Brussels Agreement

BRUSSELS - Commenting on the 11th anniversary of the Brussels Agreement between Belgrade and Pristina, EU spokesperson Peter Stano said on Friday all commitments from that agreement as a valid document must be implemented, and noted that Pristina would face consequences in case it failed to form a Community of Serb Municipalities.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic said on Wednesday that, 11 years after the signing of the Brussels Agreement, Pristina had still not established a Community of Serb Municipalities.

BELGRADE - Despite constantly obstructing normalisation on the ground and escalating problems, Pristina has been rewarded with prospects of Council of Europe (CoE) membership, the head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic said at a meeting with French MP Bertrand Bouyx on Monday.

BELGRADE - The director of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic met on Tuesday with the head of the Department for Continental Europe of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Brice Roquefeuil to inform him of threats to Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija, especially following Pristina's decision to ban the Serbian dinar.

BELGRADE - The signature on the Brussels Agreement is binding to Serbia, while the unsigned so-called Ohrid Agreement is not in the least so, former Security Information Agency director and Movement of Socialists founder Aleksandar Vulin said on Monday.

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said on Friday President Aleksandar Vucic had once again demonstrated a statesmanly approach to protecting the interests of Serbia and the Serbs as a whole.

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said on Wednesday Belgrade had information EU member states that did not recognise the so-called Kosovo had requested clarification on a potential inclusion of the Ohrid Agreement into Chapter 35 of Serbia's EU accession talks and time to take positions that would not harm them and their interests.

ROME - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic said on Monday Serbia wanted to be a part of European integration but could not accept the integration being conditional upon its recognition of the so-called Kosovo.

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said on Thursday a decision by Pristina's PM Albin Kurti to ban the Serbian dinar in Kosovo-Metohija undermined dialogue.

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said on Friday Serbia was pursuing an independent and sovereign foreign policy governed by its own interests, and noted that the country was no one's long arm.