This part of the site contains a database of media texts on the Serbian-Albanian dialogue from 2018 to 2020 in Serbian and English. The Serbian-Albanian dialogue refers to negotiations between officials of Serbia, Kosovo and the international community regarding the solution of the Kosovo issue.
Thaci: The agreement will be reached until the end of the year
Source: Kosovo online Monday, June 8, 2020 https://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics.php?yyyy=2020&mm=06&dd=08&nav_id=108643 Kosovo President Hashim Thaci said that Pristina is ready for a dialogue with Belgrade and that the process should not be delayed. He added that he believes that
Serbian President Says Kosovo’s Tariff Move ‘Opens Possibility’ For Resuming Talks
June 07, 2020 18:24 GMT https://www.rferl.org/a/serbian-president-says-kosovo-s-tariff-move-opens-possibility-for-resuming-talks/30657729.html BELGRADE -- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has expressed cautious optimism that talks with Kosovo brokered by the European Union could resume, one day after Kosovo’s new government lifted all
Kosovo removes trade barriers on Serbia to allow talks
EURACTIV.com with Reuters 07-06-2020 https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/kosovo-removes-trade-barriers-on-serbia-to-allow-talks/ Kosovo’s newly elected government has removed all trade barriers for goods produced in Serbia, paving the way for a resumption of talks with Belgrade on an agreement that could enable
Stalled Serbia-Kosovo Dialogue Set to Resume in July
Xhorxhina Bami, Pristina, BIRN, July 6, 2020 https://balkaninsight.com/2020/07/06/stalled-serbia-kosovo-dialogue-set-to-resume-in-july/ Serbia-Kosovo talks are set to resume with a Franco-German-hosted virtual summit on July 10 followed by a meeting between Kosovo PM Avdullah Hoti and Serbian President Aleksandar
Is the new Kosovo government a chance for Belgrade-Pristina dialogue to continue?
By Sandra Maksimović05.06.2020 https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2020/06/05/is-the-new-kosovo-government-a-chance-for-belgrade-pristina-dialogue-to-continue/ Just over a month after the Kosovo Assembly passed a no-confidence motion for Albin Kurti as prime minister, it voted in favour of a new government led by Avdullah Hoti, the
Serbia will be exposed to strong pressure
President Vucic said that he won't deal with relations within the Albanian community, it is important for us to get guarantees for Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija. Source: B92, Beta Thursday, June 4, 2020 https://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics.php?yyyy=2020&mm=06&dd=04&nav_id=108621 "We
Kosovo amid political anxiety; EU wants to resume talks with Belgrade in June
Author: Julijana Mojsilovic N1, 04.06.2020. http://rs.n1info.com/English/NEWS/a606511/Amid-political-confusion-in-Pristina-EU-wants-talks-with-Belgrade-resumed-soon.html Kosovo's former Prime Minister Albin Kurti said on Thursday he would not hand over his office to the newly elected premier Avdulah Hoti, who he dismissed as the First
Kosovo gets new government in move that may ease ties with Serbs
Misha Savic, 03/06/2020 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-03/kosovo-gets-new-government-in-move-that-may-ease-ties-with-serbs?utm_source=google&utm_medium=bd&cmpId=google Kosovo approved a new government, overcoming a protracted power struggle by appointing as prime minister a moderate economist who has vowed to lift a trade barrier on Serbia goods. Lawmakers approved
RSE: Lajčak bi da pregovore Srbije i Kosova obnovi već u junu
Beta, 02.06.2020.is https://beta.rs/vesti/politika-vesti-srbija/128279-rse-lajcak-bi-da-pregovore-srbije-i-kosova-obnovi-vec-u-junu Miroslav Lajčak, specijalni predstavnik Evropske unije (EU) za dijalog Srbije i Kosova, namerava da prvu rundu pregovora uskoro priredi u Briselu, po mogućnosti već tokom juna, saznaje danas Radio Slobodna Evropa (RSE).
