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Viets: Government should be stable, many challenges await Kosovo (Zeri)

The German Ambassador in Kosovo, Angelika Viets, says that internationals do not want to get involved on creation of the new government.

She says however that they only want to remind Kosovo politicians to resolve this matter with great responsibility, being that Kosovo has major problems, which are at the same time major challenges.

Mogherini: Membership to EU would come with reforms and normalization of relations with Kosovo (European Western Balkans Portal)

The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini in an interview to the European Western Balkans Portal spoke about the topics such as “Berlin Process,” new phase in a dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, Bosnia and Hercegovina application for the EU membership and important reforms in the Western Balkans.

Vucic: I hope for rational solution, if not this defeat we would carry on our shoulders (Happy TV, Tanjug, Novosti)

Tanjug agency and Novosti daily reported on statements Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic made during an interview to Happy TV station, and related to the possible Kosovo solution.

Vucic expressed hope that Serbia would have enough strength to put things on a rational level and if it does not happen, Serbia would carry this defeat on its shoulders.

Thaçi's lie about historic agreement with Belgrade (Blic)

President of Kosovo Hashim Thaçi, said that the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina will soon be completed, with the historic agreement of the two sides. Thaçi announced this after returning from Brussels where he had a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić with the mediation of Federica Mogherini, head of European diplomacy.

For daily Blic at the top of the government deny this.

- Nothing is agreed - the source of Blic from the top of the government is explicit.

Lunacek: Implementation of agreements, priority of the new phase of dialogue (RTK)

The European Parliament Vice-President and Rapporteur for Kosovo, Urlike Lunacek, said that implementation of the reached agreements should be priority of the new phase of the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, in order to reach complete normalization of the relations. “We should still wait and see the results of the renewed dialogue. Complete implementation should be priority, being that both parties already gave their consent for the agreements such as energy and freedom of movement.

Lunacek: Implementation of the agreed is the priority (media)

European Parliament vice-president and rapporteur for Kosovo Ulrike Lunacek says that the priority of the new phase of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina should be the implementation of already reached agreements, with the goal of normalizing relations, reports Radio Television of Serbia (RTS).

Hahn: Western Balkan EU Prospects Unquestionable (CorD)

European Commissioner For Regional Policy & Enlargement Johannes Hahn told CorD that the pace of negotiations depends on the progress countries make in implementing the necessary reforms.

-Quality goes before speed, but I always say that it is good to be ambitious. The Berlin Process serves to drive that reform programme forward, always with a view to strengthening each country’s preparations to meet their European Integration ambitions, said Hahn to CorD Magazine, published monthly in Belgrade.

Joksimović: Brussels eyes on the Balkans (RTS, TV Most)

There is a clear awareness that Serbia is crucial for the progress of the entire region, says Director of the Center for Foreign Policy Aleksandra Joksimović, pointing out that Aleksandar Vučić at a good moment has asked Federica Mogherini to speed up the country's Eurointegration, reported Radio Television of Serbia (RTS).

Joksimović believes that the absence of a European perspective in the Western Balkans can cause crises.