognition of Kosovo’s independence is not mentioned in our negotiating framework,” Kocijancic said.

By: Marcus Tanner

An enfeebled Angela Merkel means a weaker, less courageous Germany – which will not do any of the Balkan states hoping to join the EU any favours.

Like Britain’s Theresa May, Angela Merkel has come out of her general election looking a lot weaker than when she went in.

Weeks ago, the talk was only of how massive her new majority would be. Now, like Mrs May, she is back in office but not really in power.

“There are expectations that the new Kosovo Government would deliver concrete results when it comes to Belgrade-Pristina dialogue. Now, when Kosovo finally has a new government, we would like to see it implements those issues and decisions that can be only decided upon in Kosovo, stated chair of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee and rapporteur for Serbia, David McAllister, RTK2 reported.

By David McAllister, 20.09.2017

Serbia is well on its way towards fulfilling the EU membership criteria. Yes, more reforms are necessary, but as long as Serbia moves forward, steadily and consistently, we ought to acknowledge and support every step towards our united European future.