Leon Hartwell, BIRN, September 3, 2020 https://balkaninsight.com/2020/09/03/meeting-with-ex-general-sheds-light-on-serbia-presidents-options/ A tete-a-tete between a former US general and Aleksandar Vucic has lifted the lid on Belgrade’s likely course of action when it comes to the all-important

  By EWB28.08.2020 https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2020/08/28/lajcak-negotiations-were-not-straightforward-but-we-are-step-closer-to-the-goal/ BRUSSELS – EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue Miroslav Lajčak assessed that yesterday’s round of technical negotiations was by no means straightforward, but that they generated constructive dialogue. “It brought

  Izvor: Kosovo online ponedeljak, 27.07.2020. https://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2020&mm=07&dd=27&nav_category=640&nav_id=171146 Kosovska ministarka spoljnih poslova Meljiza Haradinaj Stubla uputila je pismo izvšnom direktoru komanije "Epl" Timu Kuku da u "Apple Maps" uključi Kosovo. Haradinaj Stubla je u svom pismu pomenula

  By EWB24.07.2020 https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2020/07/24/the-dialogue-between-belgrade-and-pristina-at-the-expert-level-continues-in-brussels/ BRUSSELS – A joint meeting of EU Special Representative for Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue Miroslav Lajčák with Marko Đuric, the representative of Serbia and Skender Hyseni, Kosovo coordinator for dialogue, was held in

  By EWB24.07.2020 https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2020/07/24/thaci-and-hoti-kosovo-will-not-allow-reducing-dialogue-to-a-technical-process/   PRISTINA – Kosovo will not allow the Dialogue to be reduced to a technical process, said President of Kosovo Hashim Thaçi after the meeting with Kosovo Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti,

  Izvor KoSSev, 24. jula 2020. 16:42 By Archimandrite Sava Janjic, Abbot of Visoki Decani monastery https://kossev.info/metohija-an-expression-of-cultural-heritage-not-territorial-claims/ While following the discussion on the meaning of the name “Metohija,” especially with the recent articles by Petar

    Author: N1 Sarajevo 23.07.2020. http://ba.n1info.com/English/NEWS/a450214/Embassies-respond-to-Dodik-s-idea-of-linking-Republika-Srpska-with-Kosovo-issue.html Territorial integrity and sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina are guaranteed by the Dayton Peace Agreement, while the existence of the country's two entities is entirely dependant on the

    Author: N1 Sarajevo, 23.07.2020.   http://rs.n1info.com/English/NEWS/a622712/Dodik-asks-Vucic-to-negotiate-status-of-Kosovo-and-Bosnia-s-RS-region-as-package.html   When negotiating the status of Kosovo, Serbia should make it clear that the issue can not be discussed without also discussing the status of Bosnia’s Serb-majority

    By EWB, 23.07.2020 https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2020/07/23/bilateral-meetings-between-belgrade-and-pristina-with-lajcak-held-in-brussels/   BRUSSELS – Bilateral meetings of the EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue Miroslav Lajčák with the delegations of Serbia and Kosovo were held separately in Brussels today,

    By David L. Phillips , New York, 23. Jul, 2020 https://euobserver.com/opinion/148995 The Belgrade-Pristina dialogue recently resumed after a hiatus of 20 months. Successful negotiations must be informed by knowing the interests of both

    Xhorxhina Bami, Pristina, BIRN, July 22, 2020 https://balkaninsight.com/2020/07/22/kosovo-needs-national-strategy-for-sustainable-peace-report-says/ Dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina aimed at normalising relations has resumed, but Kosovo still needs a comprehensive strategy to deal with the legacy of the

  By EWB, 21.07.2020 https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2020/07/21/skender-hyseni-appointed-as-kosovo-state-coordinator-on-dialogue/ PRISTINA – Kosovo Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti has appointed Skender Hyseni as State Coordinator on Dialogue, the Prime Minister’s Office has announced, Gazeta Express reports. “Based on the Kosovo Government’s

  Izvor KoSSev,  20. jula 2020. https://kossev.info/why-kosovo-i-metohija-offends/ In May, a Kosovo public service journalist received a second reprimand for using the term „Metohija“, which was interpreted as spreading racial and religious intolerance, as well as

