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Appeal filed with CAS over UEFA decision to admit Kosovo (Tanjug)

The Football Association of Serbia (FSS) has filed an appeal with the Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over a decision by the European football's governing body UEFA to admit the Football Association of Kosovo as its member despite the fact that it does not meet the requirements set out in the UEFA statute.

No establishment of the Association if Serbia does not implement the agreements (RTKlive)

Kosovo’s Minister for Dialogue, Edita Tahiri, said that there will be no progress on the establishment of the Association/Community of the Serb-majority Municipalities if the agreements with Serbia on telecom and energy are not implemented. “We have a blockade from Serbia or a disrespecting of the agreements on the issues of Kosovo’s dial code and the independence for the energy transmission system,” said Tahiri for Ora News.

Kosovo at OSCE conference, Serbia and Spain annul their participation (Lajmi.net)

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), is organizing a two-day conference with focus on the development of prospects for economic cooperation in the fields of transport, infrastructures, trade, energy and digital connectivity, as well as the role of the private sector in boosting the economic growth.

"Demarcation talk absurd, there's no border with Kosovo" (B92)

It is "absurd and nonsensical" to talk about a demarcation between Serbia and Kosovo considering there is no border, "nor will there ever be one for us."

Marko Đurić , director of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo and Metohija, said this in an interview for B92 TV on Tuesday, and added that as far as Belgrade is concerned, "there can only possibly be conversations that help people circulate and not wait in lines."

Rašković Ivić: EU treats Kosovo as a state, and Serbs as national minority (Blic)

The Chairperson of the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS), Sanda Rašković Ivić, reflected today on the visit of the EU Commissioner for European Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, to Pristina and said that her party argues for years that the Serbian authorities are participating in the process of the territorial disintegration of Serbia, which is, according to her, designed and implemented by the US and EU. She requested once more a referendum on further continuation of Euro-integration.

Pristina wants to prevent creation of the A/CSM (RTS)

The director of the Radio Belgrade, Milivoje Mihajlovic, said to RTS that statement of the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, that Pristina would reconsider a framework of the dialogue with Belgrade because Serbia is hindering the process of Kosovo’s membership in various international organizations, presents yet another trick aimed at prevention of the creation of the Association/Community of Serb-majority Municipalities (A/CSM).

Serbs who fled in 1999 were deported to Kosovo (Politika)  

During the last month, 423 citizens who didn’t have a right to asylum in Germany were deported to Serbia. The number of the people encompassed by the agreement on readmission is not increased as compared to the recent years, said Ivan Gerginov, Serbian Deputy Commissioner for refugees and migration. Though Germany announced deportation of the tens of thousands Serbian citizens from Kosovo, i.e. Albanians who massively fled from Kosovo to Western European countries in 2015, this didn’t happen. “Germany is sending Albanians directly to Pristina.

"Serbia must recognize Kosovo to join EU" - EP official (B92, Tanjug, Politika, Danas)

Ulrike Lunacek has said that she is "not an enemy of Serbia" and that she is "certain Serbia will not join the EU without recognizing Kosovo."

Speaking in Belgrade on Thursday, the European Parliament (EP) vice-president and rapporteur for Kosovo added this was true "not because she claims it, but because of the experience that the EU has with Cyprus."

Lunacek: Kosovo and Serbia to implement agreements (RTK/Zeri)

European Parliament Vice President and Rapporteur for Kosovo, Ulrike Lunacek, told the European Western Balkans web portal that the future of Kosovo and Serbia is closely intertwined and that Kosovo’s European fate strongly correlates with Serbia’s advancement and vice-versa. She said the green light for visa liberalization for the citizens of Kosovo creates a very good momentum and has to be utilized.