By EWB02.05.2019 http://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2019/05/02/kocijancic-mogherini-ready-organise-new-meeting-within-dialogue-framework/ BRUSSELS –  Berlin meeting of the Western Balkans leaders was a contribution, but the EU will continue to mediate in Belgrade Pristina Dialogue, said the spokesperson of the European Union Maja Kocijančič, reports Radio Free

The EU has the leverage to resolve major Balkan issues, such as the Serbia-Kosovo dispute. Why is it holding back? https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/eu-punching-weight-western-balkans-190501154155409.html 1 May 2019'They took him from my hands': Kosovo War massacre rememberedlast week 20

30.04.2019. https://www.dw.com/en/serbia-kosovo-agree-to-talks-following-berlin-summit/a-48541196   A Balkan summit in Berlin has ended with Serbia and Kosovo agreeing to work together to diffuse existing tensions. Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron had hoped to restart a

EURACTIV.com with AFP, ‎Apr‎ ‎30‎, ‎2019 https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/serbia-and-kosovo-agree-to-resume-talks-after-macron-merkel-push/ Kosovo and Serbia have agreed at a summit in Berlin to resume talks, after the leaders of France and Germany warned the bitter foes that resolving their dispute was

Piše EWB, 30. 04. 2019. https://europeanwesternbalkans.rs/visecasovni-samit-u-berlinu-bez-konkretnih-resenja-nova-runda-razgovora-u-parizu/ BERLIN – Višečasovni samit lidera Zapadnog Balkana, organizovan na inicijativu francuskog predsednika Emanuela Makrona i nemačke kancelarke Angele Merkel završen je sinoć u kasne sate. Novi sastanak, gde će

The official website of the German chancellor has published a statement from Monday's gathering in Berlin. Source: Tanjug Tuesday, April 30, 2019 https://www.b92.net/eng/news/world.php?yyyy=2019&mm=04&dd=30&nav_id=106733 According to it, Belgrade and Pristina "agreed to press ahead with their efforts

Valerie Hopkins in Vienna 29 April 2019 https://www.ft.com/content/0c8e1402-6a9f-11e9-80c7-   60ee53e6681d?accessToken=zwAAAWpuX0MQkc8MjhQCap8R6dOAx2DuU-ZoHQ.MEUCIQCvMZBTcZRYpge3_OcFLDf-kOE9Jx5wLhaK_6cyrx_f6AIgaxTnNKSXv--DVHDcOdPQgRwcxBmONHhZ9N21WpPcE5c&sharetype=gift?token=a64e081a-cba5-4867-b2d3-e3834df450a4   Merkel and Macron tell 6 aspirant nations to pursue political stability German chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Emmanuel Macron have suggested to six

EURACTIV.com with AFP 29-04-2019 https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/macron-and-merkel-try-to-resurrect-serbia-kosovo-talks-at-berlin-summit/ European leaders will try to bring bitter foes Serbia and Kosovo back to the negotiating table at a regional summit in Berlin on Monday (29 April), hoping to reboot a

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/29/world/europe/kosovo-serbia.html By Barbara Surk, April 29, 2019 PRISTINA, Kosovo — Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and President Emmanuel Macron of France met the leaders of Kosovo and Serbia in Berlin on Monday, reaching toward a

Piše EWB, 28. 04. 2019. https://europeanwesternbalkans.rs/bajer-srbija-kosovo-da-pokazu-volju-za-napretkom-ili-se-eu-perspektiva-odlaze/ BERLIN – Poslanik nemačkog Bundestaga i izvestilac za zapadni Balkan Peter Bajer od današnjeg samita zemalja Zapadnog Balkana u Berlinu očekuje odgovorno i konstruktivno ponašanje i fokus na izvorni sadržaj i okvire

Piše Vukašin Živković, 26. 04. 2019. https://europeanwesternbalkans.rs/neuspesni-mentor-eulex-jedanaest-godina-kasnije/ PRIŠTINA – Ne veruju mu Srbi, ne veruju Albanci, a ne veruje ni međunarodna zajednica – ovako ukratko izgleda sudbina misije EULEX nakon jedanaest godina koliko je prisutna

