Greece welcomes the agreement between Belgrade and Pristina, which concerns the movement of citizens, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. As he points out, the agreement was reached in the context of the dialogue promoted by the European Union in consultation with the Serbian President and the Kosovar Prime Minister. “We hope that this […]
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Borel: ‘Serbia and Kosovo did not agree on border rules’
The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo failed to reach an agreement in the talks they had today in Brussels with the mediation of the European Union, but “discussions will continue in the coming days”, announced the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell. “Both sides will bear full responsibility in case of escalation (…) There is […]
The Serbia-Kosovo talks started in Brussels with the mediation of the EU
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell opened high-level talks between Kosovo and Serbia in Brussels today, calling on both sides to show flexibility. “Recent tensions in northern Kosovo have shown once again that it is time to move towards full normalization,” Borel tweeted today. Expressing hope that progress will be made, Borel called on both […]
Stoltenberg: NATO is ready to intervene if stability in Serbia and Kosovo is threatened
NATO’s peacekeeping force in Kosovo is ready to intervene if stability between Serbia and Kosovo is threatened, the secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization said today after talks with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic about the tension in Belgrade-Pristina relations. “Despite the improvement in the situation in the region, it is the responsibility of […]
Albania ‘saved’ Kosovo from planned blackouts
Kosovo has suspended planned blackouts to deal with the energy crisis, as power producers in neighboring Albania offered to provide much-needed energy supplies for the breakaway Serbian province to meet its needs. Albania’s KESH provided assistance to Kosovo’s Kosovo Energy Corp. (KEK), allowing Kosovo authorities not to go ahead with consumption cuts that were scheduled […]
Kosovo: Police announced that a patrol near the Serbian border came under fire
Kosovo police said today that one of their patrols near the Serbian border had come under fire, Reuters reported, in an area of the country plagued by ethnic strife and smuggling activities. Tensions between western Balkan neighbors Kosovo and Serbia have flared recently and came to a head last week when Kosovo said it would […]
The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo will visit Brussels on August 18
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti will travel to Brussels on August 18 at the invitation of EU foreign policy chief Josep Borel to discuss ways to ease their relations, Borel’s spokesman announced today. “Joseph Borrell invited the two parties to Brussels. President Vucic and Prime Minister Kurti accepted his invitation […]
War in the Balkans over license plates?
By Andreas Kluth “Big Putin gave orders to little Putin”. And the instructions were to trigger what could actually become a second Ukraine-style crisis in Europe, but this time in Kosovo. Who said the above saying? Continue reading. A renewed hot conflict in Kosovo would be smaller in scale than the war in Ukraine and […]
Ukraine: Withdraws its peacekeeping forces from Kosovo
Ukraine is withdrawing its peacekeeping forces from the NATO mission in Kosovo, the RBK-Ukraine news portal reported on Wednesday, citing sources in the Ukrainian military administration. Ukraine currently maintains a contingent of 40 troops in Kosovo as part of the 3,800-strong NATO-led KFOR mission, but in March President Volodymyr Zelensky issued a decree ordering all […]
The EU recommends ‘calmness’ in Kosovo and Serbia
The EU and its member states are closely monitoring the situation in northern Kosovo with concern, said Commission Spokesperson Peter Stano when asked about it during the regular briefing of correspondents in Brussels. “All involved must remain calm and any uncoordinated and unilateral actions that endanger stability and security and impede the free movement of […]