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EU reacts to Albanian PM's statement

Published by B92 on Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:24

EU reacts to Albanian PM's statement

BRUSSELS -- The EU has reacted to Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama's statement about "unification of Kosovo and Albania."

Kocijancic: Provocations by Taci, Rama unacceptable

Published by Tanjug on Wed, 04/08/2015 - 10:37

BRUSSELS - Statements of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Kosovo Foreign Minister Hasim Taci on unification are unacceptable provocations and are not in line with the policy of cooperation in the region, Spokesperson of the European Commission Maja Kocijancic stated.

Djuric: Rama's statement attempt to blackmail EU

Published by Tanjug on Wed, 04/08/2015 - 10:29

BELGRADE - Director of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) Marko Djuric has said that Tuesday's statement by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama about a unification of Albania and Kosovo is an attempt to blackmail the European Union, apart from being a blunt and brutal threat to stability and peace in the region.

Vucic: Rama,Taci will not "finish dreams of unification"

Published by Tanjug on Wed, 04/08/2015 - 09:18

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic told Tuesday Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Kosovo Foreign Minister Hasim Taci they will "not finish their dreams of unification of Albania and Kosovo, no matter who supports them in this."

Albania, Kosovo Call for Greater EU Integration, Warn of Unification

Published by Novinite on Tue, 04/07/2015 - 19:56

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama warned the EU that his country could unify with Kosovo "in the classic way" in case the Union did not intensify the integration of Pristina.

Rama made this statement during a joint interview with Kosovo's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci on Tuesday, B92 reports.

Serbian PM Vows to Stop Albanians Uniting

Published by Balkan Insight on Tue, 04/07/2015 - 17:01

Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has gone on Twitter to declare that Serbia will never let Albania and Kosovo unify in one state.

His tweet on Tuesday came after Serbian media reports claimed that Edi Rama of Albania had said that if the EU failed to allow the two states to unite within a borderless Europe, they would unify in "the classical way".

Albanian PM's statement is "attack on peace"

Published by B92 on Tue, 04/07/2015 - 13:53

Albanian PM's statement is "attack on peace"

BELGRADE -- Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director Marko Djuric says Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama's latest statement represent "an attack on peace."

Rama warned the EU that unless Albania and Kosovo unify through membership in that organization, they would do so "in the classic way."

Vucic: Kosovo and Albania will not unite

Published by Tanjug on Tue, 04/07/2015 - 12:18

BELGRADE - Kosovo and Albania will never unite, Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday in reaction to Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama's statement.

Albanian PM warns his country and Kosovo "will unify"

Published by B92 on Tue, 04/07/2015 - 12:11

Albanian PM warns his country and Kosovo "will unify"

PRISTINA -- Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has warned that his country and Kosovo "will unify in the classic way" unless the EU "opens up roads for Kosovo' integration."

FM: Region should build ties based on interests

Published by B92 on Fri, 04/03/2015 - 17:06

FM: Region should build ties based on interests

BELGRADE -- Countries in the region should focus on finding common interests in order to overcome recent incidents, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has said.

Detained Albanian MP's Brother Absolved of Murder

Published by Balkan Insight on Fri, 04/03/2015 - 16:34

Forty-one-year-old Lamaj was killed by gunfire from an AK-47 assault rifle after parking his car outside his apartment in the Vasil Shanto neighbourhood of Tirana.

Frroku, a businessman with a history of conflicts with Lamaj, was arrested in Thessaloniki, Greece, one day later and extradited to Albania.

Dacic: Steinmeier to visit Belgrade on April 28

Published by Tanjug on Fri, 04/03/2015 - 16:25

BELGRADE - Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said Friday that his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier will pay a visit to Serbia on April 28.

"This is our most important foreign policy activity in April," Dacic said at a regular monthly press conference.

Montenegrin Honour For Thaci Outrages Serbs

Published by Balkan Insight on Fri, 04/03/2015 - 12:00

The mainly ethnic town of Ulcinj on the coast of Montenegro says it will declare Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Kosovo Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci honorary citizens at a ceremony scheduled for Saturday.

The Mayor of Ulcinj, Fatmir Djeka, revealed the decision, and officials say top Montenegrin officials, including President Filip Vujanovic, will be in attendance.

Albania Arrests MP Wanted for Murder in Belgium

Published by Balkan Insight on Thu, 04/02/2015 - 16:31

Albanian police detained Frroku at his home in Tirana after parliament gave the nod to the second request from the General Prosecutor to arrest him, this time in connection with the murder of Albanian citizen in Brussels in 1999.

He is expected to appear in the High Court of Albania within 48 hours.

US To Help Albania Set up its Own FBI

Published by Balkan Insight on Thu, 04/02/2015 - 10:02

Interior Minister Tahiri said in a statement on Wednesday that "joint concrete work has started between the Ministry of Interior, the police and the FBI on the creation of... a National Bureau of Investigations".

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