Juncker: There’s no integration for Kosovo and Serbia without a bilateral agreement


President of European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker has told Kosovo and Serbia that they shouldn’t hope for EU integration unless they reach a deal that would normalize ties between them. “We would not like to import instability within the EU, but we would like to export stability to these countries”, Juncker said. The head of the …

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Region: Serb List wins partial elections in North of Kosovo


Partial local elections were held in North of Kosovo on Sunday, namely in North Mitrovica, Leposavic, Zvecan and Zubin Potok. Turnout in these elections was 42%, while Democracy in Action, which is a coalition of non-government organizations, has observed the voting process. According to this coalition, with 85% of ballots counted at midnight, it looks …

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Zaev attends formal opening of Corridor 10 southern leg in Serbia


North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev on Saturday will attend the formal opening of the southern leg of Corridor 10 on a section through Serbia’s Grdelichka Gorge. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will declare the highway open at the ceremony alongside Prime Minister Ana Brnabic and Minister of Construction Zorana Mihajlovic. Zaev will address the inauguration …

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Kosovo: PM Haradinaj says deal with Serbia may be signed in Washington


Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj has commented the process of talks with Serbia today. According to him, there will no longer be any talks about border changes. “The process is in safe hands now. It’s no longer in Mogherini’s hands. This process will be taken over by chancellor Merkel and president Macron now. What’s …

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Vucic: North Macedonia and Serbia will ‘mute the noise’ in their relations


Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic says he believes North Macedonia and Serbia will ‘mute the noise’ existing recently. Speaking to the press after the inauguration of President Stevo Pendarovski, Vucic said he would extend an official invitation to his new counterpart to visit Belgrade. Asked whether the ‘noise’ in the two countries’ relations – turned on …

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Western Balkan leaders meet in Tirana, Vucic walks out of photo shoot


Western Balkan leaders have met today in Tirana for the Brdo-Brijun summit. This meeting is being hosted by the country’s president, Ilir Meta. Polish president, Andrzej Duda and the head of EU foreign policy, Federica Mogherini are this summit’s guest of honors. This summit, which also coincides with Europe Day, aims at conveying an important …

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Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic congratulates Stevo Pendarovski on election victory


Belgrade – Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Monday congratulated Stevo Pendarovski on winning North Macedonia’s presidential elections, Tanjug reports. “I congratulate you on being elected as president of North Macedonia, wishing you success in this responsible post. I hope in the future we will establish good cooperation,” Vucic said. The Serbian President said he expected …

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Hoyt Yee: Kosovo and Serbia should take advantage of Berlin conference


Former deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia, Bryan Hoyt Yee says that the Berlin conference is not decisive in terms of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, but an opportunity to talk. He says that discussions in Berlin will bring something new and progress between the two countries. “I praise Germany and …

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Vucic to decide on elections after talks with Merkel, Macron, Xi and Putin


Serbia’s President has announced that he will make a decision on whether or not to conduct snap elections after his meetings with “world leaders”. At the meeting with high ranking members of his Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) on Tuesday, Vucic said that at the conference in Berlin “it would be demanded that Serbia recognizes the …

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Kosovo: Thaci is optimistic that a deal will be struck with Serbia this year


An agreement between Pristina and Belgrade is possible within this year despite setbacks of the recent months in recent months, was declared by Kosovo’s President Hashim Thaci. “We have to sit down even with our arch enemies, but without any preconditions, and try to listen to each other,” Kosovo’s President Hashim Thaçi  told the Guardian …

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Leaders of Kosovo and Serbia will meet in Berlin at the end of April


Leaders of Kosovo and Serbia will meet on April 29 in Berlin at the invitation of Germany and France. This was confirmed on Wednesday by Serbia’s president, Aleksandar Vucic, who said that he was invited in Berlin along with this country’s Prime Minister, Ana Brnabic. Meanwhile, Kosovo’s president Hashim Thaci and Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj …

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