  By EWB, 17.07.2020 https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2020/07/17/vucic-and-hoti-talks-between-belgrade-and-pristina-will-continue-next-week-at-the-expert-level/ BRUSSELS – President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić and Kosovo Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti agreed that talks between Belgrade and Pristina will continue next week at the expert level, while the

EURACTIV.com with AFP 16-07-2020 https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/serbia-and-kosovo-to-resume-rocky-road-towards-an-accord/ Former war foes Serbia and Kosovo will restart talks in Brussels on Thursday (16 July) to normalise their strained relationship after a long stalemate, though the road to settling their

Alasdair Lane Senior Contributor 16/07/2020 https://www.forbes.com/sites/alasdairlane/2020/07/16/serbia-kosovo-talks-resume-as-europe-replaces-america-as-peacemaker/#37bc06f378f1 Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. There are hopes today that one of Europe’s most intractable territorial disputes might edge closer to resolution. The leaders of Kosovo

Visar Xhambazi and Leon Hartwell, Pristina, BIRN, July 16, 2020 https://balkaninsight.com/2020/07/16/kosovos-disunited-negotiators-cant-compete-with-monolithic-serbia/ US and EU-mediated normalization talks are unlikely to end fruitfully while Serbia’s negotiating team is monolithic and Kosovo’s team is divided. White House discussions

  Ivan Angelovski, BIRN, July 15, 2020 https://balkaninsight.com/2020/07/15/trump-ex-adviser-bolton-laments-lost-opportunity-on-kosovo/ Donald Trump’s former National Security Adviser, John Bolton, told BIRN that Serbia and Kosovo may have retreated from a point where a deal to settle relations was

  by Dimitar Bechev, 14 Jul 2020 https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/europe-achieve-serbia-kosovo-deal-200713154245236.html After Trump's failure to tackle the Serbia-Kosovo issue, the EU has taken back the lead. But it cannot do it alone. It would not be a stretch

  Source: B92, RTS Tuesday, July 14, 2020 https://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics.php?yyyy=2020&mm=07&dd=14&nav_id=108920 On Monday, the President of the Interim Pristina institutions, Hashim Thaci, was questioned for six hours in the Hague Specialized Prosecutor's Office. It remains unknown what questions

  Dean B. Pineles, Washington DC, July 14, 2020 https://balkaninsight.com/2020/07/14/were-prosecutors-right-to-publicise-charges-against-kosovos-thaci/ The announcement that war crimes charges had been filed against Hashim Thaci and Kadri Veseli caused a political storm, but questions persist about whether prosecutors

BIRN, July 13, 2020 https://balkaninsight.com/2020/07/13/kosovo-serbia-deal-must-not-lead-to-impunity-for-war-crimes-us-ex-ambassador/ Any peace agreement concluded between Kosovo and Serbia should not undermine efforts to hold wrongdoers accountable for atrocities during the 1998-99 conflict, said ex-prosecutor Clint Williamson, a former US ambassador

  Ivan Angelovski, BIRN, July 15, 2020 https://balkaninsight.com/2020/07/15/trump-ex-adviser-bolton-laments-lost-opportunity-on-kosovo/ Donald Trump’s former National Security Adviser, John Bolton, told BIRN that Serbia and Kosovo may have retreated from a point where a deal to settle relations was

EURACTIV.com with AFP 13-07-2020 https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/serbia-kosovo-talks-back-on-track-after-video-meet/ The EU said Sunday (12 June) that long-stalled talks between Serbia and Kosovo were “back on track” after a video meeting between the two leaders. Kosovo’s Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti

Tanjug , 12.07.2020. https://www.blic.rs/vesti/politika/hoti-pristina-u-dijalogu-radi-medusobnog-priznanja/d9ypyxc Premijer privremenih prištinskih institucija Avdulah Hoti kaže da dijalog sa Beogradom nema alternativu, ali ističe da u taj proces Prišština ulazi samo radi međusobnog priznavanja i pune normalizacije odnosa, rekao je