Donald Trump's administration does not have much time for the Balkans.

Chiefs of five administrative districts in Kosovo and Metohija, met in Mitrovica North to discuss political and security situation, and expressed concerns over manners in which Pristina’s radical moves affect social environment and everyday life of the Serbian people, Tanjug news agency reported. In a press statement sent to Tanjug, chiefs of districts noted that political unity of the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija at this moment is the strongest response to a series of Pristina’s provocations, adding it is necessary to prevent attempts to affect the willingness and capacity of the Se

Republic of Serbia in no way must give up on the fight for Trepca mining complex, which from international law aspect is property of Serbia, International Law Professor, Bojan Milisavljevic told Tanjug news agency, adding that Kosovo is not internationally recognized subject, since it is neither a member of the UN nor of UN specialized agencies. He also noted from the legal aspect, recently adopted Trepca statute must be treated as null and void, since it runs contrary to all international standards that guarantee the right to property.

Deputy Assistant US Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia, Matthew Palmer met with outgoing Kosovo Minister for Communities and Returns Dalibor Jevtic in Washington, BETA news agency reported. Palmer said Pristina’s decision on tariffs on goods from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina must be suspended in order to open a way to the dialogue. As the press announcement from Jevtic’s cabinet noted, Palmer said it is an official US position.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said no solution for Kosovo and Metohija will exist unless a majority of people accept it. Vucic added that at the moment there is no talk about any solutions, because there is no conversation, B92 reports. "I've said that a hundred times. I will not play like they did in Macedonia with consultative referendums where the people said they were against, yet pass that in the Assembly.

Serbian Minister of Mines and Energy Aleksandar Antic said that Serbia would not allow the seizure of its property, which is precisely what the Pristina authorities were trying to achieve with their decisions, Radio KIM reported. “There is no doubt that Serbia is majority owner of Trepca and it is a fact that everyone in the world has to respect, so any talks about Trepca cannot be conducted without the participation of the Government of the Republic of Serbia,” Antic said, adding "as it was the case until now, Serbia would continue to take care of the Serbs working for Trepca, and about work

The Serbian Commission Investigating Murders of Journalists on Monday urged the Specialist Chambers for crimes committed by the so-called KLA to be investigated. The killing and kidnapping of journalists in Kosovo in the period from 1998 to 2000, the period that encompasses the mandate of the Specialist Chambers for KLA crimes must be the topic of the investigation of the Specialist Prosecutor's Office and prosecuted at the Specialist Chambers. This is the case because these 14 unresolved cases of kidnappings and murders represent the largest number crimes carried out with impunity, targetin

It is still uncertain whether the United Nations Security Council session on February 7 will discuss Kosovo. The US, the UK, Germany, and Poland, have been fiercely opposing the intention to put the regular quarterly report of the UN Secretary-General on Kosovo on the agenda of the session, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Monday. Dacic told a news conference that for the first time the agenda has not been adopted at the UN Security Council, which is proposed every month by the president of the body - which, he said, is not serious behavior for an organization like the UN. He ex

Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic said that a lasting solution in Belgrade-Pristina dialogue should be reached as soon as possible, since a change in the international relations might occur, BETA news agency reports. “It is necessary to speed up the dialogue, reach a lasting solution, do not waste time, and for the Serbian interests it would be good to end this process as soon as possible, since international relations might change, Dacic said during the news conference with Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. He also noted the President Trump’s administration was the firs

Behgjet Pacolli reportedly has made an open death threat directed at Serbian First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, Tanjug news agency reports citing a report in the Belgrade-based tabloid Kurir, which said the incident happened during an informal EU ministerial meeting in Bucharest, Romania, over the weekend. According to this media report, Pacolli, who serves as Foreign Minister in the Pristina government, spoke "without restraint, and in Serbian," when he addressed Dacic to say: "If there should be an assassination, you should know it's us Albanians." Dacic commented on this la