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

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