EU facilitator in the Belgrade-Priština dialogue Robert Cooper will meet with the representatives of the Kosovo Albanian institutions in Priština on Monday. Head of the Kosovo Albanian delegation in the dialogue with Belgrade Edita Tahiri confirmed she will meet with Cooper, who
Read More »French European Affairs Minister sayst that Serbia will certainly join EU
French European Affairs Minister Jean Leonetti says Serbia will certainly become a full-fledged member of the EU and that its membership is not questionable. Pointing out that Serbia has already made significant progress on its EU pathway, the French minister said that “much more effort needs to be made in …
Read More »PACE adopts resolution on Balkans political situation
Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) adopted late Thursday a resolution on the political situation in the Balkans. “The PACE urged all the countries of the region to work towards reconciliation and enhancement of dialogue”, head of the Serbian
Read More »EU facilitator and Serbian Minister for Kosovo agreed that dialogue most continue soon
Serbian Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanović said Friday he and EU facilitator Robert Cooper agreed that the dialogue needed to continue as soon as possible. He added and that an independent investigation into the incidents at the Jarinje administrative crossing was necessary.
Read More »Croatia did not back down from the draft law on the annulment of indictments issued in Serbia
The Croatian government in Zagreb on did not back down from the draft law on the annulment of indictments issued in Serbia. Jadranka Kosor’s cabinet even proposed a declaration alongside this regulation claiming that
Read More »Serbian President says the southeastern countries have no choice outside EU
Serbian President Boris Tadić has stated that “at this moment South-East European countries have no other choice but to continue with their EU integration”. Speaking in the town of Aranđelovac in central Serbia on Thursday, he noted that in that process, they have to at the same time rely on …
Read More »PACE meets to discuss Kosovo, Bosnia and Albania
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is meeting and will request an urgent investigation of the Jarinje incident. ‘Political Situation in the Balkans’ that will be discussed by PACE today expresses concern over the situation in the region and requests that an objective investigation
Read More »EU mediator Robert Cooper will visit Belgrade and Priština
European Union mediator Robert Cooper will visit Belgrade on Oct. 7 and Pristina on Oct. 10. He will attempt to convince the two sides of the benefits of continuing their dialogue, but he will also be prepared “to listen and engage” in talks about the checkpoints and the implementation of …
Read More »Hashim Thaci: North Kosovo not to get special status, autonomy
Kosovo PM Hashim Thaci said that the institutions in the country are about to set the supremacy of the law in North Kosovo, where the majority of the residents are ethnic Serbs, and to close the historical chapter of the clash between Kosovo and Serbia.
Read More »EP rapporteur for Serbia says that Kosovo issue should be resolved first
European Parliament Rapporteur for Serbia, Jelko Kacin, said on Monday that along with EU candidate status, Serbia should also get a date for the beginning of negotiations. He pointed out, however, that in order to make progress in the Euro-integration process, the country needed to resolve the issue of Kosovo.
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