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Serbia can’t join the European Union (EU) unless it solves Kosovo issue, but same goes for Kosovo as it can’t join EU unless all EU member states recognize Kosovo’s independence.
Read More »Kurti says Kosovo should unite with Albania
Kosovo authorities should launch Kosovo-Albania unification talks instead of negotiating with Belgrade, Self-Determination leader Albin Kurti said on Wednesday.
Read More »Kosovo religious, cultural heritage to be protected
EU Special Representative in Kosovo Pieter Feith stated that the protection, preservation and promotion of religious and cultural heritage is essential.
Read More »Hague Tribunal denies Haradinaj release
A request by Ramush Haradinaj, the former Prime Minister of Kosovo, to be provisionally released ahead of his retrial at The Hague has been denied.
Read More »Kosovo ready for talks with Serbia, excluding status and division
Kosovo officials say they are ready for talks with Serbia, but vowed not to discuss Kosovo’s status. Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister Hajredin Kuci said on Monday (September 13th) that parliament must
Read More »Montenegro, EU sign agreement on classified information
Montenegro and the EU signed an agreement Monday (September 13th) on security procedures for exchanging classified information, the foreign ministry announced. After the ceremony involving Montenegro’s Aleksandar Andrija Pejovic and the EU’s Robert Cooper, the officials noted that the exchange of classified information on common foreign, security and defence policy …
Read More »EU to ask EC to assess Serbia’s accession application
The EU General Affairs Council is likely to verify Serbia’s EU membership application and ask the European Commission (EC) to begin its assessment in October, Belgian Foreign Minister Steven Vanackere said after an EU
Read More »EC says Albania, BiH closer to visa liberalisation
The European Commission (EC) believes that Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) have made considerable progress regarding the EU visa liberalisation process. EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmstrom said on Monday (September 13th) that the EC has evaluated a report by experts who visited Tirana and Sarajevo in July. …
Read More »Serbian Minister for Kosovo: Belgrade is ready to begin dialogue with Priština
Belgrade is fully ready to begin dialogue with Priština, Serbian Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanović stated. Serbia would “modify its negotiation approach depending on the format of the talks,” Bogdanović told
Read More »EU: Bulgaria and Romania need urgent reforms
Bulgaria and Romania’s efforts in combating corruption and organized crime are insufficient and need to be urgently stepped up, EU foreign affairs ministers have stated. The EU ministers, meeting in
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