Piše Sofija Popović, 25. 04. 2019. https://europeanwesternbalkans.rs/obrazovanje-je-zanemaren-ali-zivotno-vazan-aspekt-normalizacije-odnosa-sa-kosovom/ BEOGRAD – Na Kosovu postoje dva paralelna sistema na nivou osnovnog, srednjeg i visokog obrazovanja, čije funkcionisanje je uslovljeno trenutnom političkom situacijom, i gde je neophodno postići trajno

Č. - D. R. Đ. | 23. april 2019. I Beograd i Priština biće pod velikim pritiskom na predstojećem skupu u Berlinu, jer EU ima ambiciozan plan vezan za KiM. Predsednik Srbije poručio - razgovori

Both Belgrade and Pristina will be under tremendous pressure at the upcoming meeting in Berlin, as the EU has an ambitious Kosovo plan, Vecernje Novosti writes. Vecernje novosti, Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | https://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics.php?yyyy=2019&mm=04&dd=23&nav_id=106681 According

19 April 2019 13:18 http://www.tanjug.rs/full-view_en.aspx?izb=475413 BELGRADE - The concept of dual sovereignty is unacceptable to Serbia, Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said Friday, adding that Belgrade and Pristina were expected to face more pressure at an

By EWB17.04.2019 http://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2019/04/17/media-berlin-red-card-border-change-proposition-dual-sovereignty/ BELGRADE / PRISTINA / BERLIN – Regional conference on the Western Balkans initiated by the French president Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel is in the focus of both regional and

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC April 17, 2019 https://www.apnews.com/2da0d4ac4c9646f6a7d8c02b8f979458  Serbia is seeking an increased Russian role in the European Union-mediated talks with the former province of Kosovo, the move which could further strain the Balkan country's relations

But Hashim Thaçi has no plans to lift tariffs on Serbian goods that led to suspension of talks. Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor, Mon 15 Apr 2019 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/15/deal-with-serbia-possible-this-year-says-kosovo-president An agreement to normalise relations between Serbia and

G7 member-states have called on Belgrade and Pristina to engage constructively in normalizing relations through a comprehensive, legally binding agreement. Source: Tanjug Monday, April 8, 2019 | 11:21 https://www.b92.net/eng/news/world.php?yyyy=2019&mm=04&dd=08&nav_id=106571 "We call on Kosovo and Serbia to

By Behgjet Pacolli , Pristina, 4. Apr, 08:49 https://euobserver.com/opinion/144567 Twenty years ago this month, my region was wrought by unspeakable violence and crimes which at the time the world had thought it would never see

Die Morina, BIRN, March 18, 2019 https://balkaninsight.com/2019/03/18/kosovos-erratic-foreign-policy-is-alienating-its-allies/ Kosovo’s incoherent and badly thought-out foreign policy initiatives are testing the patience of its most important partners, experts warn. A flurry of senior diplomatic visits in recent days

By EWB14.03.2019 http://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2019/03/14/mcallister-eu-intends-remain-mediator-belgrade-pristina-dialogue/ BELGRADE – Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament and Rapporteur for Serbia David McAllister said yesterday that EU intends to remain the mediator in Belgrade -Pristina dialogue, adding

Kurt Bassuener and Toby Vogel BIRN March 13, 2019 https://balkaninsight.com/2019/03/13/germany-must-stop-dangerous-drive-to-partition-kosovo/ As the US and the EU foreign policy chief up their pressure on Kosovo to change its borders with Serbia, Germany must stand up for

By EWB13.03.2019 http://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2019/03/13/mogherini-kosovo-abolish-tariffs-belgrade-pristina-dialogue-continued/ NEW YORK – EU High Representative Federica Mogherini said that Kosovo needs to abolish tariffs so the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina could be continued. The final agreement has to be in

Filip Rudic, Belgrade, BIRN, March 8, 2019 https://balkaninsight.com/2019/03/08/serbia-condemns-kosovos-new-negotiating-platform-on-talks/ Belgrade has accused Kosovo of killing off the EU-led dialogue process with its new 11-point platform for negotiations - but has promised a 'moderate' response. Serbia’s leadership