Kosovo Govt Defends New Reciprocity Measures Against Critics
Xhorxhina Bami Pristina BIRN June 1, 2020 https://balkaninsight.com/2020/06/01/kosovo-govt-defends-new-reciprocity-measures-against-critics/ Kosovo's incumbent government has defended its decision to introduce new reciprocity measures against Serbia after the EU, the Kosovo President and other key politicians in the country
Lajčák criticises new measures on import from Serbia introduced by Kosovo Government
By EWB01.06.2020 https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2020/06/01/lajcak-criticises-new-measures-on-import-from-serbia-introduced-by-kosovo-government/ BRUSSELS / PRISTINA – EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue Miroslav Lajčák tweeted on Sunday that he was disappointed with the new measures on import from Serbia introduced by the caretaker
Austria opposes current EU rescue, wants changes
EURACTIV.com with Reuters 01-06-2020 https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/austria-opposes-current-eu-rescue-wants-changes/ Austria opposes Europe’s current €750 billion plan to help economies recover from the coronavirus pandemic and wants to negotiate changes to the proposal, the country’s finance minister said on Saturday
Austria opposes current EU rescue, wants changes
EURACTIV.com with Reuters 01-06-2020 https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/austria-opposes-current-eu-rescue-wants-changes/ Austria opposes Europe’s current €750 billion plan to help economies recover from the coronavirus pandemic and wants to negotiate changes to the proposal, the country’s finance minister said on Saturday
Lajčák criticises new measures on import from Serbia introduced by Kosovo Government
By EWB01.06.2020 https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2020/06/01/lajcak-criticises-new-measures-on-import-from-serbia-introduced-by-kosovo-government/ BRUSSELS / PRISTINA – EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue Miroslav Lajčák tweeted on Sunday that he was disappointed with the new measures on import from Serbia introduced by the caretaker
Kosovo Govt Defends New Reciprocity Measures Against Critics
Xhorxhina Bami Pristina BIRN June 1, 2020 https://balkaninsight.com/2020/06/01/kosovo-govt-defends-new-reciprocity-measures-against-critics/ Kosovo's incumbent government has defended its decision to introduce new reciprocity measures against Serbia after the EU, the Kosovo President and other key politicians in the country
Kosovo Sets Rules for Serbian Imports to Protests in Belgrade
By Jasmina Kuzmanovic and Misha Savic May 31, 2020 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-31/kosovo-sets-rules-for-serbian-imports-to-protests-in-belgrade Kosovo’s outgoing government set new conditions for imports from neighboring Serbia and Belgrade immediately rejected them as unacceptable, dashing hopes for the restoration of
Vucic: There’s no doubt – without resolving Kosovo issue, Serbia will not join the EU
Source: B92, Tanjug Sunday, May 31, 2020 https://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics.php?yyyy=2020&mm=05&dd=31&nav_id=108594 "I call on the competent state bodies to do their job and the prosecutor's office to tell us whether that politician exists or not," Vucic said about Juric's
Vucic: There’s no doubt – without resolving Kosovo issue, Serbia will not join the EU
Source: B92, Tanjug Sunday, May 31, 2020 https://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics.php?yyyy=2020&mm=05&dd=31&nav_id=108594 "I call on the competent state bodies to do their job and the prosecutor's office to tell us whether that politician exists or not," Vucic said about Juric's
Kosovo Sets Rules for Serbian Imports to Protests in Belgrade
By Jasmina Kuzmanovic and Misha Savic May 31, 2020 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-31/kosovo-sets-rules-for-serbian-imports-to-protests-in-belgrade Kosovo’s outgoing government set new conditions for imports from neighboring Serbia and Belgrade immediately rejected them as unacceptable, dashing hopes for the restoration of
Brussels and Washington Must Work Together on Kosovo Deal
Drilon Gashi Washingon BIRN May 29, 2020 https://balkaninsight.com/2020/05/29/brussels-and-washington-must-work-together-on-kosovo-deal/ Only joint mediation involving the US and EU can push the stalled Kosovo-Serbia ‘dialogue’ towards the end goal of normalisation. Joint EU and US mediation in the
Grenell urges Kosovo parties to respect Constitutional Court’s ruling on new Government
By EWB29.05.2020 https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2020/05/29/grenell-urges-kosovo-parties-to-respect-constitutional-courts-ruling-on-new-government/ PRISTINA – US Special Envoy Richard Grenell reacted after Kosovo Constitutional Court decided that the new Government can be formed without an election and unanimously decided in favour of President Hashim Thaci’s
Grenell urges Kosovo parties to respect Constitutional Court’s ruling on new Government
By EWB29.05.2020 https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2020/05/29/grenell-urges-kosovo-parties-to-respect-constitutional-courts-ruling-on-new-government/ PRISTINA – US Special Envoy Richard Grenell reacted after Kosovo Constitutional Court decided that the new Government can be formed without an election and unanimously decided in favour of President Hashim Thaci’s
Brussels and Washington Must Work Together on Kosovo Deal
Drilon Gashi Washingon BIRN May 29, 2020 https://balkaninsight.com/2020/05/29/brussels-and-washington-must-work-together-on-kosovo-deal/ Only joint mediation involving the US and EU can push the stalled Kosovo-Serbia ‘dialogue’ towards the end goal of normalisation. Joint EU and US mediation in the
Court Ruling May Deepen Divisions in Kosovo
Armend Bekaj BIRN May 28, 2020 https://balkaninsight.com/2020/05/28/court-ruling-may-deepen-divisions-in-kosovo/ The country is destined for more political turbulence – whatever line the Constitutional Court takes on the President’s attempt to form a new government. Like the rest of
Bilčik: Criticism of Lajčak undermines the EU as an actor
By EWB28.05.2020 https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2020/05/28/bilcik-criticism-of-lajcak-undermines-the-eu-as-an-actor/ BRATISLAVA – European Parliament Rapporteur for Serbia, Vladimir Bilčik, believes that criticism of Miroslav Lajčak, the EU Special Representative for Belgrade-Pristina negotiations does not undermine him as a person, but undermines the