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Foreign affairs MEPs assess Serbia and Kosovo reform efforts in 2015 (European Parliament)

The start of EU accession negotiations with Serbia and the progress made in normalizing relations between Serbia and Kosovo was welcomed by Foreign Affairs Committee MEPs in two resolutions passed on Thursday. They also stressed that these relations would be strengthened if all EU member states were to recognize Kosovo.

Civil society activists call for early elections (Koha)

In an open letter, a group of civil society activists urged the people of Kosovo to support early elections as the only way to resolve the current political stalemate. “We live in days of mistrust in the country’s institutions, of doubts in the power of the citizen and in the possibility for social change. Therefore, we support calls for early parliamentary elections,” the letter signed by eleven civil society figures reads.

Serbian elections, challenge for Kosovo (RTK)

The government of Kosovo has not yet taken a stance on whether it will allow Serbian parliamentary elections to be held in the predominantly-Serb municipalities. Deputy Minister of the Local Government and Administration Bajram Gecaj told Radio Kosova that the government of Kosovo has not yet discussed Serbian elections in Kosovo. Meanwhile, political analysts say Kosovo institutions should treat the subject with caution.

Brussels making concessions for Pristina again (Blic)

EU representatives will try to convince Belgrade officials to accept the decision of the Kosovo Constitutional Court on Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities today in Brussels, learned Blic. Today’s meeting, mediated by the EU High Representative Federica Mogherini, will be attended by the Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa.