Izvor KoSSev, 2. novembra 2018. EU ne sme da izgubi iz vida vidljiv paradoks – dok predsednik Vučić otključava vrata Evropskoj uniji, pospešujući donošenje sporazuma sa Kosovom, on zatvara druga, konsolidujući svoju autoritarnu vladavinu i

By Adelina Hasani  30.10.2018 http://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2018/10/30/russia-uses-serbia-kosovo-dispute-assert-influence-western-balkans/ The Western Balkan countries have once again become the battlefield of the great powers since Russia has lately started using this region to position itself as a super power in

Rano je za prognoze u kojem smjeru bi to moglo ići, jer se još ne zna ko bi mogao zamijeni aktuelnu kancelarku, niti kakva će politika biti vođena. Angela Merkel je obilježila posljednjih desetak godina

  Nikola Burazer, 19.10.2018 http://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2018/10/19/ewb-interview-cooper-belgrade-pristina-dialogue-success-rather-failure/ Interview with Robert Cooper, council member at the European Council for Foreign Relations (ECFR). Cooper worked for ten years for the EU High Representative, Javier Solana and later Catherine Ashton, and is

EURACTIV.com with AFP  19-10-2018 https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/kosovo-moves-to-create-an-army-serbia-warns-of-threat-to-peace/ Kosovo on Thursday (18 October) took the first steps towards creating its own army, ten years after it declared independence, despite fierce opposition from the ethnic Serb minority and Serbia

Agron Bajrami, Wed 17 Oct 2018 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/17/kosovo-serbia-land-swap-ethnic-cleansing It may ease their way into the EU, but ethnically homogeneous states are a recipe for disaster. I know from my family history The Balkans are boiling again.

By EWB12.10.2018 http://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2018/10/12/eps-reports-serbia-kosovo-kind-solution-actually-supported/ BRUSSELS – Information that an amendment mentioning demarcation had been included in the Report on Progress of Serbia for European Parliament has been met with different interpretations, and the Parliament emphasised for

November 09, 2018 RFE/RL's Balkan Service https://www.rferl.org/a/normalization-talks-kosovo-serbia-hit-snag-tariff-dispute-kosovo-army-vucic-thaci/29590907.html   An attempt by the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo to move closer to an agreement on long-standing disputes that would further their bids to join the European

Iako je delovalo da su reakcije Beograda skromne, niz izjava i susreta pokazali su da Srbija ozbiljno tretira korak Prištine u pravcu formiranja vojske Kosova. Izvor: Dojče vele subota, 20.10.2018. https://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2018&mm=10&dd=20&nav_category=640&nav_id=1458273 Odluka kosovske skupštine da usvoji

A new survey suggests that the majority of Serbian citizens are in favour of the EU-mediated talks between Belgrade and Pristina to normalise relations. Maja ZivanovicBIRNBelgrade, 02.11.2018. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/serbs-in-favour-of-belgrade-pristina-talks-survey-11-02-2018 A survey published on Friday by Serbian

http://demostat.rs/sr/vesti/ekskluziva/tajni-pregovori-vucica-i-tacija-politika--dila-/516 Pregovori o razmeni teritorija između Srbije i Kosova, koji se tako ne zovu jer se zvanično negiraju, uključuju strane kreatore politike na Balkanu koji su sada spremni da pogaze principe koje su godinama isticali

Izvor: Shutterstock http://rs.n1info.com/a432596/English/NEWS/Kosovo-is-back-on-UN-SC-agenda-this-month-during-Chinese-presidency.html After the three-month-long break in discussing Kosovo at the UN Security Council’s meetings, this month the topic goes back to the agenda under the China’s presidency, the Beta news agency reported, citing

The solution to the Kosovo issue, which implies change of borders, is possible only if the EU and the UNSC agree on it, beside Belgrade and Pristina.   Tanjug,  September 27, 2018 https://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics.php?yyyy=2018&mm=09&dd=27&nav_id=105162 This has

