David L. Phillips BIRN 06 Sep 18 2018-09-06 13:00:26 COMMENT Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic talks with Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, during their meeting in

By Guy Delauney BBC News, Balkans correspondent,  6 September 2018 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share

RTV Kim, 5. septembra 2018. 12:28 https://kossev.info/taci-nece-biti-podele-i-otcepljenja-severa-pregovaracemo-o-demarkaciji/ Kosovski predsednik Hašim Tači poručio je danas u Prištini da neće dozvoliti razmenu teritorija, podelu ili stvaranje Republike Srpske na Kosovu. Na okruglom stolu „Šta znači korekcija granice

The Trump administration will regret looking for simple solutions to Eastern Europe's territorial disputes. By Edward P. Joseph| September 4, 2018 https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/09/04/how-to-restart-war-in-the-balkans/  “We don’t have a dog in that fight.” James Baker, U.S. secretary of

Deal on exchange of territory could pave way for settlement between Belgrade and Pristina Shaun Walker in Skopje and Andrew MacDowall in Sarajevo Mon 3 Sep 2018 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/03/us-backed-kosovo-land-swap-border-plan-under-fire-from-all-sides A US-backed land-swap plan to redraw the

Dio stranaka vladajuće koalicije, opozicija, civilno društvo, mediji i ogromna većina građana protive se ideji predsjednika o korigiranju granica Kosova. Septembar 2018. Fahri Musliu http://balkans.aljazeera.net/vijesti/svekosovski-front-protiv-hashima-thacija Finalna faza pregovora Beograda i Prištine o budućnosti Kosova je

EU governments don’t much like Kosovo border plan — but they’re reluctant to scupper it. By Andrew Gray and Jacopo Barigazzi 8/31/18 https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-struggles-with-new-balkan-headache-borders-change/ This one is not on the scale of the predicament the EU

Anila Shuka, Svetozar Savić, 31.08.2018. https://www.dw.com/bs/veber-berlin-%C4%8Dvrsto-protiv-razmjene-teritorija/a-45303144 Ne prestaje da se priča o promjeni granica ili razmjeni teritorija na Balkanu. Ako do toga dođe, Berlin će stopirati pristupanje Srbije, ali i Kosova Evropskoj uniji, uvjeren je

Die Morina BIRN Pristina 29 Aug 18 http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-opposition-unites-with-a-resolution-to-protect-territorial-integrity-08-28-2018 Kosovo opposition parties have called for an extraordinary parliamentary session on September 4 to put a resolution to a vote which they say will protect the country’s

The two countries could agree to redraw their border, which could ease the way toward EU membership. By Leonid Bershidsky , ‎August‎ ‎28‎, ‎2018‎ ‎ https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-08-28/serbia-and-kosovo-talks-could-lead-to-end-of-a-long-standing-feud   An agreement between Serbia and Kosovo to settle

I made a personal plea to the presidents of Serbia and Kosovo — but it fell on deaf ears. By Adnan Ćerimagić, 8/28/18   https://www.politico.eu/article/balkans-redrawing-borders-would-be-a-fatal-mistake/   On a stage with the presidents of Kosovo and

Kosovo’s former President Fatmir Sejdiu told BIRN that redrawing the country’s borders in a deal with Serbia would contravene the constitution and could spark trouble across the Balkan region. Perparim Isufi BIRN Pristina, 28/8/2018/ http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-s-constitution-rules-out-land-swap-says-ex-president-08-28-2018

BETA 28.08.2018. https://static.beta.rs/thumbs/Beta-w865yu6v33.525x350.jpg Ministar inostranih poslova Srbije Ivica Dačić izjavio je danas da se Srbiji pruža istorijska prilika da dobije nešto za svoj narod i gradjane na Kosovu i Metohiji. "Ovde je reč hoćemo li

By Georgi Gotev with Alexandra Brzozowski | EURACTIV.com  ‎Aug‎ ‎28‎, ‎2018 https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/the-brief-changing-borders-in-europe/ It’s amazing that the European Commission envisages land swaps to settle Kosovo-Serbia relations. Neighbourhood Commissioner Johannes Hahn said it’s a bilateral solution which should

Nikola Burazer, 27.08.2018 http://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2018/08/27/ewb-interview-thaci-kosovos-eu-future-elusive-without-agreement-serbia/ EWB Interview with Hashim Thaçi, President of Kosovo. The interview comes at the time of widespread discussion about the agreement on comprehensive normalization of relations, and the possibility of territorial exchanges

Balkan leaders seek to calm fears that plan could reignite ethnic violence. By Andrew Gray and Ryan Heath Updated 8/27/18 https://www.politico.eu/article/aleksandar-vucic-hashim-thaci-serbia-kosovo-balkans-eu-enlargement-alpbach-forum/ ALPBACH, Austria — The presidents of Serbia and Kosovo made clear on Saturday they

August 24, 2018 12:56 GMT https://www.rferl.org/a/bolton-says-u-s-won-t-oppose-kosovo-serbia-land-swap-deal/29451395.html KYIV -- White House national-security adviser John Bolton has said that the United States would not oppose a territorial exchange between Kosovo and Serbia to resolve their long-running dispute

Despite the risks, a land swap between Kosovo and Serbia could benefit both countries and the EU. By Marko Prelec, 8/23/18 https://www.politico.eu/article/a-balkan-border-change-the-west-eu-should-welcome-kosovo-serbia-land-swap/ Europe has an intense and understandable fear of changing national boundaries. But discussions

Critics claim potential border settlement on ethnic lines sets dangerous Balkan precedent Andrew MacDowall in Tirana,Wed 22 Aug 2018 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/22/serbia-kosovo-could-land-swap-between-lead-conflict It could be a deal to bring lasting settlement, prosperity and European integration to the

By Julija Simić | EURACTIV.rs  16.08.2018. https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/serbia-eyes-kosovo-border-review-opposed-by-merkel/ Serbia’s political life is heating up in August as discussions about its relations with Kosovo have reached frantic speed, varying from a possible partition of its former province

Latković, 15.08.2018. 14:14 https://www.blic.rs/vesti/politika/predlog-sest-strucnjaka-za-razgranicenje-sta-bi-znacila-podela-i-gde-bi-bila-granica/7szl49q Kosovski mediji objavili su danas predlog sporazuma Beograda i Prištine o razgraničenju, na kome je, kako su naveli, radilo šest srpskih eksperata. Reč je o studiji koja je urađena uz podršku

Fatos Bytyci, August 14, 2018 /Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kosovo-president/kosovo-president-says-wants-to-correct-border-with-serbia-idUSKBN1KZ1O4 PRISTINA (Reuters) - A redrawing of the border to bring parts of Serbia with a majority Albanian population into Kosovo could end persistent tensions between Belgrade and Pristina

Chancellor acts to squash talk of Kosovo partition, which would carry risk of violence across region. By Andrew Gray, 8/13/18, 7:27 PM CET https://www.politico.eu/article/angela-merkel-no-balkan-border-changes-kosovo-serbia-vucic-thaci/   German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday rejected any changes to

https://euobserver.com/opinion/142764 By Bekim Collaku, chief of staff to the president of Kosovo,Prishtina, 7. Sep Following the announcement of the third meeting of the final phase of EU-led negotiations, due to take place on in Brussels

After Serbia's President cancelled his planned meeting with his Kosovo counterpart, the EU is planning a new meeting between the two leaders amid a sudden worsening of relations. Maja Zivanovic, Dia Morina BIRN Belgrade, Pristina