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Macedonia Deal Heightens Pressure on Serbia, Kosovo – Experts (Balkan Insight)

Balkan watchers say Serbia and Kosovo will be under more pressure to resolve their dispute now that Greece and Macedonia have terminated their own decades-long disagreement.

Diplomatic and Balkan experts say the announced solution to the Macedonia-Greece "name" dispute will add to the pressure on the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo to finally solve their own dispute over the former Serbian province's status and future.

FM Dacic says Serbia is aware of Pristina's "secret list" (TV Prva, Telegraf, B92)

Ivica Dacic says Serbia is aware of Pristina's secret document - a list of countries to be pressed to change their (negative) stance on Kosovo's independence.

Also, Pristina plans to exert pressure on these countries in order to gain membership in certain international organizations, and there is in addtion a list of countries in charge of applying that pressure.

Lawsuits against NATO countries to be filed in fall (BETA, B92)

The first lawsuits are expected to be filed in the fall by Serbian citizens suffering from cancer.

They will sue NATO countries because of the use of depleted uranium during the 1999 bombing of Serbia.

This was announced on Monday President of the Association of Citizens "Depleted Uranium" Sveto Nogo. The lawsuits will be filed individually, he explained.

Kosovo problem should be solved quickly - German ambassador (B92)

Before to joining the EU, Serbia must solve the problem with Kosovo, and a quick solution would be good for everyone.

That is what the ambassador of Germany to Serbia, Axel Dittmann, told Filip Cukanovic and b92.net on Monday in Belgrade.

Dittmann also spoke about the construction of the new German embassy in Belgrade, Germany's defeat in the first game they played at the World Cup in Russia - and revealed when Serbia might be close to joining the EU...

Vulin, Ljajic on delineation, division of Kosovo (Tanjug, Blic, B92)

Serbian Defense Minister, Aleksandar Vulin said he thinks that delineation with Kosovo and Metohija is the best solution, adding that this is his personal stance, Tanjug news agency reported.

Vulin is also convinced such solution would prevent creation of “Great Albania” which he as a minister and politician sees as a greatest danger for the region.

“The “Great Albania” has to be stopped in Kosovo. Its spreading must be stopped there, also the process of destabilization of the region must stop there. Otherwise is not possible,” Vulin told Tanjug.

About 60 foreign services are active in Serbia, says expert (Tanjug, B92)

Serbia is targeted by intelligence services of some 60 countries, which plan subversive acts, fake news, and disturbance of the public.

This is according to professor Milan Mijalkovski, former dean at the Faculty of Security, who told the daily Politika that "everything that is happening in Serbia can also be observed through some internal reason, but should be brought into context of foreign factors' interests."

Slovak Defense Minister Gajdos reiterates firm stance on Kosovo (Serbian Government, B92)

First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic on Friday spoke with Slovak Defense Minister Peter Gajdos.

According to the Serbian government, Dacic and Gajdos "assessed that bilateral relations of the two countries are traditionally good and friendly."

The officials "expressed mutual satisfaction with the intense and continuous political dialogue at all levels, and expressed interest in further deepening all aspects of bilateral, especially military cooperation."

Serbian Government Launches NATO Bombing Probe (Balkan Insight)

Serbia’s health and environment ministries agreed to begin a state-sponsored investigation of the alleged effects on public health caused by the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999.

Serbian Health Minister Zlatibor Loncar and Environment Minister Goran Trivan signed an agreement on Tuesday to start the state-sponsored investigation of alleged damage caused by the NATO air campaign.

CEAS: Current format of dialogue in stalemate, division of Kosovo is solution (Tanjug, Radio kontakt plus)

The current format of dialogue on normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina, under EU auspices is facing a complete stalemate, Centre for Euro-Atlantic Studies (CEAS) assessed and proposed as a possible solution the talks on correction of administrative line, that would go along the current boundaries of the four municipalities in the north of Kosovo, Serbian media reported.

CEAS in its study assessed that stalemate in a dialogue causes a series of political and security challenges for Serbia and Kosovo, but also for the EU and NATO.