Robert Cooper, 26th September, 2018 https://www.ecfr.eu/amp-article/commentary_breaking_old_habits_in_the_balkans?__twitter_impression=true “An intellectual hatred is the worst”, says W B Yeats, “So let her think opinions are accursed.” That’s what I used to think when I was involved in diplomacy

By Hashim Thaçi , 17-09-2018 https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/opinion/for-a-peaceful-border-correction-between-kosovo-and-serbia/ The peaceful border correction with Serbia is an opportunity for mutual recognition between Kosovo and Serbia that should not be missed, writes Hashim Thaçi, the President of Kosovo. I

Gëzim Krasniqi BIRN, 17 Sep 18 2018-09-17 16:10:49 http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-serbia-deal-saving-faces-or-saving-borders--09-14-2018 The contradictory reactions to proposals to resolve the Kosovo issue through border changes has exposed the international community’s confusion over what its priorities are. Recent announcements

By EWB17.09.2018 http://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2018/09/17/thaci-without-border-correction-will-no-recognition-serbia/ PRISTINA – In an op-ed, originally published on his official website, President of Kosovo Hashim Thaçi once again argued that border correction between his country and Serbia is necessary, because it is the

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-balkans-serbia/serbian-president-says-he-wants-eu-membership-guarantee-as-part-of-kosovo-deal-idUSKCN1LT2EY Ivana Sekularac, September 13, 2018 BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he would seek a guarantee that his country would join the European Union in 2025 as part of any deal with

https://www.apnews.com/8c4d54bc743d4d6e88d63e283e9177b3/Kosovo-president-calls-for-political-unity-on-Serbia's-talks Florent Bajrami and Llazar Semini, 13. 09. 2018. FLORENT BAJRAMI AND LLAZAR SEMINI Sep. 13, 2018 Kosovo president calls for political unity on Serbia’s talks By FLORENT BAJRAMI AND LLAZAR SEMINI Sep. 13, 2018

A Kosovo-Serbia land swap would be peaceful ethnic cleansing. But at least it would bring peace. By Charles A. Kupchan Sept. 13, 2018 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/13/opinion/kosovo-serbia-land-swap.html?action=click&contentCollection=opinion&contentPlacement=5&module=package&pgtype=sectionfront&region=rank&rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fopinion&version=highlights The Balkans remains in strategic limbo. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia

By EWB11.09.2018 http://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2018/09/11/mcallister-vucic-thaci-raised-normalisation-next-level/ BRUSSELS – Chair of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs and rapporteur on Serbia David McAllister said that it is currently impossible to predict either the content or the date for reaching

September 11, 2018 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kosovo-serbia/kosovo-hopes-for-a-deal-with-serbia-by-spring-idUSKCN1LR263   BLED, Slovenia (Reuters) - Kosovo expects to reach a deal with Serbia which will enable both countries to progress toward joining the European Union by next spring at the latest,

EURACTIV.com with Reuters ‎Sep‎ ‎10‎, ‎2018 https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/serbias-vucic-says-long-road-ahead-in-talks-with-kosovo/ Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić pledged to continue talks with Kosovo officials to resolve differences but warned it would take a long time to reach a broad deal with Pristina

10.09.2018 BETA https://beta.rs/vesti/politika-kosovo/96829-taci-na-kraju-dijaloga-medjusobno-priznanje-i-uclanjenje-kosova-u-eu-nato-i-un Predsednik Kosova Hašim Tači ocenio je u intervjuu agenciji Beta da će rezultat konačnog pravno obavezujućeg sporazuma o normalizaciji odnosa izmedju Kosova i Srbije biti medjusobnom priznanje, učlanjenje Kosova u EU, NATO

By Karolina Zbytniewska | EURACTIV.pl, Sep‎ ‎07‎, ‎2018 https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/interview/kosovo-and-serbia-need-wide-consensus-to-resolve-conflict-expert-says/ The presidents of Kosovo and Serbia have floated the idea of a land swap to settle their disputes. The proposal, involving the predominantly Serb northern Kosovo and