Serbia

After Banjska – OpEd

Milan Radoicic’s botched raid against Kosovo was a colossal blunder. Images of a Serbian gunman holding a gun on a Serbian Orthodox monk and Radoicic himself at the monastery he ran to after his people were routed by Kosovo’s police did nothing to help Belgrade and local Serbs explain why …

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The EU Cannot Give Up on Serbia and Kosovo

The more incidents of violence occur, the less likely Belgrade and Pristina are to compromise. Brussels should increase pressure on both parties to conclude an agreement. Until four days ago, Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vučić was in a comfortable position. In the eyes of the EU and U.S. negotiators involved in …

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Danijel Server: American officials are turning a blind eye to Belgrade’s malfeasance, that will have consequences

Serbia’s efforts to destabilize Kosovo in order not to take control of its majority Serbian north should be obvious to everyone today, Daniel Server, a professor at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University in Washington, points out to peacefare.net . The server reminds that last year …

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“As you sow, so you reap”: Danas interlocutors on the intention to turn Radoičić’s villa into a police station

The first consequence of the incident in the village of Banjska, which left four victims, could be the confiscation of the villa on Lake Gazivode, which, according to the authorities in Pristina, is owned by Milan Radoičić, the former vice-president of the Serbian List. As Dželjalj Svečlja, the Minister of …

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US Welcomes Serbia’s Announced Withdrawal Of Troops From Kosovo Border

The United States has welcomed an announcement by the commander of the Serbian Army that some troops have been withdrawn from the border with Kosovo, but Washington is still concerned about tensions in northern Kosovo, a State Department spokesman said. “We will be looking for further confirmation. But if true, …

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Albanian PM steps up EU criticism, intensifies calls for action on Serbia

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has joined in criticism of EU Envoy for Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, Miroslav Lajcak and Chief Diplomat Josep Borrell, calling on the EU Commission to act regarding the murder of a Kosovo policeman and the day of mourning called by Belgrade after the death of terrorist suspects. …

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Is it possible for srpska lista to be declared a terrorist organization?

Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani has announced institutional decisions against the Serb List, a party whose vice president Milan Radoicic is linked by Pristina to the armed conflict in the northern Kosovo village of Banjska. Osmani assessed that “after the terrorist act in Banjska, where Sergeant Afrim Bunjaku was heroically killed, …

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The EU Cannot Give Up on Serbia and Kosovo

The more incidents of violence occur, the less likely Belgrade and Pristina are to compromise. Brussels should increase pressure on both parties to conclude an agreement. Until four days ago, Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vučić was in a comfortable position. In the eyes of the EU and U.S. negotiators involved in …

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Petkovic: We have confirmed statements and other evidence of the brutal murder of Serbs in Banja Luka

Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director Petar Petkovic said EULEX did not participate in the Kosovo Police investigation only because the KP wanted to hide certain evidence and to hide the truth — that Serbs were murdered in cold blood, torture and brutality by the KP. “This should …

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Zarko Korac: Banja is a complete collapse of Vucic’s policy in Kosovo

The armed conflict in Banjska is a complete collapse of Vucic’s policy in Kosovo, Zarko Korac said in the broadcast “Behind the News” of TV N1. Vucic, according to him, probably does not bear the blame for this event, but bears responsibility. Zarko Korac, former Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia …

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