Vulin: Skopje became the center of intelligence activities against Serbia


Skopje turned into what Budapest used to be – a center for intelligence activities against Serbia, said Serbia’s Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin. In a statement for the Serbian newspaper Novosti, Vulin says that financial support and information about the attack against Serbia is provided in Skopje. Vulin also commented on the meeting of Macedonian Prime …

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Mogherini: There will be no talks until tariffs on Serbian imports are scrapped


High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said on Monday that she will not call a new round of talks between Pristina and Belgrade until authorities in Kosovo do not suspend tariffs imposed on imports coming from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mogherini made these comments in a news …

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Kosovo celebrates its 11th anniversary of independence amidst debates on a possible deal with Serbia


Kosovo marked its 11th  anniversary of independence on Sunday. Although this was considered to be a festive day, the governing coalition seemed divided regarding dialogue which aims at mending ties with Serbia. In a speech delivered in front of MPs, parliamentary speaker Kadri Veseli didn’t rule out the possibility that Prime Minister Haradinaj’s government could be …

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Stoltenberg: NATO is disappointed by the tariffs introduced by Kosovo


NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg declared today from Brussels that NATO is disappointed by the tariffs introduced by Kosovo’s government on Serbian imports. Stoltenberg has also commented FSK, stressing that this force cannot go to the north without KFOR’s permission. “Several NATO allies are disappointed by the decision to introduce tariffs. We would also like …

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Opposition in Kosovo rejects the idea for territorial swaps with Serbia


Opposition parties in Kosovo are against the idea proposed by the country’s president, Hashim Thaci for border changes with Serbia. The opposition’s reactions were provoked by the fact that the Kosovar president has now openly admitted that the final agreement with the neighbouring country will also include a small border correction. “If a small border …

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The aim of the opposition is to change the system, not just the government, Djilas says


Dragan Djilas, one of the Alliance for Serbia (SZS) leaders, has said that the opposition has united itself in order to change the system, not only the current government. The measures which, as he said, guarantee this objective, would be presented to the organizers of the protest “One of Five Million”. The plan for the …

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Kosovo’s Haradinaj issues an ultimatum to the US and EU


Kosovo’s Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has submitted a document to the ambassadors of the five main western countries and representatives of the European Union in Pristina regarding the process of talks with Serbia. Through this document, premier Haradinaj says that his government is ready to suspend the tariffs imposed on Serbia if several conditions are …

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The majority of political parties support Putin’s visit to Serbia


Zorana Mihajlovic, the vice president of the government, has said that the “gathering” of the people in Belgrade during Vladimir Putin’s visit on Thursday should not be interpreted as a “counter-rally”. Mihajlovic referred to speculations that the gathering in front of the Saint Sava Cathedral would be organized as response to opposition rally on Wednesday, …

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Lavrov: Moscow does not oppose the new name for Macedonia, but there is the issue of legitimacy


Moscow does not oppose the new name for Macedonia, but there is the issue of the legitimacy of the ongoing process, which may be due to the goal of driving all the Balkan countries into NATO as soon as possible, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. “We have always actively supported this dialogue [between Greece …

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Serbian opposition leader resigns over offensive Tweet


Zeljko Veselinovic, leader of the trade union “Sloga”, has announced his resignation from the presidency of the opposition Alliance for Serbia (SZS). Veselinovic’s offensive Tweet against Milena Ivanovic, widow of the assassinated Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic, but also some of his previous statements, “could be harmful”, he admitted, adding however, that the government has …

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Mogherini demands the lifting of tariffs for dialogue with Serbia to resume


EU chief of diplomacy Federica Mogherini has demanded from the negotiating team to step up its efforts in the three months to come in order to achieve a peace agreement between Kosovo and Serbia. However, according to her, dialogue can only begin once tariffs on Serb goods are lifted by Kosovo. After the meeting that …

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Fourth mass protest against President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade


Serbian citizens protested yesterday against President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party in downtown Belgrade. They demanded media freedoms, an end to attacks on journalists and opposition politicians. Supporters of the Alliance for Serbia, an opposition grouping of 30 parties and organizations, say Vucic is an autocrat and his party is corrupt, something …

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