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Is Presevo now special case too, asks Serbian FM (BETA, Tanjug, Prva TV, B92)

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. European Commission spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic previously said that Kosovo, "as confirmed

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Weakened Merkel is Bad News For the Balkans (Balkan Insight)

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. In some ways, she did worse than Mrs May, who at least polled a respectable 43 per cent of the national vote.

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“We expect from new Kosovo Government concrete results” (RTK2)

“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.

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