Emmanuel Macron will be the first president of France to visit Serbia in 17 years. Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic said today that the visit, which is planned to occur in December, will represent a major progress in relations between the two countries. During the visit, “many important agreements” will be signed, Vucic said at the …
Tension between Belgrade and Pristina escalated following the Kosovo government’s decision to increase tariffs on products imported from Serbia by 100 percent. Belgrade appears to have little scope for reaction, besides taking political measures aiming at spurring the international community into action. A decision of the four Serbian mayors in northern Kosovo to resign should …
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United State of America have demanded authorities in Kosovo to scrap the tariffs introduced on imports coming from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina and work with Serbia in order to avoid provocations and tension. This was declared following a meeting that US State Secretary Pompeo had with Kosovo’s president, Hashim Thaci. “Normalization of relations between …
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The KFOR forces, ie NATO have been deliberately deceiving the whole public with regard to the situation in Kosovo and Metohija, said president Aleksandar Vucic. He added that “it became clear to everybody under whose instructions and in co-operation with which (great) powers NATO representatives have been lying”. At the meeting with Chinese ambassador Li …
The European Union’s top officials have condemned Pristina over introducing additional 100 percent tariffs on products from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, demanding its immediate revoke. However, Serbia expects concrete steps of the EU, not only statements said interior minister Nebojsa Stefanovic. Pristina’s move was an obvious reaction of Kosovo’s failure to become Interpol member …
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EU spokeswoman, Maja Kocijancic declared today that Brussels’ message for Kosovo’s newly introduced tariffs “is clear” and that the EU expects authorities from Kosovo to withdraw these measures. Meanwhile, the EU official said that both sides should refrain themselves from provocations. Kocijancic dismissed the comments coming from Pristina, according to which the EU head of …
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The failure of Kosovo to become an Interpol member state represents “a small symbolic victory” which has cheered up people in Serbia, claimed president Aleksandar Vucic today. However, Serbia is yet to be faced with a challenge considering Kosovo’s Interpol membership bid, Vucic added. When asked by reporters to comment defence minister Aleksandar Vulin’s suggestion …
A day after Serbia blocked Kosovo’s accession at Interpol, the government of Kosovo has decided to increase duties on Serb goods to 100% of their value. In today’s government meeting, the minister of Trade, Endrit Shala proposed that the duty on Serbia, which was initially 10%, should be increased to 100%. “As of today, we …
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In a joint press conference delivered with the President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, Austrian chancellor, Sebastian Kurz has also spoken about the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia in Brussels concerning the idea for border correction. Kurz said that Austria will accept any agreement which will be reached between the two states, including the idea for …
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Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Ramush Haradinaj has reiterated his stance that the idea of border changes with Serbia is dead and that this idea may only be revived through some violent scenario in the north of the country. Haradinaj made this comment in reaction to president Hashim Thaci who criticized the PM for his populist declarations …
Nato’s Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg declared today that KFOR offers a safe environment for all communities in Kosovo, including Serbs, and that this mission does everything to support the process for the normalization of relations. Stoltenberg, who is holding a visit to Serbia, has said that dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia is the best platform …
NATO strongly supports the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue and all efforts that will result in reducing of tensions and solving problems, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said. He arrived in Belgrade yesterday and in an interview with Pink TV, stressed that NATO had excellent dialogue with Serbia and respects the decision not to be part of the Alliance. …
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I urge the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia to come out in large numbers and vote in the referendum on the agreement with Greece on September 30 in order to pave country’s way for EU and NATO integration, Kosovo’s Assembly Speaker Kadri Veseli said Thursday in Skopje. At the joint press conference with his …
President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci has met in New York with the Croatian president, Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic. During this meeting, the pair has discussed about the idea of border changes in the Balkans. “The meeting with president of Kosovo, Thaci where we discussed the relations between Belgrade and Pristina and the latest idea for border …
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The 30 September referendum in Macedonia, developments in Balkan region, in particular the Pristina-Belgrade dialogue were subjects of discussion of DUI leader Ali Ahmeti and visiting Kosovo President Hashim Thaci. Ahmeti briefed Thaci on the pace of the referendum campaign, notifying the significance of the implementation of the Prespa Agreement, DUI said in a press …
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The agreement reached with Greece over the name is the most righteous decision, because the future of both Kosovo and Macedonia and the entire region is in EU and NATO. Kosovo gives full support to move forward to NATO membership and European future. This has been underlined at Wednesday’s joint press conference of PM Zoran …
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President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci was in Skopje today where he called on the citizens of this country to support the referendum on the name. Thaci launched this appeal following a meeting that he had with the prime minister of the country, Zoran Zaev. “Kosovo supports your path of integration in the NATO and EU. …
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Kosovo President Hashim Thaci is arriving to Skopje on Wednesday for a meeting with Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. A meeting of Kosovo and Macedonian delegations is also scheduled for tomorrow, the government said in a press release on Tuesday. After the talks, Thaci and Zaev will hold a press conference.
It can be seen that the talks have gone a long way – we only now take the strings and echoes of what, it seems, has long been arranged in a far more intimate format Petar Arsovski That esoteric meeting of Vucic and Zaev at the border, where they opened some kind of project for …
The head of the European Initiative for Stability, Gerald Knaus says that the debate for border changes between Kosovo and Serbia is a dangerous one and could spark conflicts in the Balkans. “The idea that the best solution of the problems with the minorities is by removing minorities or by changing borders, has always been …
