Greece’s desire to expand and deepen its relations with Vietnam was expressed by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in his statements during his visit to Hanoi. In particular, he pointed out that Vietnam, a country of 100 million inhabitants, with a rising economy of almost 400 billion, is an interesting interlocutor for Greece in the Southeast […]
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Russia for Serbia and against Kosovo: Respect the rights of Serbs
Russia’s Foreign Ministry called on Kosovo’s political leadership to stop what it called “provocations” and said the decision to replace Serbian license plates and Serbian police ID cards was part of an effort to “drive out” the Serb population from Kosovo. “The Kosovo Albanian leaders know that the Serbs will not remain indifferent when their […]
Serbia: De-escalation of tension in northern Kosovo…for now with US-EU intervention
Tension in northern Kosovo is easing after the Kosovo government decided to suspend for a month the implementation of the decision to replace Serbian license plates. Pristina took this decision following the intervention of the US, which requested that the measure be temporarily revoked to avoid an escalation of tension. Interventions in Pristina were also […]
Tension in northern Kosovo – Serbia denies that army entered Kosovo
Pristina’s decision to replace all Serbian license plates is causing tension in northern Kosovo. On Sunday afternoon, sirens sounded in all the cities of northern Kosovo where Serbs are in the majority. Two arterial roads leading to the administrative border with Serbia were blocked by Serbs who set up barricades by placing heavy trucks perpendicular […]
Serbia: Belgrade-Pristina relations strained over Serbian license plates in northern Kosovo
The decision of the Kosovo government to replace from August 1st all Serbian license plates is causing tension on the Belgrade-Pristina line. Alpmin Kurti’s government has given owners of vehicles in northern Kosovo with plates issued by Serbian authorities a month to replace them with Kosovo plates. Also, starting today at midnight, Serbian police identity […]
Sanchez: Spain supports Serbia on the Kosovo issue
The Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, expressed his country’s full support to Serbia on the issue of Kosovo. During his meeting in Belgrade with the president of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, Pedro Sanchez pointed out that “the bonds of friendship between Spain and Serbia are based on the common position on the need to respect […]
Serbia: Al. Vucic rejected the EP’s request for recognition of Kosovo
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said he will not even consider the European Parliament’s request to recognize Kosovo. The European Parliament today voted in favor of a declaration stating that at the end of the negotiations “Serbia and Kosovo are expected to sign an agreement on the normalization of relations based on mutual recognition”. It […]
Kosovar Prime Minister: ‘We believe that the EU is our destiny’
“Kosovo demonstrates that with democratic reforms you can do better with development,” Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti said at the Economist conference. “Thanks to democratic reforms we can expand our economy and fairly redistribute the wealth we generate. We moved up seventeen places on the Transparency International corruption index and fifteen places on press freedom. […]
Soltz: Condition for Kosovo’s EU accession to reach agreement with Serbia
German Chancellor Olaf Solz traveled from Pristina, where he met with Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti, to sign a comprehensive binding agreement with Belgrade as a precondition for European integration. “It is inconceivable that two countries (Kosovo, Serbia) that do not recognize each other can become members of the European Union,” Olaf Solz said in […]
Kosovo is seeking membership in the Council of Europe
Kosovo has applied to join the Council of Europe, the government said in Pristina. The request was also confirmed by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, who convened an emergency meeting of the National Security Council tomorrow. “Pristina’s mentors are strong, this game is led by important Western countries. We are a small liberal country defending its […]